Talking Trusts: Weekly Review with Simon Elliott (03 July 2021)

Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook, and Simon Elliott, head of investment trust research at Winterflood Securities, review the week and the main market movements in the latest edition of our weekly investment trust podcast. Trusts mentioned this week (with tickers) include: BH Global (BHGG) / BH Macro (BHMG), BlackRock North American Income (BRNA), Genesis Emerging Markets (GSS), Bluefield Solar (BSIF), Gresham House Energy Storage (GRID), International Public Partnerships (INPP), Liontrust ESG Trust (ESGT), LXI REIT (LXI), Urban Logistics REIT (SHED), Henderson Opportunities Trust (HOT), Marwyn Value Investors (MVI), CC Japan Income and Growth (CCJI), JPMorgan Russian Securities (JRS), Chrysalis Investments (CHRY), Polar Capital Global Financials (PCFT), Standard Life Private Equity (SLPE), Civitas Social Housing (CSH). Section Timestamps: 00:28 - First six months of 2021 03:19 - Corporate activity 16:52 - Fundraising 33:10 - Results 38:24 - Results (overseas) 41:56 - Results (specialists and property) 52:21 - Money Makers Circle 52:41 - Close The Money Makers circle is now up and running. It 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, forums, market/portfolio reviews and regular extracts from the editor’s notebook. For more information about this new offering, please visit www.money-makers.co/membership-join. The weekly investment trust portfolio will continue to be free. We are very grateful for your continued support and the enthusiastic response to our over 60 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.