New Star Investment Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment company. The Company's investment objective is to achieve long-term capital growth. The Company is a small registered Alternative Investment Fund Manager under the European Union Directive. The Company's investment policy is to allocate assets to global investment opportunities through investment in equity, bond, commodity, real estate, currency and other markets. The Company focuses on investing in pooled investment vehicles, exchange traded funds, futures, options, limited partnerships and direct investments in relevant markets. The Company may invest up to 15% of its net assets in direct investments in relevant markets. The Company may invest up to 20% of its net assets in unlisted securities, excluding unquoted pooled investment vehicles. It may borrow up to 30% of net assets for short term funding or long term investment purposes. The Company's investment manager is Brompton Asset Management LLP.