Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust PLC (The) operates in the Investment offices sector. The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust PLC (Scottish Oriental) is an investment company. Scottish Oriental focuses on long-term capital growth by investing in mainly smaller Asian quoted companies. It invests mainly in the shares of smaller Asian quoted companies, that are companies with market capitalizations of below US$1,000 million. Scottish Oriental investment region includes China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. It invests no more than 15 per cent of its gross assets in other listed investment companies, including listed investment trusts. It invests in equity-related securities, such as convertible bonds and warrants. It invests in various sectors, including Consumer Discretionary, energy, financials, Information Technology, industrial, healthcare, materials, utilities and telecommunication services. Its investment manager is First State Investment Management (UK) Limited. In our complete report available for purchase the company is compared to: City Natural Resources High Yield Trust Plc, Gartmore Global Trust PLC and Troy Income & Growth Trust PLC.