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TOC Property Backed Lending Trust board appointment

John Newlands has joined the board of TOC Property Backed Lending Trust plc, the Newcastle-headquartered investment trust.

A well-known and highly-respected expert in the investment trust industry, Mr Newlands previously spent a decade as the Head of Investment Companies for Brewin Dolphin.

He also holds a non-executive position at the CQS New City High Yield Fund and is a member of the Citywire Investment Companies Performance Awards Panel.

Tier One Capital Ltd is the investment advisers to the trust, which has the objective to provide its shareholders with a consistent and stable 8%-9% annual return over the medium to long term, while managing downside risk through a diversified portfolio of fixed rate loans, predominately secured over land and/or property in the UK.

As well as his work within finance, John Newlands is a published writer, having written three books about financial history and numerous articles for national and financial media.

Mr Newlands said: “I met Tier One Capital’s senior management team some time ago and was immediately struck by the firm’s high standards and close attention to detail, so I jumped at the opportunity to join the board of the investment trust.”

Commenting on his appointment, Stephen Black, Director at Tier One Capital, said: “We are delighted to welcome John to the board of the TOC Property Backed Lending Trust plc and look forward to adding his considerable expertise to the board discussions.

“John has built an unrivalled breadth of experience within the UK investment sector during his more-than-20-year career in the City and is recognised as one of the industry’s most informed individuals.

“His background in corporate governance will be incredibly important to the investment trust as it continues to build as optimal and robust a foundation as possible to continue to generate consistent and sustainable investment returns.”

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