| Formerly | F&C Global Smaller Companies plc BMO Global Smaller Companies plc |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public |
| LSE: GSCT FTSE 250 component | |
| Founded | 1889; 137 years ago (1889) |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Graham Oldroyd (Chairman) |
| Website | www |
The Global Smaller Companies Trust is a largeBritishinvestment trust dedicated to investments in smaller companies on a worldwide basis. The company is listed on theLondon Stock Exchange and is a constituent of theFTSE 250 Index.[1]
The company was established as Alliance Investment in February 1889.[2] At that time, it invested in foreign government bonds, but refocussed on smaller companies in 1975.[3]
AfterF&C Asset Management secured the mandate, it became F&C Alliance Investment in February 1984, F&C Smaller Companies in January 1988 and F&C Smaller Companies in December 2005.[2] Following the acquisition of F&C Asset Management by BMO Financial Group,[4] it changed its name from F&C Global Smaller Companies plc to BMO Global Smaller Companies in November 2018,[5] and from BMO Global Smaller Companies to The Global Smaller Companies Trust in June 2022.[6] Thechairman is Graham Oldroyd.[7][8]
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