Alliance Trust PLC is a self-managed investment company with investment trust status. With headquarters in Dundee, Alliance Trust PLC, a FTSE-100 company has been investing since 1888 and is the largest generalist UK investment trust by assets listed on the London Stock Exchange. As at 31 July 2008, it managed assets of nearly £2.6bn.
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