Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Foreign & Colonial Government Trust
- Bethell, Richard
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Financial services
Investment management services inc investment trusts, unit trust, pension funds, etc
Notes:
Established 1868 as the Foreign & Colonial Government Trust to invest in fixed rate government securities. World's first investment trust. 1891 renamed the Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust as a step to extending investment in non government bonds. 1925 started equity investment. Post 1945 expanded greatly on the back of successful investment to become and remain a leading UK based trust. 1972 F & C Management established as a separate entity to manage trust. Continues
Publications:
- Birth of Foreign & Colonial, the World's First Investment Trust by McKendrick, Neil
- Centenary Review, 1868-1968 by Last, Donald
- 'F&C'. A history of Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust by McKendrick, Neil, & John Newlands
- First global emerging markets investor. Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust, 1880-1913 by Chambers, David, & Rui Esteves
- Interlocking directorship and transnational linkages within the British empire, 1900-1930 by Brayshay, Mark, Mark Cleary & John Selwood
- Origins of Asset Management from 1700 to 1960. Towering investors by Morecroft, Nigel E
- Put Not Your Trust in Money. A history of the investment trust industry from 1868 to the present day by Newlands, John
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Foreign & Colonial Government Trust
- Bethell, Richard
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Financial services Investment management services inc investment trusts, unit trust, pension funds, etc
Notes:
Established 1868 as the Foreign & Colonial Government Trust to invest in fixed rate government securities. World's first investment trust. 1891 renamed the Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust as a step to extending investment in non government bonds. 1925 started equity investment. Post 1945 expanded greatly on the back of successful investment to become and remain a leading UK based trust. 1972 F & C Management established as a separate entity to manage trust. ContinuesPublications:
- Birth of Foreign & Colonial, the World's First Investment Trust by McKendrick, Neil
- Centenary Review, 1868-1968 by Last, Donald
- 'F&C'. A history of Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust by McKendrick, Neil, & John Newlands
- First global emerging markets investor. Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust, 1880-1913 by Chambers, David, & Rui Esteves
- Interlocking directorship and transnational linkages within the British empire, 1900-1930 by Brayshay, Mark, Mark Cleary & John Selwood
- Origins of Asset Management from 1700 to 1960. Towering investors by Morecroft, Nigel E
- Put Not Your Trust in Money. A history of the investment trust industry from 1868 to the present day by Newlands, John