This is the latest article from our contributor Reg Hoare, who has worked for 40 years in the City, initially in investment banking and the securities business, latterly as managing director of MHP Communications. He has been investing in investment trusts as a private investor for more than three decades. Here, he reviews the performance of his holdings as we move into the second half of 2026.
Reg Hoare H1 performance and attribution It has been notable in recent weeks that investment companies reporting results for the period ended 31 March 2026 have been ruing the unfortunate timing of ha...
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What's new this week The latest episode of the podcast features my regular discussion of investment trust news with Andrew McHattie, the editor of the Investment Trusts newsletter. Trusts we discuss include Pantheon International (PIN), F&C (FCIT), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Bluefield Solar (BSIF), Picto...
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This is the latest article from our contributor Reg Hoare, who has worked for 40 years in the City, initially in investment banking and the securities business, latterly as managing director of MHP Communications. He has been investing in investment trusts as a private investor for more than three decades. Here, he reviews the performance of his holdings as we move into 2026.
Reg Hoare It started well... Q1 started so well; by 27 February, the FTSE 100 index was up nearly 10%. Then the Iran War began, and the index retraced its steps by some 7%, leaving the market overall up about 2.5% over t...
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This is the latest article from our contributor Reg Hoare, who has worked for 40 years in the City, initially in investment banking and the securities business, latterly as managing director of MHP Communications. He has been investing in investment trusts as a private investor for more than three decades. Here, he reviews the performance of his holdings over 2025 and looks forward to 2026.
Reg Hoare Onwards and upwards Another year has sped by, with drama aplenty along the way for markets to worry about. Overall, my SIPP had a decent year, rising 18.3%, fractionally behind the rise in the FT...
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This is the latest article from our contributor Reg Hoare, who has worked for 40 years in the City, initially in investment banking and the securities business, latterly as managing director of MHP Communications. He has been investing in investment trusts as a private investor for more than three decades. Here, he reviews the performance of his holdings over the third quarter of 2025.
Reg Hoare Onwards and upwards Q3 2025 was another decent quarter for my SIPP portfolio, with a 6% rise. For the year to date, the SIPP is now 14.4% ahead, a very satisfactory outcome, albeit this almost exactly...
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What's new this week On the podcast this week, Andrew McHattie and I have one of our regular conversations about recent announcements from the investment trust sector. Trusts we discuss include Chrysalis (CHRY), Golden Prospect Precious Metals (GPM), Third Point Investors (TPOU), Dunedin Income Growth (DIG), PRS REIT...
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What's new this week The podcast this week features another of my monthly chats with Andrew McHattie, editor of the Investment Trusts newsletter, about some of the more interesting news announcements of the last couple of weeks. Trusts we discuss include Warehouse REIT (WHR), arbdn European Logistics Income (ASLI), Polar Capita...
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This is the latest article from our contributor Reg Hoare, who has worked for 40 years in the City, initially in investment banking and the securities business, latterly as managing director of MHP Communications. He has been investing in investment trusts as a private investor for more than three decades. Here, he reviews the performance of his holdings over the second quarter of 2025.
Reg Hoare The best quarter After the tricky first quarter, Q2 2025 was a much-needed return to rising markets and to form for my SIPP portfolio, which produced its best three-monthly return since I started thi...
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This is the latest article from our contributor Reg Hoare, who has worked for 40 years in the City, initially in investment banking and the securities business, latterly as managing director of MHP Communications. He has been investing in investment trusts as a private investor for more than three decades. Here he reviews the performance of his holdings over the first quarter of 2025.
Reg Hoare A tricky quarter Q1 proved to be a tricky quarter, with volatility driven by continued geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty. Against this background, my portfolio unsurprisingly gave up some of ...
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This is the latest article from our contributor Reg Hoare, who has worked for 40 years in the City, initially in investment banking and the securities business, latterly as managing director of MHP Communications. He has been investing in investment trusts as a private investor for more than three decades. Here he reviews the performance of his holdings over calendar year 2024.
Reg Hoare A year of two halves It felt like a struggle to be honest – but in the end my SIPP’s 2024 return of 12.8% was pretty respectable, and it outperformed both the FTSE100 and FTSE All-Share indices. The portfolio...
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