Money Makers

In this week's edition of the Weekly Investment Trust Podcast, Jonathan Davis attends the AIC's inaugural Investment Company Showcase event, held on Friday 28 October 2022. He is joined for brief chats, first by the CEO of The Association of Investment Companies, Richard Stone, followed by a number of the fund managers also in attendance. Section Timestamps: 01:06 - Review of the week 03:30 - Corporate news and accouncements 09:13 - A summary of the week's results 12:29 - Money Makers Circle 12:44 - Fund manager chats 12:50 - Richard Stone, CEO of The AIC 15:08 - Nick Brind, manager of Polar Capital Global Financials Trust (PCFT) 20:05 - Kyle Caldwell, Interactive Investor 24:51 - Jason Baggaley, Abrdn Property Income (API) 31:40 - Bruce Stout, Murray International 37:11 - Paul Niven, F&C Investment Trust (FCIT) 43:17 - James Henderson, Janus Henderson 50:09 - Paulo Almeida, Tufton Oceanic Assets 56:12 - Job Curtis, City of London Investment Trust 1:02:35 - The Investment Trusts Handbook 2023 1:03:07 - Close If you enjoy the weekly podcast, you may also find value in joining The Money Makers circle. This is a membership scheme that offers listeners to the podcast an opportunity, in return for a modest monthly or annual subscription, to receive additional premium content, including interviews, performance data, market/portfolio reviews and regular extracts from the editor's notebook. For more information about the Money Makers circle, please visit money-makers.co/membership-join. Membership helps to cover the cost of producing the weekly investment trust podcast, which will continue to be free. We are very grateful for your continued support and the enthusiastic response to our 130 podcasts since launch. You can find more information, including relevant disclosures, at www.money-makers.co. Our podcasts are also available on the Association of Investment Companies website, www.theaic.co.uk. Produced by Ben Gamblin.

In a special edition of the Weekly Investment Trust Podcast which was recorded before the latest seismic political developments in 10 Downing Street, Jonathan Davis, the editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook, talks to Sandy Nairn, the manager and executive director of the Global Opportunities Trust (GOT) and author of The End of the Everything Bubble. Section Timestamps: 00:17 - Introducing Sandy Nairn 03:01 - Money Makers Circle 03:33 - Next week 04:00 - Discussion with Sandy Nairn 04:06 - The End of the Everything Bubble 07:38 - How bad can things get? 09:33 - The increase in debt 11:06 - The Federal Reserve 13:16 - Government bond yields 14:24 - The impact of politic pressures 16:56 - Why change the portfolio mandate? 21:40 - What would Templeton do? 25:30 - Self-managed trusts 26:59 - Understanding financial history 29:35 - The Crypto Bubble 31:41 - An optimistic outlook? 34:41 - Close If you enjoy the weekly podcast, you may also find value in joining The Money Makers circle. This is a membership scheme that offers listeners to the podcast an opportunity, in return for a modest monthly or annual subscription, to receive additional premium content, including interviews, performance data, market/portfolio reviews and regular extracts from the editor's notebook. For more information about the Money Makers circle, please visit money-makers.co/membership-join. Membership helps to cover the cost of producing the weekly investment trust podcast, which will continue to be free. We are very grateful for your continued support and the enthusiastic response to our almost 130 podcasts since launch. You can find more information, including relevant disclosures, at www.money-makers.co. Our podcasts are also available on the Association of Investment Companies website, www.theaic.co.uk. Produced by Ben Gamblin.

Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook, is joined in this week's edition of the Money Makers Weekly Investment Trust podcast by Richard Curling, manager of both the Jupiter Alternative Monthly Income Fund, and the Jupiter Fund of Investment Trusts. Trusts mentioned this week (with tickers) include: Fundsmith Emerging Equities (FEET), Sustainable Farmland Trust, Harmony Energy Income (HEIT), Hipgnosis Songs Fund (SONG), Taylor Maritime (TMI), LXI REIT (LXI), Biopharma Credit (BPCR), Supermarket REIT (SUPR), Digital 9 Infrastructure (DGI9), Gore Street Energy (GSF), Greencoat UK Wind (UKW). Section Timestamps: 00:18 - Review of the week 02:48 - Money Makers Circle 02:58 - Introducing Richard Curling 03:42 - Summary of this week's news and results 08:12 - Discussion with Richard Curling 47:56 - Close If you enjoy the weekly podcast, you may also find value in joining The Money Makers circle. This is a membership scheme that offers listeners to the podcast an opportunity, in return for a modest monthly or annual subscription, to receive additional premium content, including interviews, performance data, market/portfolio reviews and regular extracts from the editor's notebook. For more information about the Money Makers circle, please visit money-makers.co/membership-join. Membership helps to cover the cost of producing the weekly investment trust podcast, which will continue to be free. We are very grateful for your continued support and the enthusiastic response to our over 120 podcasts since launch. You can find more information, including relevant disclosures, at www.money-makers.co. Our podcasts are also available on the Association of Investment Companies website, www.theaic.co.uk. Produced by Ben Gamblin.

Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook, is joined in this week’s edition of the Money Makers Weekly Investment Trust podcast by Duncan MacInnes, lead manager of the Ruffer Investment Company (RICA); and Peter Hewitt, manager of the CT Global Managed Portfolio (CMPG). Trusts mentioned this week (with tickers) include: Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies (IPU), Strategic Equity Capital (SEC), Henderson EuroTrust (HNE), European Smaller Companies (ESCT), Ashoka India Equity (AIE), Baillie Gifford China Growth (BGCG), Vietnam Holding (VNH), Macau Property Opportunities (MPO), Hipgnosis Songs Fund (SONG), Monks / Independent Investment Trust (IIT), NB Private Equity (NBPE), SDCL Energy Efficiency Income (SDCL), Scottish Mortgage Trust (SMT), Finsbury Growth and Income (FGT), Worldwide Healthcare Trust (WWH), BH Macro (BHMG), Fidelity Emerging Markets (FEML), Mobius Investment Trust (MMIT). Section Timestamps: 01:06 - Review of the week 03:11 - Money Makers Circle 04:07 - Discussion with Duncan MacInnes 36:45 - Results this week 38:55 - Discussion with Peter Hewitt 57:32 – Close If you enjoy the weekly podcast, you may also find value in joining The Money Makers circle. This is a membership scheme that offers listeners to the podcast an opportunity, in return for a modest monthly or annual subscription, to receive additional premium content, including interviews, performance data, market/portfolio reviews and regular extracts from the editor's notebook. In addition to the regular features, this week the Circle features the continuation of Jonathan's discussion with Peter Hewitt of the CT Global Managed Portfolio, and a profile of BBGI Global Infrastructure, the large infrastructure investment trust. For more information about the Money Makers circle, please visit money-makers.co/membership-join. Membership helps to cover the cost of producing the weekly investment trust podcast, which will continue to be free. We are very grateful for your continued support and the enthusiastic response to our over 120 podcasts since launch. You can find more information, including relevant disclosures, at www.money-makers.co. Our podcasts are also available on the Association of Investment Companies website, www.theaic.co.uk. Produced by Ben Gamblin.

Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook, is joined in this week's edition of the Money Makers Weekly Investment Trust podcast by James Carthew, director of QuotedData; Colette Ord, Infrastructure and Renewable Energy analyst at Numis; and Justin Bell, Property Specialist at Numis. Trusts mentioned this week (with tickers) include: Digital 9 Infrastructure (DGI9), Cordiant Digital Infrastructure (CORD), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), Bluefield Solar Income (BSIF), Octopus Renewables Infrastructure (ORIT), Aquila European Renewables Income Fund (AERS), UK Commercial Property (UKCM), PRS REIT (PRSR). Section Timestamps: 00:13 - Reaction to the mini-budget 01:58 - Review of the week 05:39 - Money Makers Circle 06:05 - Discussion with James Carthew 19:52 - Discussion with Colette Ord 35:40 - Discussion with Justin Bell 51:39 - Close If you enjoy the weekly podcast, you may also find value in joining The Money Makers circle. This is a membership scheme that offers listeners to the podcast an opportunity, in return for a modest monthly or annual subscription, to receive additional premium content, including interviews, performance data, market/portfolio reviews and regular extracts from the editor's notebook. In addition to the regular features, this week the Circle features the continuation of Jonathan's discuss with James Carthew of QuotedData. For more information about the Money Makers circle, please visit money-makers.co/membership-join. Membership helps to cover the cost of producing the weekly investment trust podcast, which will continue to be free. We are very grateful for your continued support and the enthusiastic response to our over 120 podcasts since launch. You can find more information, including relevant disclosures, at www.money-makers.co. Our podcasts are also available on the Association of Investment Companies website, www.theaic.co.uk. Produced by Ben Gamblin.

Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook, is joined in this week's edition of the Money Makers Weekly Investment Trust podcast by Nick Greenwood, manager of the MIGO Global Opportunities Trust and Matt Hose, alternative assets analyst at Jefferies. Next week, the podcast takes a break while Jonathan is on holiday but it will return on 01 October. We are aware of an issue that affected delivery of last week's podcasts to some listeners who subscribe via Apple Podcasts and we apologise for the inconvenience. Should you experience any difficulty accessing the podcast through your usual channel, the latest edition of the podcast is always available at the Money Makers website (money-makers.co/podcasts) Trusts mentioned this week (with tickers) include: The Sustainable Farmland Trust, Independent Living REIT, Pantheon Infrastructure (PINT), Third Point Investors (TPOU), Baker Steel Resources Trust (BSRT), Dunedin Enterprise (DNE), Chrysalis Investments (CHRY), Macau Property Opportunities Fund (MPO), Georgia Capital (CGEO), VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund (VOF), Greencoat UK Wind (UKW), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), International Public Partnerships (INPP), Digital 9 Infrastructure (DGI9), Hipgnosis Songs Fund (SONG), Round Hill Music Royalty Fund (RHM). Section Timestamps: 00:40 - Summarising the week 03:25 - Money Makers Circle 03:47 - A discussion with Nick Greenwood 32:23 - Results and corporate news highlights this week 36:23 - A discussion with Matt Hose 54:17 - Close If you enjoy the weekly podcast, you may also find value in joining The Money Makers circle. This is a membership scheme that offers listeners to the podcast an opportunity, in return for a modest monthly or annual subscription, to receive additional premium content, including interviews, performance data, market/portfolio reviews and regular extracts from the editor's notebook. For more information about the Money Makers circle, please visit money-makers.co/membership-join. Membership helps to cover the cost of producing the weekly investment trust podcast, which will continue to be free. We are very grateful for your continued support and the enthusiastic response to our over 120 podcasts since launch. You can find more information, including relevant disclosures, at www.money-makers.co. Our podcasts are also available on the Association of Investment Companies website, www.theaic.co.uk. Produced by Ben Gamblin.

Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook, is joined in this bonus edition of the Money Makers Weekly Investment Trust podcast by Steven Tredget, a partner at Oakley Capital. If you enjoy the weekly podcast, you may also find value in joining The Money Makers circle. This is a membership scheme that offers listeners to the podcast an opportunity, in return for a modest monthly or annual subscription, to receive additional premium content, including interviews, performance data, market/portfolio reviews and regular extracts from the editor's notebook. For more information about the Money Makers circle, please visit money-makers.co/membership-join. Membership helps to cover the cost of producing the weekly investment trust podcast, which will continue to be free. We are very grateful for your continued support and the enthusiastic response to our over 120 podcasts since launch. You can find more information, including relevant disclosures, at www.money-makers.co. Our podcasts are also available on the Association of Investment Companies website, www.theaic.co.uk. Produced by Ben Gamblin.

Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook, is joined in this week's edition of the Money Makers Weekly Investment Trust podcast by Alastair Laing, co-manager of Capital Gearing Trust. Jonathan also spoke to Steven Tredget of Oakley Capital Investments; their discussion will be released as a bonus podcast. Trusts mentioned this week (with tickers) include: SDCL Energy Efficiency Trust (SEIT), LXI REIT (LXI), Abrdn New Dawn (ABD), Trian Investors One (TI1), Triple Point Social Housing (SOHO), Abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (AUSC), Abrdn Smaller Companies Income Trust (ASCI), BlackRock Latin America (BRLA), Rockwood Strategic (RKW), AVI Japan Opportunity Trust (AJOT), Castelnau Group (CGL), Vietnam Enterprise Investments (VEIL), International Public Partnerships (INPP), Thomaslloyd Energy Impact Trust (TLEI). Section Timestamps: 00:07 - Introduction 02:46 - Money Makers Circle 03:32 - Noteable results this week 04:51 - A discussion with Alastair Laing 41:16 - Summary of results 50:00 - Looking back to 1952 52:39 - Close If you enjoy the weekly podcast, you may also find value in joining The Money Makers circle. This is a membership scheme that offers listeners to the podcast an opportunity, in return for a modest monthly or annual subscription, to receive additional premium content, including interviews, performance data, market/portfolio reviews and regular extracts from the editor's notebook. As well as the regular features this week, the Circle features a profile of 3i Private Equity (III). For more information about the Money Makers circle, please visit money-makers.co/membership-join. Membership helps to cover the cost of producing the weekly investment trust podcast, which will continue to be free. We are very grateful for your continued support and the enthusiastic response to our over 120 podcasts since launch. You can find more information, including relevant disclosures, at www.money-makers.co. Our podcasts are also available on the Association of Investment Companies website, www.theaic.co.uk. Produced by Ben Gamblin.

Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook, is joined in this week's edition of the Money Makers Weekly Investment Trust podcast by two guests - Max King, columnist at MoneyWeek and former fund manager at Investec; and Andrew Lister, head of closed-end fund strategies at Abrdn. Trusts mentioned this week (with tickers) include: F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Chrysalis Investments (CHRY), SDCL Energy Efficiency Income (SEIT), Taylor Maritime Investments (TMI), Rights and Issues Investment Trust (RIII), BBGI Global Infrastructure (BBGI), Target Healthcare REIT (THR), Oakley Capital (OCI), HG Capital (HGT), 3i Group (III), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP). Section Timestamps: 00:45 - Review of the week with Max King 10:44 - This week's news and fundraising 17:47 - Max King's portfolio changes 22:25 - Jonathan's round-up of other news 25:34 - Latest investment trust results 27:33 - Latest Money Makers Circle content 28:22 - Private equity discussion with Andrew Lister 53:23 - Close If you enjoy the weekly podcast, you may also find value in joining The Money Makers circle. This is a membership scheme that offers listeners to the podcast an opportunity, in return for a modest monthly or annual subscription, to receive additional premium content, including interviews, performance data, market/portfolio reviews and regular extracts from the editor's notebook. This week the Circle features a profile of the Diverse Income Trust (DIVI) and commentary by Jonathan on the week's developments, as well as a new feature, a table of forthcoming dividend and ex-div dates. For more information about the Money Makers circle, please visit money-makers.co/membership-join. Membership helps to cover the cost of producing the weekly investment trust podcast, which will continue to be free. We are very grateful for your continued support and the enthusiastic response to our over 120 podcasts since launch. You can find more information, including relevant disclosures, at www.money-makers.co. Our podcasts are also available on the Association of Investment Companies website, www.theaic.co.uk. Produced by Ben Gamblin.

Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook, is joined this week by two guests - Ian Lance, manager of the Temple Bar Investment Trust; and Emma Bird, commercial property analyst at Winterflood Securities - in the latest edition of the Money Makers Weekly Investment Trust podcast. Trusts mentioned this week (with tickers) include: Scottish Investment Trust (SCIN), TwentyFour Income Fund (TFIF), Rockwood Strategic (RKW), Digital9 Infrastructure (DGI9), Pershing Square Holdings (PSH), JPMorgan American Investment Trust (JAM), JPMorgan US Smaller Companies (JUSC), BlackRock World Mining (BRWM), CT Private Equity Trust (CTPE), Chrysalis Investments (CHRY), Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), Next Energy Solar Fund (NESF), Axiom European Financial Debt Fund (AXI), AEW UK REIT (AEWU), Abrdn Property Income Trust (API), Balanced Commercial Property Trust (BCPT), CT Property Trust (CTPT), UK Commercial Property REIT (UKCM), LXI REIT (LXI), Tritax Big Box (BBOX), Target Healthcare REIT (THRL), Impact Healthcare REIT (IHR). Section Timestamps: 00:39 - Review of the week 04:08 - Q and A with Ian Lance of Temple Bar 21:54 - Latest Money Makers Circle content 22:36 - Corporate developments and announcements 25:30 - Latest investment trust results 39:02 - Commercial property sector with Emma Bird 56:39 - Close If you enjoy the weekly podcast, you may also find value in joining The Money Makers circle. This is a membership scheme that offers listeners to the podcast an opportunity, in return for a modest monthly or annual subscription, to receive additional premium content, including interviews, performance data, market/portfolio reviews and regular extracts from the editor's notebook. As well as the regular features this week, Jonathan has provided some commentary on the reaction to the announcement from Jay Powell of the Federal Reserve on its stance regarding interest rates. For more information about the Money Makers circle, please visit money-makers.co/membership-join. Membership helps to cover the cost of producing the weekly investment trust podcast, which will continue to be free. We are very grateful for your continued support and the enthusiastic response to our over 120 podcasts since launch. You can find more information, including relevant disclosures, at www.money-makers.co. Our podcasts are also available on the Association of Investment Companies website, www.theaic.co.uk. Produced by Ben Gamblin.