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Sarah Godfrey

BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust - Initiation

BlackRock Frontiers (BRFI) is the only investment trust offering a diversified portfolio of companies in some of the world's smallest and fastest-growing emerging markets. Launched in December 2010, the trust has outperformed global emerging markets peers over one, three, five and 10 years. Co-managers Sam Vecht, Emily Fletcher and Sudaif Niaz, backed by BlackRock's deep and broad research resources, blend top-down and bottom-up considerations to assess investment opportunities in over 40 smaller emerging and frontier markets worldwide. The result is a global portfolio that has delivered attractive risk-adjusted returns, backed up by compelling valuations and a higher-than-average dividend yield.
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Blackrock Frontiers Investment Trust

BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust is an investment trust and its principal activity is portfolio investment. Co. invests in the securities of companies domiciled or listed in, or exercising the predominant part of their economic activity in, Frontier Markets. Investment may also be made in the securities of companies domiciled or listed in, or exercising the predominant part of their economic activity in, more developed markets but with significant business operations in Frontier Markets. BlackRock Fund Managers Limited (BFM) is Co.'s Alternative Investment Fund Manager, and BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited is Co.'s Investment Manager under a delegation agreement with BFM.

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Capital Access Group
Capital Access Group

Capital Access Group advises companies on effective engagement with investors. Our experienced team offers market-leading access with hard-to-reach investors, including smaller institutions, pension funds and private client fund managers. These under-serviced investors are located not only in London but across the regions of the UK and Europe. We have an unrivalled knowledge of this extensive audience, to whom our published research is distributed, as well as to larger institutions. We offer this service as part of an integrated investor communications strategy to promote a company’s investment story.

Our clients, ranging from AIM to FTSE 100 companies, benefit from our professional, long-term relationships with investors. Not only do we identify and target investors, we contact them directly and relay their views back to clients with analysis, interpretation and advice. This ensures that our clients are in control of their investor engagement. The objective is to improve the reach and engagement with investors, which in turn strengthens the share price.

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Sarah Godfrey

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