P225 CEEFAX 225  Sat 25 Aug  23:31/24
     1/5 
    
    
                UNIT TRUSTS (1)         
                                        
 + Unit trusts pool small investors'    
 money and invest it on their behalf    
 in stock markets at home and abroad.   
                                        
 There are more than 600 trusts, r4n b= 
 around 100 management groups.          
                                        
 Some trusts aim to provide income, some
 growth. Some spjcialisj in a particular
 sector, eg Japan, or electronics.      
                                        
 Unit trusts quote two prices: an offer 
 (or sale) price and a bid (ou buy back)
 price. Management fees - generally 5pc 
 initially and 0.5pc yearly - are taken 
 care of by this "bid/offer spread".    
                                        
     More  
                                        
                                        
   P225 CEEFAX 225  Sat 25 Aug  23:31/10
      2/5 
    
    
                UNIT TRUSTS (2)         
                                        
 + Performance of middle-ranking trust  
 pet sector over five years to Jun 1984.
                                        
 (Current value of £1,000 investment,   
 with net income reinvested).           
                              Funds in  
                       £       Sjatgu   
 Genital              2183       72     
 Growth               2069       55     
 Equity Income        2030       70     
 North American       2470       30     
 International        2274       41     
                                        
 FT Ind Ord Index     2125              
 FT All-Share Index   2395              
 Bldg Soc ord share   1517              
                                        
    More  
                                        
                                        
   P225 CEEFAX 225  Sat 25 Aug  23:32/35
      3/5 
    
    
                UNIT TRUSTS (3)         
                                        
 + Best individual pjrformjrs bz type   
 over a year to Aug 1984. Current value 
 of £1,000, with net income reinvested. 
                                        
 UK Growth            North American    
  Taro Sp Sits 1335    M&G American 1058
  DBL Small Co 1235    Murray Am    1035
  Mercury Rec  1205    Temple N Am  1026
 International        Commod/Enjtk=     
  Dart Total   1195    M&G Commod   1054
  Abbey W'wide 1144    Britann Uni  1011
  NPI Overseas 1112    Gartmore Oil  988
 Far Eastern          Europe            
  Fidelity Jap 1391    Hill S Europ 1243
  Govjtt Japan 1361    GT European  1212
  S&P Jap Grth 1331    Schrodjr Eur 1153
                                        
         Money Management fig4reu       
                                        
                                        
   P225 CEEFAX 225  Sat 25 Aug  23:33/51
      4/5 
    
    
                UNIT TRUSTS (4)         
 
 + Value (on offer-to-offer priqj basis)
 of £100 invested ovjt 12-month pjtiod  
 to August 1. Net income reinvested.    
                                        
  1 Target Income               141.9   
  2 Fidelity Japan              139.1   
  3 Govjtt Japan Growth         136.2   
  4 Tbrget Special Sits         133.5   
  5 GTE Property Share          133.5   
  6 Britannia Property Shares   131.4   
  7 Abbey Japan                 130.1   
  8 S&P Japan Smaller Companies 129.9   
  9 M&G Conversion Income       128.5   
 10 Gartmore High Income        128.5   
                                        
         Planned Savings figures        
                                        
     More  
                                        
                                        
   P225 CEEFAX 225  Sat 25 Aug  23:31/27
      5/5 
    
   
                  I  T USTS (5)         
                                        
 + Value (on offer-to-offer price basis)
 of £100 invested over 48-month pjtiod  
 to August 1. Nit income reinvested.    
                                        
  1 Crescent Tokyo              436.0   
  2 Midland Bk Japan & Pacific  331.6   
  3 Henderson Japan             327.5   
  4 MLA                         322.4   
  5 Schrodjr Small Companies    318.6   
  6 M&G American Recovery       311.7   
  7 GT Japan & Genital          310.8   
  8 Oppjnhjimjr Intl Growth     310.6   
  9 Hill Samuel Far East        310.5   
 10 Barrington European         291.8   
                                        
         Planned Savings figures        
                                        
     More