The IPO year of Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Co. Plc is 1988
Initial public offering is a type of public offering in which shares of a company usually are sold to institutional investors that in turn, sell to the general public, on a securities exchange, for the first time.
Through IPO a privately held company transforms into a public company. Initial public offerings are mostly used by companies to raise the expansion of capital, possibly to monetize the investments of early private investors, and to become publicly traded enterprises. A company selling shares is never required to repay the capital to its public investors. After the IPO, when shares trade freely in the open market, money passes between public investors.
Although IPO offers many advantages, there are also significant disadvantages, chief among these are the costs associated with the process and the requirement to disclose certain information that could prove helpful to competitors.
The IPO process is colloquially known as going public. Details of the proposed offering are disclosed to potential purchasers in the form of a lengthy document known as a prospectus. Most companies undertake an IPO with the assistance of an investment banking firm acting in the capacity of an underwriter. Underwriters provide several services, including help with correctly assessing the value of shares.
Schroders Investment Trusts - Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Company plc is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by Schroder Unit Trusts Limited. The fund is co-managed by Schroder Investment Management Limited and Schroder Investment Management (Singapore) Limited. It invests in the public equity markets of Asia Pacific countries excluding Japan. The fund seeks to invest in companies operating across diversified sectors. It also uses financial derivatives to invest in stocks of companies. The fund primarily invests in stocks of small-cap and mid-cap companies. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan. The fund was formerly known as Schroders Investment Trusts - Asian Total Return Investment Company plc. Schroders Investment Trusts - Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Company plc was formed on November 26, 1987 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.