Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook, and Simon Elliott, head of investment trust research of Winterflood Securities, review the main announcements and market movements in the latest edition of our free weekly investment trust podcast.

Trusts mentioned this week (with tickers) include: abrdn China Investment Company (ACIC), Alliance Trust (ATST), Drum Income Plus REIT (DRIP), Electra Private Equity (ELTA), GCP Student Living (DIGS), Gresham House Strategic (GHS), Greencoat UK Wind (UKW), Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT), Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust (SBSI), ThomasLloyd Energy Impact Trust, Tufton Oceanic Assets (SHIP), BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (BRSC), Downing Strategic Micro-Cap Investment Trust (DSM), BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust (BRGE), Fidelity Emerging Markets (FEML), Apax Global Alpha (APAX), International Biotechnology Trust (IBT), Custodian REIT (CREI), Standard Life Investments Property Income (SLI), UK Commercial Property REIT (UKCM), Target Healthcare REIT (THRL), and Round Hill Music Royalty Fund (RHM).

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00:19 – Review of the week
04:12 – Corporate activity
22:01 – Fundraising
32:38 – Money Makers Circle / Investment Trust Handbook
33:19 – Results
38:47 – Results (overseas)
42:07 – Results (specialists)
45:29 – Results (property)
49:20 – Music royalties sector
51:33 – Close

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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.