Richard Sennitt, manager of Schroder Asian Income fund, tells us how Asian dividends are holding up, gives his thoughts on the US election and how anti-China sentiment might impact wider Asia, discusses the big battleground that is 5G, and explains why the fund is overweight technology hardware firms and real estate companies.
In some good news for income investors, Will Argent, investment advisor for the VT Gravis UK Infrastructure Income fund, tells us that dividends in the sector are holding up very well. He also tells us how infrastructure investment will play an important role in the post-crisis economic recovery, discusses the possible ‘cash for clunkers’...
While many investors will think of emerging markets as a source of growth for our investments, there are also plenty of income opportunities. Edmund Harriss, co-manager of Guinness Emerging Markets Equity Income fund, talks us through these opportunities, tells us why emerging market dividends are facing fewer regulatory constraints, and discusses...
Steven Andrew tells us how he uses behavioural finance when choosing investments for the M&G Episode Income fund. He explains why human emotion can impact stock markets, talks about differentiating between ‘tech and the old stuff’ in recent months and gives details about the emerging market sovereign bonds, US banks and Japanese firms that are...
Most people view the FTSE 250 index as being very much a UK domestic-facing group of businesses. But in reality, about half of turnover generated by these businesses comes from outside of the United Kingdom, with companies serving markets in Far East Asia, the US and Europe. In this podcast, Chris St John tells us about the impact of Brexit,...
Laura Bottega, lead product specialist for the Morgan Stanley Global Brands fund, discusses the fund’s strong performance in the recent market sell-off. She tells us that companies are probably looking at two lost years of earnings and that a V-shaped recovery is unlikely: expectations are too high and the pandemic remains a risk. “We've never seen...
Mark Wright, co-manager of the VT Seneca Diversified Income fund, tells us about two new holdings the team scooped up in the recent market sell-off: Diversified Oil & Gas and Purplebricks. He also talks about some specialist property investments, which are producing more reliable income, and the increased exposure to gold and gold mining...
Nomura Global Dynamic Bond fund manager Dickie Hodges tells us why Russia and Egypt are better bets than the UK right now and explains why he thinks inflation may return in the second half of 2021. Dickie also tells us why corporate bonds became such an opportunity in March that he increased the funds weighting from 2% to 21% and why he felt the...
At one point in March, some companies’ shares were valued at less than the cash they held on the balance sheet. Dr Niall O’Connor, manager of the Brooks Macdonald Defensive Capital fund, tells us about these miss-pricings, explains why our haircuts and holidays may get more expensive and, with UK equity dividends forecast to remain low until 2025,...
Matthew Stanesby, co-manager of Close Managed Income, talks about dividend cuts being mainly concentrated in the UK and Europe and how holdings like JPM US Equity Income fund are therefore more secure. He tells us how the fund has increased its investment grade allocation via the Artemis Corporate Bond fund and why a specialist property trust that...
Marcus Phayre-Mudge, co-manager of TR Property Investment Trust and BMO European Real Estate Securities, tells us why rent collection has been better in Germany than the UK, discusses the future of office spaces and death of hot-desking post the pandemic, tells us why skyscrapers may have peaked and reassures investors about the resilience of the...
John Ions, CEO of Liontrust Asset Management, talks about running a fund management business through a stock market crash, how the company transitioned to 100% working from home and the technologies and change of working practices he believes will outlive the pandemic. John also discusses the successful UK equity franchise; how responsible...
Kunjal Gala, co-manager of Hermes Global Emerging Markets SMID Equity talks to us about how some emerging markets – like Turkey, South Africa and Argentina - are going backwards in terms of economic development. He discusses how oil and metal producing Latin American and EMEA countries will find the move to a low carbon economy debilitating, how...
The stock market falls in February and March were so fast and so deep that Hugh Sergeant, manager of ES R&M UK Recovery fund, says this is the best opportunity to buy value stocks in his 30-year career – the key is simply to work out which companies can survive. In this podcast he tells us about new holdings he has bought including WH Smith,...
“Successful investing is about managing risk and not being afraid to hold cash when you can’t find assets at the right price,” is the mantra of fund manager James Mahon. And it is very apt in today’s situation. Having been very cautiously positioned at the start of the year, as all assets were expensive, he spent March and April using cash to buy...