241: Money Makers Investment Trusts Podcast - with Andrew McHattie (16 Nov 2024)

In this edition of the Money Makers Investment Trusts Podcast, Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook and winner of the 2024 AIC Best Broadcast Journalist Award, is joined by Andrew McHattie, editor of the Investment Trusts Newsletter. This discussion was recorded on Friday 15 November 2024. Section Timestamps: 0:00:23 - Introduction 0:00:44 - Market reactions to big events of the past few weeks 0:05:22 - Scottish Mortgage Trust (SMT) 0:09:02 - Fidelity Special Values (FSV) 0:12:43 - 3i Infrastructure (3IN) 0:14:54 - Henderson Far East Income (HFEL) 0:18:19 - A short break 0:19:14 - Weiss Korea Opportunity Fund (WKOF) 0:20:51 - The collapse of HH2E, and the renewable energy sector 0:26:08 - J.P.Morgan Core Real Assets (JARA) 0:29:07 - GCP Asset Backed Income (GABI) / Blackstone Loan Financing (BGLF) 0:32:28 - Tritax Eurobox (EBOX) and consolidation in commercial property 0:34:29 - Baillie Gifford China Growth (BGCG) and the China trusts 0:39:37 - Close If you enjoy the weekly podcast, you may also find value in joining The Money Makers circle. This is a membership scheme that offers listeners to the podcast an opportunity, in return for a modest monthly or annual subscription, to receive additional premium content, including interviews, performance data, market/portfolio reviews and regular extracts from the editor's notebook. This week, as well as the usual features, the Circle features a profile of Temple Bar (TMPL). Future profiles include Schroder Japan (SJG) and BlackRock Latin American (BRLA). Look out for the latest edition of our new expanded weekly subscriber email which summarises Jonathan's latest thoughts and includes a comprehensive summary of all the latest news. The content of that email is also available for subscribers via the website. A subscription costs £12 a month or £120 for one year. For more information about the Money Makers circle, please visit money-makers.co/membership-join. Membership helps to cover the cost of producing the weekly investment trust podcast, which will continue to be free. We are very grateful for your continued support and the enthusiastic response to our more than 240 podcasts since launch. You can find more information, including relevant disclosures, at www.money-makers.co. Please note that this podcast is provided for educational purposes only and nothing you hear should be considered as investment advice. Our podcasts are also available on the Association of Investment Companies website, www.theaic.co.uk. Produced by Ben Gamblin.