Investment Week's Investment Company of the Year Awards 2017 | Incisive Media | 16 July 2017 | London, UK, Piccadilly, Mayfair, London W1J 7BX, UK

Aim to recognise and reward excellence in close-ended fund management. These awards highlight investment companies that produce consistent performance and where there is, in the judges' opinion, a high likelihood that the investors will not be disappointed in the future.

• UK Equity Income
Diverse Income Trust
Edinburgh Investment
Finsbury Growth & Income - WINNER
Invesco Income Growth
Troy Income & Growth

• UK Equity and Bond Income
Aberdeen Smaller Companies Income
City Merchants High Yield
Henderson High Income - WINNER
Investors Capital

• UK Growth
Fidelity Special Values
Henderson Opportunities Trust
Invesco Perpetual Select UK Equity
JPMorgan MidCap - WINNER
Mercantile Investment Trust

• UK Smaller Companies
Athelney Trust
Chelverton Growth Trust
Henderson Smaller Companies
Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies
Rights & Issues Investment Trust - WINNER
Strategic Equity Capital

• Private Equity
F&C Private Equity Trust
HarbourVest Global Private Equity - WINNER
Northern Investors Company
Princess Private Equity Holding
Standard Life European Private Equity Trust
SVG Capital

• Single Country
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust
Fidelity China Special Situations
JPMorgan American Investment Trust
JPMorgan Indian Investment Trust
JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust
New India Investment Trust - WINNER
VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity

• Europe
BlackRock Greater Europe
Henderson European Focus
Henderson EuroTrust - WINNER
JPMorgan European Growth Pool
JPMorgan European Income Pool
Jupiter European Opportunities

• Asia
Fidelity Asian Values - highly commended
Invesco Asia
JPMorgan Asian
Pacific Assets - WINNER
Pacific Horizon
Schroder Asia Pacific
Schroder Oriental Income

• Global
Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust
Independent Investment Trust
Lindsell Train
Majedie
Mid Wynd International
Scottish Mortgage - WINNER

• Overseas Income
Henderson International Income Trust - WINNER
Invesco Perpetual Select Global Equity Income
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income
Scottish American
Seneca Global Income & Growth Trust

• Overseas Smaller Companies
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon - WINNER
JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust
JPMorgan Japan Smaller Companies Trust
JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Investment Trust
North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust
Oryx International Growth Fund
TR European Growth Trust

• Emerging Markets
Aberdeen Emerging Markets
BlackRock Frontiers - WINNER
JPMorgan Emerging Markets
Utilico Emerging Markets

• Flexible Investment
BACIT
Invesco Perpetual Select Balanced Risk
Miton Global Opportunities
Personal Assets
RIT Capital Partners - WINNER

• Specialist Income
3i Infrastructure
CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities - WINNER
Electra Private Equity
HICL Infrastructure
JPEL Private Equity
NB Private Equity Partners
Small Companies Dividend Trust

• Specialist
Allianz Technology Trust
Biotech Growth
Impax Environmental Markets - highly commended
International Biotechnology
Polar Capital Global Healthcare Growth & Income
Polar Capital Technology
Worldwide Healthcare - WINNER

• Property
AXA Property Trust
Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust
F&C UK Real Estate Investments
GCP Student Living
MedicX Fund
Picton Property Income - WINNER
Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust
TR Property Investment Trust - WINNER
Yatra Capital

• VCTs
Artemis VCT
Baronsmead VCT 5
Hazel Renewable Energy VCT 1
Maven Income and Growth VCT 2
New Century AIM VCT
Oxford Technology 4 VCT
Unicorn AIM VCT - WINNER

Qualitative Award Categories

• Best New Issue
CC Japan Income & Growth Trust
Funding Circle SME Income Fund
Miton UK Microcap Trust
Miton UK Microcap C Shares
Ranger Direct lending
Regional REIT
Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust - WINNER
UK Mortgages

•Best New Issue VCT
Downing ONE VCT
Downing TWO VCT
Octopus Apollo
Pembroke VCT
Puma VCT 11
Puma VCT 12 - WINNER
Triple Point VCT 2011
Triple Point Income VCT

• Group of the Year
Baillie Gifford - WINNER
BMO Global Asset Management
Henderson Global Investors
Invesco Perpetual
JP Morgan Asset Management

• Outstanding Industry Contribution
Andrew Bell of Witan