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 free weekly investment trust podcast. Equities stage a retreat and we look back at the share issuance trends of 2020 and focus on the performance of listed private equity trusts. Trusts mentioned this week (with tickers) include: Gabelli Value Plus + (GVP), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Odyssean (OIT), Independent Investment Trust (IIT), Genesis Emerging Markets (GEM), J.P.Morgan Asia Growth and Income (JAGI), Octopus Renewable Infrastructure (ORIT), Hipgnosis Song Fund (SONG), Schroder UK Public Private Trust (SUPP), Pantheon International (PIN), Princess Private Equity (PEY), HarbourVest Global Equity (HVPE), Oakley Capital Investments (OCI), Standard Life Private Equity (SLPE) and others.

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Jonathan Davis started  his career as a financial journalist on The Times, Sunday Telegraph and The Independent before qualifying as a professional investor. He is a Member of The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment and the author of several books on stock market investment, as well as editor of the annual Investment Trusts Handbook and a senior adviser at Saunderson House.

Simon Elliott has covered the investment trust sector since 2002 when he joined Winterflood Securities. Since 2008 he has headed the research team, which has been highly rated in subsequent Extel Surveys. Simon started his career with PWC, qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1998, before working in industry for three years. He completed a MBA with the Cranfield School of Management in 2002.

Ben Gamblin is the producer of the weekly Money Makers investment trust podcast and has many years of experience in radio and podcast production. This is a link to his professional website.