218: Weekly Investment Trusts Podcast - with John Newlands and Ewan Lovett-Turner (06 Jul 2024)

In this week's edition of the Weekly Investment Trust Podcast, Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook, reviews the week in the markets and speaks to John Newlands, the investment trust historian, and Ewan Lovett-Turner, head of investment trust research at Deutsche Numis. We are grateful for the support of J.P. Morgan Asset Management, which enables us to keep the podcast free. Section Timestamps: 0:00:39 - Review of the week 0:03:12 - This week's guests 0:05:34 - Corporate news and announcements 0:06:58 - Money Makers Circle 0:07:44 - Q&A with John Newlands and Ewan Lovett-Turner 0:08:15 - Reaction to the general election result 0:13:17 - Private equity sector and discounts 0:24:24 - Changing interest rate expectations 0:27:00 - Sector consolidation 0:30:49 - Trusts at risk 0:33:54 - Renewables and infrastructure 0:36:36 - Commercial property 0:37:48 - Scandals and governance 0:42:51 - Opportunities and headwinds 0:45:45 - Close Castelnau Group (CGL), Seraphim Space Investment Trust (SSIT), Syncona (SYNC), Greencoat UK Wind (UKW), Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), Regional REIT (RGL), Aurora Investment Trust (ARR), Artemis Alpha Trust (ATS), Monks Investment Trust (MNKS), Oryx International Growth (OIG), AEW UK REIT (AEWU), HgCapital Trust (HGT), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), Pantheon International (PIN), Oakley Capital Investments (OCI), Literacy Capital (BOOK), Witan Trust (WTAN), Alliance Trust (ATST). 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, as well as the usual features, the Circle features a profile of Schroder AsiaPacific (SDP). Future profiles include Target Healthcare REIT (THRL) and Fidelity China Special Situations (FCSS). Look out for the latest edition of our new expanded weekly subscriber email which summarises Jonathan's latest thoughts including some of his most recent trust purchases, and includes a comprehensive summary of all the latest news. Jonathan has also recorded a video review looking back at the markets over the first half of the year. The content of that email is also available for subscribers via the website. 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 nearly 220 podcasts since launch. You can find more information, including relevant disclosures, at www.money-makers.co. Please note that this podcast is provided for educational purposes only and nothing you hear should be considered as investment advice. Our podcasts are also available on the Association of Investment Companies website, www.theaic.co.uk. Produced by Ben Gamblin.