CEF INSIGHTS

CEF INSIGHTS

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CEF INSIGHTS episodes

  • Specialty Sectors: From Gold to Infrastructure & Real Estate

    Representing different sectors of the investing spectrum, these speakers came together for a discussion on special sectors in the areas of infrastructure, natural resources, and real estate.

    Speakers:

    David Christensen, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer – ASA Gold & Precious Metals Limited
    Larry Antonatos, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager – Brookfield
    Steve Burton, Principal, Co-CIO and Senior Global Portfolio Manager – CBRE Clarion Securities 

     

    25 min
  • The Global Investment Landscape: A Look at Fixed Income

    To ensure investors are better equipped to assess risks and opportunities in the global fixed income space, the Closed-End Fund Association (CEFA) spoke with Rennie McConnochie, Head of Global Banks — Aberdeen Standard Investments, and Gary Herbert, CFA, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Credit – Brandywine Global. 

    25 min
  • Portfolio Considerations: Preferred Securities Edition

    With investors’ increasing appetite for income-generating investment vehicles, Brian Cordes, Senior Vice President - Head of Portfolio Specialists at Cohen & Steers, discusses preferred securities and two of Cohen & Steers’ closed-end funds, Select Preferred & Income, symbol  PSF, and Limited Duration Preferred & Income, symbol LDP.

    13 min
  • An Outlook on Global Debt Markets

    A conversation with TR Findlay, Closed-End Fund Specialist at Nuveen, and Jeff Schmitz, Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Nuveen Asset Management, about:

    • The Global High Income Fund, Ticker JGH
  • Bottoms up-driven Purchasing
  • Currency Exposure & More
  • 23 min
  • CEF REITs: The Growing and Global Appeal of Real Estate

    A conversation with CBRE Clarion Securitie's Steve Burton, CFA, Co-Chief Investment Officer & Senior Global Portfolio Manager, about:

    • Why incorporating real estate in your portfolio
    • Outlook and areas of opportunity
    • Active vs. passive investing in REITS
    • Benefits of the CEF structure when investing in REITs

    18 min
  • Themes, Trends and Opportunities in Emerging Markets

    A conversation with Aberdeen Asset Management's Rennie McConnochie, Head of Global Banks, about:

    • Positive developments in the emerging markets (EM)
    • Outlook and areas of opportunity
    • Active vs. passive investing in EM
    • Benefits of the CEF structure when investing in EM

    16 min
  • A Growing CEF Opportunity in Real Assets and Alternatives?

    A conversation with Larry Antonatos, Managing Director & Portfolio Manager - Brookfield Asset Management, about:

    • Reasons for including real assets in your portfolio
    • Outlook and implications of a changing market environment
    • An active vs. passive management approach
    • Potential opportunities for CEF investor

    11 min

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The Closed-End Fund Association (CEFA) is the national trade association representing the closed-end fund industry.