UK Investment Trusts: Latest News and Fund Manager Interviews – LWDB, FGT, RICA, BIOG, FSV

Across these five interviews, several common investment themes emerge: opportunities created by undervalued UK equities, the potential benefits and risks of artificial intelligence, increasing corporate takeover activity and the importance..

Alien Metals updates investors on silver, copper-gold and iron ore projects

Alien Metals has published an updated corporate presentation covering progress across Elizabeth Hill, Munni Munni, Georgina and its Pilbara iron ore projects, with drilling, resource updates and technical studies among..

Verici Dx raises £8m to expand Tutivia commercialisation and fund growth

Verici Dx plans to raise approximately £8 million through a placing and retail offer, with funds supporting commercial team expansion, marketing, laboratory investment and working capital as the company targets..

Oriole Resources reports 32.2Mt maiden marble resource at Wapouzé

Oriole Resources has reported a maiden JORC Inferred Mineral Resource of 32.2 million tonnes at its Wapouzé project in Cameroon, supporting plans for a preliminary economic assessment and an Exploitation..

Likewise Group acquires Headlam assets for £14.9m

Likewise Group has acquired Headlam's Thatcham distribution centre, Crucial Trading and Concept Floors for £14.9 million, strengthening its UK distribution network and supporting its £300 million medium-term revenue target...

Alien Metals advances Georgina Basin tenure and exploration planning

Alien Metals has consolidated its Georgina Basin licences, begun Traditional Owner engagement for two additional exploration applications and reviewed historic drill core to support target ranking across its Northern Territory..

Valeura Energy reports Q3 production of 22.1 Mbbls/d and US$385m cash

Valeura Energy reported Q3 2026 oil production of 22.1 mbbls/d, revenue of US$196.1m and a cash position of US$384.9m with no debt. The company also advanced its Wassana redevelopment and..

Switch Metals identifies three priority lithium targets at Tiassalé

Switch Metals has identified seven lithium geochemical targets across its 990 km² Tiassalé project in Côte d’Ivoire, including three priority targets covering a combined 26 km², with mapping and follow-up..

Ampeak Energy Director Buys 500,000 shares in market purchase

Ampeak Energy non-executive director John Woodley has purchased 500,000 shares in the company at a weighted average price of 1.975p, increasing his holding to 1 million shares, equivalent to 0.138%..

ACG Metals Ltd to ramp-up to full commercial production by end-2026

ACG Metals is moving from oxide production towards sulphide operations at Gediktepe, with first copper concentrate produced and commercial production targeted by the end of 2026...

Genflow Biosciences: SLAB-VET Results Put SIRT6 Partnering and Human Therapies in Focus (video)

Genflow Biosciences’ latest SLAB-VET-001 results are sharpening the commercial case for its SIRT6c platform. CEO Dr Eric Leire discusses the signals seen in naturally aged dogs, why pDNA is leading..

Oriole Resources: 32.2Mt Wapouzé Resource Opens a Potential Multi-Decade Revenue Opportunity (video)

Oriole Resources’ 32.2Mt maiden resource at Wapouzé could turn a non-core marble asset into a multi-decade commercial opportunity. CEO Martin Rosser discusses the potential route to production..

Hercules plc: £5m Q4 Wins Put £50m+ Civil Projects Ambition in Focus (video)

Hercules CEO Brusk Korkmaz discusses £5m of new Civil Projects contracts, the £104bn-plus AMP8 investment programme and how stronger self-delivery capability could help the division win larger projects. He also..

Avingtrans plc: Record £163m Revenue, 90% Order Cover and Adaptix Nears Commercial Breakthrough

Avingtrans CEO Steve McQuillan discusses record £163m revenue, more than 90% order coverage and growing nuclear opportunities, while Adaptix moves from regulatory approvals towards commercial orthopaedic sales...

Finsbury Growth & Income Trust Nick Train on Why AI Could Make UK Data Champions More Valuable (video)

Finsbury Growth & Income Trust (LON:FGT) Portfolio Manager Nick Train explains why he believes AI could strengthen rather than erode the competitive advantages of holdings including LSEG, Experian, RELX and..

