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...Hipgnosis is fighting to win shareholder approval for its continuation as an investment trust for a further five years at a vote next week....
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...Johnny was so important to the daily runnings of everything and beyond compare in the trust department.” Was he surprised, then, with the sweetness of mood of the album’s last song, “Hawaii”?...
...The proposed discount rate is 8.25 per cent, less than the Hipgnosis trust....
...Similarly, he met endlessly with legislators over Brexit, while leaving the policy slog to his team, especially his deputy, Sabine Weyand....
...Founder-manager Merck Mercuriadis would turn up in places not typically associated with closed-end investment trusts, such as the cover of Billboard magazine and backstage at the MTV Music Awards....
...Most investment trusts have wilted since the start of 2022. But Hipgnosis and peer Round Hill Music fund have underperformed that sector....
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...But it will undoubtedly need to share more royalties with actors and writers, who have taken the bigger hit from the switch to streaming....
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