Invest Trust Directors' Moves
AFI Development 'A' (AFID): Alexander Khaldey, one of the co-founders of the company, stepped down from the board on December 31.
Clean Energy Brazil (CEB): Josef (Yossi) Raucher has succeeded Jossef (Yossi) Barath as chairman of the company. Both were appointed to the board in December 2009; the former as as a non-executive director and latter as chairman. Following Barath’s departure, the board numbers three non-executive directors with an average tenure of three years.
Martin Currie Global Portfolio (MNP): Having been appointed to the board in November 2011, Neil Gaskell has just bought his first tranche of shares in the company.
Pacific Alliance China Land (PACL): Christopher Gradel has resigned as a non-executive director after four years on the board. He has been replaced by Jon-Paul Toppino who joined the board on 31 December 2011. Toppino currently serves as president and CIO of Secured Capital Investment Management, a real estate investment management and asset management company in Japan, as well as heading its property acquisition and asset management division.
Standard Life Equity Income (SLET): Having been appointed as a non-executive director in May 2011, Josephine Dixon has bought her first tranche of shares.
XXI Century Investments (XXIC): Having served for six years, Lev Partskhaladzehas has resigned as non-executive chairman. Chief Executive Officer, Oleg Salmin, will act as interim executive chairman until a suitable replacement is found.
Director Buying
Aberdeen Asian Income (AAIF) - Peter Arthur
Absolute Return Trust GBP (ABR) - Robin Rumboll
Aisi Realty Public (AISI) - Paul Robert Ensor
Albion VCT (AAVC) - Patrick Reeve (manager), Henry Stanford, Andrew Elder
Aurora Russia (AURR) - Geoffrey Miller
Baronsmead VCT 4 (BNS) - Ian Kirkpatrick
Henderson TR Pacific (HPI) - Christopher Keljik
Invesco Perp Select Hedge (IVPH) - Michael Bunbury
JZ Capital Partners (JZCP) - David Macfarlane
Fidelity Special Values (FSV) - Lynn Ruddick
Lowland (LWI) - Peter Troughton
Martin Currie Global Portfolio (MNP) - Neil Gaskell
Murray Income Trust (MUT) - Patrick Gifford
Murray International (MYI) - Alfred Charles Shedden
New India (NII) - Sarah Bates
Personal Assets (PNL) - Martin Hamilton-Sharp
Prosperity Voskhod (PVF) - Robert W Boyle
Reconstruction Capital II (RC2) - Ion Alexander Florescu, Howard Golden, Dirk Van den Broek, Howard I
Golden
Securities Trust of Scotland (STS) - Neil Donaldson, Charles Berry
Scottish Investment Trust (SCIN) - John Kennedy
Standard Life Equity Income (SLET) - Richard Burns, Josephine Dixon
SVG Capital (SVI) - Lynn Fordham
Temple Bar (TMPL) - June de Moller, Richard Jewson, Arthur Copple
Throgmorton Trust (THRG) - Eric Stobart, Simon Beart, Lord Latymer
Value & Income (VIN) - David Smith
Director Selling
Pacific Alliance Asia Opps (PAX) - Christopher Gradel, Anthony Murray Miller