<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet title="XSL_formatting" type="text/xsl" href="rss.xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Alert Data News | Business | Companies | UK | Speciality Finance</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk</link><description>Latest Speciality Finance Business News powered by Alert Data</description><language>en-gb</language><copyright>&amp;copy; Alert Research Ltd 2005-2010</copyright><webMaster>rss@alertdata.co.uk</webMaster><ttl>30</ttl><docs>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/rss.php</docs><generator>PHP/5.2.13</generator><image><title>Alert Data</title><url>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/images/alertdata.gif</url><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk</link><width>216</width><height>51</height><description>Latest Speciality Finance Business News powered by Alert Data</description></image><item><title>IIMIA INVESTMENT TRUST PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/204411.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;IIMIA INVESTMENT TRUST PLC - Annual Financial Report&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;IIM - full Annual Report and Accounts can be accessed via the Company&amp;#39;s website at www.iimiainvestmenttrust.co.uk or by contacting the Company Secretary on telephone 01392 412122. Investment Objective and Policy iimia Investment Trust PLC (&quot;the Company&quot;) is an investment trust which was laun...</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:00:03 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/204411.htm</guid></item><item><title>HENDERSON HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/178959.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;HENDERSON HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC - Half Yearly Report&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;HHI - Performance It has been a very eventful and challenging start to the year in many different ways, but particularly for stock markets, which have remained volatile, with the UK market ending the half year significantly lower than it began, although still higher than a year ago. 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