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Spotlight – June 2019
6 June 2019
This month, we were going to talk about how investment companies are meeting the challenge of climate change. We’re still doing that, but for some reason, we just felt like adding some stuff about how the closed-ended structure of investment companies works really well for illiquid assets. Not sure why.
Investment company sectors yielding 3% or more
17 June 2019
Two sectors, Debt - Structured Finance and Leasing, yielding 8%+ at end May 2019.
David Prosser explains why investors should choose investment companies for unquoted exposure.
14 June 2019
David Prosser explains why investors should choose investment companies for unquoted exposure.
A suitable structure?
13 June 2019
David Prosser explains why investment companies are more suited to illiquid assets than their open-ended counterparts.
What effect is current public concern on climate change having?
11 June 2019
Jon Forster – Impax Environmental Markets, and Richard Crawford - The Renewables Infrastructure Group, discuss public concern around climate change and the impact it is having.
Recorded June 2019.
Your investment strategy
11 June 2019
Jon Forster – Impax Environmental Markets, and Richard Crawford - The Renewables Infrastructure Group, discuss their investment strategies.
Recorded June 2019.
Are political and regulatory pressures helpful for the sector?
11 June 2019
Jon Forster – Impax Environmental Markets, and Richard Crawford - The Renewables Infrastructure Group, discuss public concern around climate change and the impact it is having.
Recorded June 2019.
Is subsidy free renewable energy viable?
11 June 2019
Jon Forster – Impax Environmental Markets, and Richard Crawford - The Renewables Infrastructure Group, discuss subsidy free renewable energy.
Recorded June 2019.
Your outlook for the sector
11 June 2019
Jon Forster – Impax Environmental Markets, and Richard Crawford - The Renewables Infrastructure Group, discuss their outlooks for the sector.
Recorded June 2019.
Investing for change
7 June 2019
Jon Forster discusses ways to construct a portfolio with climate change in mind.
Jon Forster discusses ways to construct a portfolio with climate change in mind
Environmental markets and renewable energy
7 June 2019
Jon Forster – Impax Environmental Markets, and Richard Crawford - The Renewables Infrastructure Group, discuss environmental markets, political regulation, public concern and how they approach these themes in their portfolios.
Recorded June 2019.
Income increases
5 June 2019
David Prosser discusses how investment companies can support investors looking for income.
Environmental markets and renewable energy
3 June 2019
How are managers approaching climate change and where are they findings opportunities?
