The Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC (GSCTL.XC)

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The Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC

6th Floor
Quartermile 4 7a Nightingale Way
Edinburgh EH3 9EG
United Kingdom

https://www.fandc.com/fandc-global-smaller-companies/

Sector(s): Financial Services
Industry: Asset Management
Full-time employees: 

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Dr. Michael Trevor Woodward	Portfolio Manager	N/A	N/A	1957

Amounts are as of , and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in GBp.

Description

BMO Global Smaller Companies PLC is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by F&C Investment Business Ltd. The fund invests in public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth and value stocks of small cap companies. It employs fundamental analysis with a focus on such factors as quality of management, position in targeted markets, strategy for growth, and cash flow dynamics to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against a composite benchmark comprised of 30% Numis UK Smaller Companies (excluding investment companies) Index and 70% MSCI All Country World ex UK Small Cap Index. It was formerly known as F&C Smaller Companies plc. BMO Global Smaller Companies PLC was formed on February 15, 1889 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.

Corporate governance

The Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC’s ISS governance QualityScore as of N/A is N/A. The pillar scores are Audit: N/A; Board: N/A; Shareholder rights: N/A; Compensation: N/A.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.