Merchants Trust

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Merchants Investment Trust
Company typePublic company
IndustryInvestment Management
Founded1889; 137 years ago (1889)[1]
Key people
Colin Clark (Chairman)
WebsiteOfficial site

Merchants Trust (LSEMRCH) is a large British investment trust dedicated to investments in higher yielding FTSE 100 Index companies. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

History

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The company was established by the banker and art collector, Robin Benson, in February 1889.[2][3] At that time, under Benson's guidance, it invested in North American railways but, in the mid-20th century, it refocussed on large UK listed companies.[4] Nigel Lanning of RCM (UK) Limited became manager in 1984.[5] RCM (UK) Limited was acquired by Allianz Global Investors in 2002[6] and Simon Gergel became manager in 2006.[7] The chairman is Colin Clark.[8]

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