185: Weekly Investment Trusts Podcast - with Ewan Lovett-Turner (18 Nov 2023)

In this week's edition of the Weekly Investment Trust Podcast, Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook, speaks to Ewan Lovett-Turner, head of research at Deutsche Numis (formerly Numis Securities). We are grateful for the support of J.P. Morgan Asset Management, which enables us to keep the podcast free. Section Timestamps: 00:39 - This week's guest 01:38 - Money Makers Circle 03:13 - Review of the week 04:56 - Corporate news and announcements 10:18 - Summary of results 12:26 - Q&A with Ewan Lovett-Turner 14:16 - Are buyers returning to the market? 15:44 - The economic and sector outlook 17:18 - Cost disclosure 23:43 - The alternatives sector 29:01 - Consolidation 33:13 - Continuation votes 35:51 - Capital Gearing Trust (CGT) 38:25 - Hedge Funds 40:50 - Close Trusts mentioned this week (with tickers): Baillie Gifford Japan (BGFD), BH Macro (BHMG), JPMorgan UK Smaller Companies (JMI), JPMorgan Mid Cap (JMF), European Opportunities Trust (EOT), BlackRock Smaller Companies (BRSC), Henderson Opportunities Trust (HOT), JPMorgan European Discovery (JEDT), Picton Property Income (PCTN), UK Commercial Property (UKCM), Baillie Gifford European Growth (BGEU), Syncona (SYNC), Hansa Trust (HAN), Value and Indexed Property Income (VIP), Warehouse REIT (WHR), Capital Gearing Trust (CGT), Bluefield Solar Income (BSIF), Foresight Solar Fund (FSFL), Henderson Smaller Companies (HSL), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Edinburgh Worldwide (EWI), Baillie Gifford US Growth (USA), Greencoat UK Wind (UKW), Pershing Square Holdings (PSH), Third Point Investors (TPOU). 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 regular features, the Circle features a profile of the Nippon Active Value Fund (NAVF) . Future profiles coming soon include Fidelity Asian Values (FAS) and International Biotechnology Trust (IBT). 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 over 180 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.