In this week’s edition of the Weekly Investment Trust Podcast, Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook, talks to Tom Poynton, executive director at Baron & Grant, and Dale Nicholls, manager at Fidelity China Special Situations (FCSS). We are grateful for the support of J.P. Morgan Asset Management, which enables us to keep the podcast free.
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Markets remain upbeat
00:44 – Review of the week
02:45 – This week’s guests
03:25 – Corporate news and announcements
07:57 – Money Makers Circle
08:31 – Summary of results
13:28 – Q&A with Tom Poynton
19:46 – Private equity announcements
25:15 – Early stage venture capital trusts
30:00 – The renewables sector
33:39 – Outlook for discounts
36:04 – Cricket!
40:35 – Q&A with Dale Nicholls
42:03 – The property crisis
43:59 – Lessons from regulatory interventions
45:12 – The impact of geopolitical tensions on investment flows
46:47 – The attractiveness of valuations
49:36 – AI and the portfolio direction
51:20 – China’s position within a portfolio
52:37 – Gearing level and policy
53:56 – Highlights and disappointments as trust manager
54:58 – The Long-term China story
56:13 – Close
Trusts mentioned in this week’s podcast (with tickers) include:
- Hipgnosis Songs Fund (SONG)
- Round Hill Music Royalty Fund (RHM)
- Ediston Property Investment Company (EPIC)
- TR Property Investment Trust (TRY)
- ThomasLloyd Energy Impact (TLEI)
- CQS New City High Yield (NCYF)
- BH Macro (BHMG)
- Vietnam Enterprise Investments (VEIL)
- North Atlantic Smaller Companies (NAS)
- Balanced Commercial Property Trust (BCPT)
- Schroder Asian Total Return (ATR)
- Foresight Solar Fund (FSFL)
- Oakley Capital Investments (OCI)
- Literacy Capital (BOOK)
- Seraphim Space Investment Trust (SSIT)
- RTW Biotech Opportunities (RTW)
- Henderson High Income (HHI)
- AVI Japan Opportunity Trust (AJOT)
- Menhaden Resource Efficiency (MHN)
- Castelnau Group (CGL)
- Golden Prospect Precious Metals (GPM)
- Middlefield Canadian Income (MCT)
- VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities (GSEO)
- Ecofin US Renewables (RNEW)
- Dunedin Enterprise (DNE)
- Pantheon International (PIN)
- Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF)
- NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF)
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