208: Weekly Investment Trusts Podcast - with Andrew McHattie (27 Apr 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 Andrew McHattie, editor of theInvestment Trust Newsletter. 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 0:03:38 - This week's guests 0:03:53 - Money Makers Circle 0:04:24 - Summary of results 0:05:46 - Corporate news and announcements 0:07:38 - Q&A with Andrew McHattie 0:07:49 - Looking at the bigger picture 0:10:55 - Hipgnosis Songs Fund (SONG) 0:19:32 - Consolidation 0:21:31 - Battery storage trusts 0:28:04 - The renewable energy sector 0:36:53 - Private equity 0:40:38 - Alliance Trust (ATST) manager change 0:45:16 - Close Trusts mentioned this week (with tickers): Gresham House Energy Storage (GRID), Hipgnosis Songs Fund (SONG), Menhaden Resource Efficiency (MHN), Martin Currie Global Portfolio (MNP), Henderson Far East Income (HFEL), Abrdn European Logistics Income (ASLI), VPC Specialty Lending (VSL), Riverstone Credit Opportunities (RCOI), Abrdn New India (ANII), Smithson (SSON), Greencoat UK Wind (UKW), US Solar Fund (USF), Hipgnosis Songs Fund (SONG), Digital 9 Infrastructure (DGI9), Regional REIT (RGL), Phoenix Spree Deutschland (PSDL), Triple Point Social Housing (SOHO), Gresham House Energy Storage (GRID), Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT), Gore Street Energy Storage (GSF), Greencoat UK Wind (UKW), US Solar Fund (USF), Riverstone Credit Opportunities (RCOI), Pantheon Internation (PIN), Oakley Capital Investments (OCI), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), Abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (APEO), 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 Artemis Alpha (ATS). Future profiles include VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities (GSEO) and Henderson High Income (HHI). Remember to look out for the latest edition of our new expanded weekly subscriber email which summarises Jonathan’s latest thoughts and includes all the regular features available in the Circle. 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 210 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.