Global Smaller Companies Trust


The Global Smaller Companies Trust is a large British investment trust dedicated to investments in smaller companies on a worldwide basis. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
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History

The company was established as Alliance Investment in February 1889. At that time, it invested in foreign government bonds, but refocussed on smaller companies in 1975.
After F&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. Following the acquisition of F&C Asset Management by BMO Financial Group, it changed its name from F&C Global Smaller Companies plc to BMO Global Smaller Companies in November 2018, and from BMO Global Smaller Companies to The Global Smaller Companies Trust in June 2022. The chairman is Graham Oldroyd.