The Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Trust is an investment trust focusing on investments known to deliver reliable income and growth. It is listed on the

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History

The company was founded by accountants, James Ivory and Thomas Watson Sime of the asset management firm,

Ivory and Sime Ivory and Sime was an investment management company established in the late 19th century. History The company was founded by two accountants, James Ivory and Thomas Watson Sime, in 1895. It took over the management of British Assets Trust when it ...

, as the British Assets Trust in 1898. After the mandate moved to

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in February 2015, the company changed its name from British Assets Trust to BlackRock Income Strategies Investment Trust in April 2015. Then, after the mandate moved to

Aberdeen Asset Management Aberdeen Asset Management was an international investment management group, managing assets for both institutions and private investors from offices around the world. Its head office was in Aberdeen, Scotland. The company was listed on the Lon ...

, the company merged with Aberdeen UK Tracker Trust and was renamed Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Trust in December 2016.

References

External links

Official site
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