Overview
London & St Lawrence aims to provide long term capital and income growth through investing its assets in British Government Securities and other bonds, approved investment trusts, authorised unit trusts and other financial securities. Investments are made in companies who have proved their worth over the years, have a consistent record of growth and have good prospects for continued growth in the future. The fund is managed by the Ashfield family who hold a substantial stake in the Company.
London & St. Lawrence has a subsidiary company, Consistent Unit Trust Management Company which manages two authorised unit trusts.
You can access the company’s website at www.londonandstlawrence.com
Research History
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18 Jan 2018 2 min read
QuotedData – 2017 review of the year
QuotedData – 2017 review of the year – Many commentators, including us, were wary going into 2017. In the event, economic growth and markets surprised on the upside: US markets hit new highs despite three interest rate rises. Perceived low/no growth areas such as Europe and Japan burst into life. Asia’s technology stocks surged. India’s […]
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16 May 2017 2 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – May 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup: Our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of April 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. Money in: The only new launch in April was EJF Investments, a £69m fund trying to take advantage of […]
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14 Feb 2017 1 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – February 2017
Our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of January 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. February Investment Companies Roundup
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07 Dec 2016 1 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – December 2016
Our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of November 2016. december-investment-companies-roundup
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26 Oct 2016 1 min read
Henderson International Income – A way to diversify income
Henderson International Income – A way to diversify income Marten & Co published an update note on the company. The sharp falls in sterling over the past few months have flattered the performance of many funds investing overseas, including Henderson International Income Trust (HINT), but have compounded problems for some UK equity income trusts. HINT’s […]
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1 min read
Henderson International Income – A way to diversify income
The sharp falls in sterling over the past few months have flattered the performance of many funds investing overseas, including Henderson International Income Trust (HINT), but have compounded problems for some UK equity income trusts. HINT’s manager warns that the threat of dividend cuts looms large for UK-focused trusts and thinks that now, more than […]
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03 Nov 2015 2 min read
Seneca Global Income & Growth Trust – Low volatility and growing income
Seneca Global Income & Growth Trust – Low volatility and growing income Marten and Co publishes its first initiation of coverage note on Seneca Global Income & Growth Trust (SIGT) In recent years Seneca Global Income & Growth has delivered returns ahead of the average of its peer group and ahead of comparable indices and […]
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27 Apr 2015 1 min read
The importance of income – where to find it?
Life used to be simpler. If you had a bit of spare cash or you wanted to save up for something you’d just stick some money in a bank or building society account. If you had a nest egg and wanted to invest it in something safe and live off the income, you’d maybe buy […]
News
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27 Jan 2017 1 min read
Goodbye to London & St Lawrence
The Board of London & St. Lawrence Investment Company is proposing a scheme of reconstruction and members’ voluntary liquidation. Under the reconstruction, shareholders will have the option of electing to: (a) roll over their investment into new units in Practical Investment Fund, a unit trust with the objective of providing investors with above average capital […]
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25 Nov 2016 1 min read
London & St Lawrence launches strategic review
The Board of Directors of London & St Lawrence Investment Company has decided to undertake a strategic review with regard to the company’s future. Once that review has concluded, they will make a further announcement of the conclusions reached. London & St Lawrence has been managed by three generations of the Ashfield family. It sits […]
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06 Nov 2015 1 min read
London & St Lawrence final results
London & St Lawrence has published results for the year ended 31 August 2015. Over that period the total return on net assets was -0.5%, which compares well with the -5.6% return on the FTSE All-Share Index. The shares moved from trading on a 2.5% premium to a 1.2% discount though and so the return to shareholders […]