Money Makers

291: Money Makers Investment Trusts Podcast - with Andrew McHattie (16 August 2025)


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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 August 2025.
*** Out now: The 2025 Investment Trusts Handbook ***
The Investment Trusts Handbook is an independent educational publication designed to provide investors with a handy annual reference book that summarises all you need to know about investment trusts. Now in its eighth year, the Handbook is a high-quality, full-colour hardback of more than 340 pages, the largest yet, with reviews of the past year, extensive interviews and commentary, plus nearly 80 pages of “how to” information and performance data. Available to order from Harriman House (https://harriman-house.com/ithb2025) or Amazon. There is also a free e-book version you can read on a PC, tablet or smartphone, plus an audiobook version.
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Section Timestamps:
0:00:24 - Introduction
0:00:35 - Third Point Offshore Investors (TPOU(
0:08:39 - Merger of AVI Japanese Opportunity Trust (AJOT) and Fidelity Japan Trust (FJV)
0:15:23 - The Japanese sector
0:18:11 - A short break
0:19:17 - Bellevue Healthcare (BBH)
0:23:31 - Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust (USA)
0:27:03 - Smithson (SSON)
0:32:00 - Renewables trusts
0:38:58 - BlackRock Throgmorton Trust (THRG)
0:45:05 - Close
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This week, as well as the usual features, the Circle features a profile of Gresham House Energy Storage (GRID). Future profiles include abrdn New India (ANII) and Lindsell Train Investment Trust (LTI). While there is no new video this week, subscribers can still see the latest in the Trust of the Week series, looking at Utilico Emerging Markets (UEM). Our new expanded weekly subscriber email includes a comprehensive summary of all the latest news plus the week's biggest share price, NAV and discount movements. Subscribe and you will never miss any important developments from the sector.
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Produced by Ben Gamblin - www.bgprofessional.co.uk
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