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
London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a stock exchange in the City of London, England, United Kingdom. , the total market value of all companies trading on LSE was £3.9 trillion. Its current premises are situated in Paternoster Square close to St Pau ...
.
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
BlackRock 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, 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
Investment trusts of the United Kingdom
1898 establishments in the United Kingdom
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