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Scottish investment trust turns things around.(Brief article)

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A new investment approach has boosted the fortunes of Scottish investment trust, which has reported that it has outperformed its indices and seen its stock price hit an all time high.

The changes at the trust - founded in 1887 - ensure it screens every month for companies showing the best improvements which could be suitable for its global growth portfolio.

The trust now holds assets worth AGBP 879m, according to results to the end of April.

Its net asset value for each ordinary share unit has risen by 7.7 per cent to 549.8p over the last six months.

Over the same period, the FTSE All-World index rose 6.5 per cent and the FTSE-All-Share …

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