About us
Learn more about the Growth and Income Portfolios within CT Global Managed Portfolio, our Fund Manager & our Board.
Meet the Fund Manager
Peter Hewitt is a Director and Fund Manager in Global Equities and is currently responsible for managing the CT Global Managed Portfolio Trust PLC, which was listed in 2008. He joined Columbia Threadneedle through the acquisition of BMO GAM (EMEA) in 2021, having previously been with BMO (and its predecessor companies) since 1999. Between 1983 and 1996 Peter was a Fund Manager with Ivory & Sime (later known as ISIS), working initially in the US team and from 1986 in the UK team, where he was responsible for a variety of pension fund and investment trust clients. Prior to joining the group in 1999, Peter spent two years as Head of UK Equities with Murray Johnstone. Peter holds a BA (Hons) in Economics from the Heriot Watt University.
CT Global Managed Portfolio Trust PLC is a ‘multi-manager’ investment trust, investing in a range of investment companies giving you exposure to different investment providers through growth or income portfolios.
Peter Hewitt is a Director and Fund Manager in Global Equities and is currently responsible for managing the CT Global Managed Portfolio Trust PLC, which was listed in 2008.
Peter joined Columbia Threadneedle through the acquisition of BMO GAM (EMEA) in 2021, having previously been with BMO (and its predecessor companies) since 1999.
Between 1983 and 1996 Peter was a Fund Manager with Ivory & Sime (later known as ISIS), working initially in the US team and from 1986 in the UK team, where he was responsible for a variety of pension fund and investment trust clients.
Prior to joining the group in 1999, Peter spent two years as Head of UK Equities with Murray Johnstone. Peter holds a BA (Hons) in Economics from the Heriot Watt University.
Income or Growth Portfolios
The Trust’s investments are managed in two separate portfolios; the CT Global Managed Portfolio Trust Income and the CT Global Managed Portfolio Trust Growth, to which the Income shares and the Growth shares are respectively entitled. The investment objective for each portfolio is:
CT Global Managed Portfolio Trust Income (CMPI)
The Income Portfolio will invest in a diversified portfolio of at least 25 investment companies:
- that have underlying investment exposures across a range of geographic regions and sectors.
- that focus on offering an income yield above the yield of the FTSE All-Share Index.
CT Global Managed Portfolio Trust Growth (CMPG)
To provide Growth shareholders with capital growth from a diversified portfolio of investment companies.
The Growth Portfolio will invest in a diversified portfolio of at least 25 investment companies:
- that have underlying investment exposures across a range of geographic regions and sectors.
- the focus of which will be to maximise total returns, principally through capital growth.
The benchmark index for both the Income Portfolio and the Growth Portfolio is the FTSE All-Share Index.
Our investment approach
The Company invests principally in closed ended investment companies, wherever incorporated, which are listed on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority. The majority of the Company’s holdings comprise equity investments although it is permitted to invest in other securities issued by investment companies.
The Company is permitted to invest in other closed ended investment companies, wherever incorporated, whose shares are traded on AiM or a Regulated Exchange (other than the Official List of the UKLA) up to a maximum of 25 per cent of the total assets of the relevant Portfolio.
In accordance with the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority, the Company will not invest more than 10 per cent of its total assets in other UK listed investment companies that themselves may invest more than 15 per cent of their total assets in other UK listed investment companies.
There are no maximum levels set for underlying exposures to geographic regions or sectors. No investment in either Portfolio may exceed 15 per cent of the relevant Portfolio’s total assets at the time of the latest purchase.
There are no defined limits on securities and accordingly the Company may invest up to 100 per cent of total assets in any particular type of security.
The Company may use derivatives, principally, for the purpose of efficient portfolio management, including protecting the Portfolios against market falls.
The Company may use borrowings in either Portfolio. Borrowings are not normally expected to exceed 20 per cent of the total assets of the relevant Portfolio. Under the Company’s Articles of Association the maximum borrowing limit is 50 per cent of the total assets of the relevant Portfolio.
Let's talk about risk
The value of your investments and any income from them can go down as well as up and you may not get back the original amount invested. Gearing is used for investment purposes to obtain, increase or reduce exposure to an asset, index or investment. The use of gearing can enhance returns to investors in a rising market, but if the market falls the losses may be greater.
Fund Facts
Investment Manager | Columbia Threadneedle Investment Business Limited |
Benchmark | FTSE All-Share Index |
AIC sector | Flexible Investment |
Launch date | 01.04.2008 |
Total assets | £155 million (as at 31.10.2024) |
Currency | Sterling |
ISIN | GB00B2PP3J36 (Income shares)
GB00B2PP2527 (Growth shares) |
SEDOL | B2PP3J3 (Income shares) |
Ticker symbol | CMPI (Income shares) or CMPG (Growth shares) |
* The AIC is the trade body for closed-ended investment companies, including investment trusts.
Key Dates
Annual general meeting | September |
Year end | May |
Dividends paid | January, April, July, October |
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