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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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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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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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 in the third quarter of 2024.
Reg Hoare Not as good as it promised Following the UK General Election and in light of the first UK interest rate cut, Q3 promised much, but rather like the British summer weather, it failed to deliver and subsequ...
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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 looks back on the performance of his holdings in the second quarter of 2024.
Reg Hoare A much better second quarter After unpromising beginnings to 2024, Q2 turned out to be a much better quarter for performance across the market, bringing a smile to most investors and rescuing the ...
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