Manx Financial Group PLC – Record Lending, European Expansion and a £1m Profit Opportunity (video)

Manx Financial Group CEO Douglas Grant discusses a record £422.9 million loan book, strong growth at Payment Assist, the £1 million profit opportunity from Triskel Finance and the Group’s next..

Chesnara plc – £51m of Early Synergies, an Active M&A Funnel and the Next Cash Levers (video)

Chesnara says around £51m of operating capital generation came from structural day-one synergies following the Chesnara Life acquisition, with further benefits expected as migration progresses. Steve Murray and Tom Howard..

The Biotech Growth Trust plc – Why Biotech’s Recovery Could Still Have Further to Run (video)

Biotech valuations have rebounded, pharmaceutical M&A has accelerated and regulatory uncertainty has begun to ease — but Josh Golomb of The Biotech Growth Trust believes the more important story is..

CMC Markets Chris Cheverall Explains Why 24/7 Liquidity and AI Could Reshape CMC Connect (video)

CMC Markets is targeting a future built around 24/7 market access, deeper institutional partnerships and AI-enabled distribution. Chris Cheverall explains how CMC Connect is using liquidity, APIs and its product..

Touchstone Exploration: Paul Baay targets new production as Cascadura optimisation gathers momentum (video)

Touchstone Exploration is entering a fresh operational phase, with two WD-4 wells targeting up to 200 barrels per day of combined production and further optimisation work under way at Cascadura...

Airtel Money set to begin trading on London Stock Exchange

Airtel Money has confirmed final details of its IPO, with conditional dealings expected to begin on the London Stock Exchange on 9 October and unconditional dealings scheduled for 14 October..

Imperial Brands on track for FY26 guidance as £1.5bn share buyback announced

Imperial Brands expects to deliver FY26 guidance across all key metrics, including adjusted operating profit growth of 3% to 5%, high-single-digit EPS growth and more than £2.2bn of free cash..

Lion Finance secures $118m IFC funding for Georgian MSMEs

Bank of Georgia has signed two loan agreements with the International Finance Corporation for a combined $118m to support financing for micro, small and medium-sized businesses in Georgia. At least..

Tesco raises profit guidance as H1 operating profit and free cash flow increase

Tesco reported a 6.3% rise in adjusted operating profit to £1.78bn for the first half of 2026/27, while free cash flow increased 21% to £1.57bn. The supermarket also raised its..

IMI agrees €63m acquisition of iSMA CONTROLLI

IMI has agreed to acquire intelligent building automation provider iSMA CONTROLLI for €63 million, adding smart-connected building solutions to its Climate Control sector...

Shell raises Q3 integrated gas outlook as refining margins improve

Shell expects third-quarter Integrated Gas production of 740,000 to 780,000 boe/d, while its indicative refining margin has increased to $42 per barrel from $24 per barrel in Q2. Pasted markdown..

Galliford Try appointed to £1.6bn Oxford Inspire framework

Galliford Try has been appointed to Lot 2 of the University of Oxford's Oxford Inspire construction framework, worth up to £1.6 billion over eight years for projects exceeding £15 million...

Pennon launches £550m rights issue to fund increased water investment

Pennon has launched a fully underwritten £550 million rights issue as part of a plan to increase regulated water investment to around £3.6 billion during AMP8 and improve operational performance...

ICG Enterprise Trust reports 3.3% H1 NAV total return

ICG Enterprise Trust delivered a 3.3% NAV per Share Total Return in the six months to 31 July 2026, with Sterling portfolio returns of 3.6%, 11% LTM revenue growth and..

Telecom Plus reports strong customer growth and reiterates FY27 guidance

Telecom Plus reports strong first-half customer growth at Utility Warehouse, with multiservice customers up more than 11% annualised and total organic customers reaching 1.32 million. The company maintains its FY27..

Hammerson appoints Gina Szymanski as CFO

Hammerson has appointed Gina Szymanski as Chief Financial Officer and a Board director, with her expected to join by 1 January 2027...

Sirius Real Estate reports 11.3% rent roll growth

Sirius Real Estate reports 11.3% year-on-year rent roll growth for the six months to September, including 5.1% like-for-like growth, while investing around €150 million in acquisitions...

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