Investors Chronicle

On this week's show Ryan Hughes, head of active portfolios at AJ Bell, tells Emma Agyemang why the dollar has strengthened so dramatically this year and how to take advantage of it.Taha Lokhandwala looks at the different ways you can use Aim shares to cut inheritance tax for your heirs. The team also discusses the launch of an investment trust by veteran emerging markets investor Mark Mobius. And whether the slump in emerging markets makes now an attractive entry point.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Private equity may conjure images of the super rich, but it is more accessible than many realise. In the latest Companies & Markets Show, Megan Boxall talks to Emma Powell about why private equity shouldn’t be ignored. Also, big banks, estate agents and interest rates.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A strong run for the US equity market has led some investors to focus on what they consider to be cheaper markets. But James Thomson is sticking with the US, where more than half of Rathbone Global Opportunities Fund's (GB00B7FQLN12) assets are invested. He explains why this global fund has such a high allocation to this market, which kinds of US company he thinks are attractive and why it holds a 'defensive bucket' alongside innovative growth stocks.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's show Rory McPherson, head of strategy at Psigma Investment Management, explains why it could be useful to have an allocation to commodities in your portfolio. Taha Lokhandwala profiles a fund which has made triple digit returns by investing in deep value stocks, and explains how to get the best rates on cash.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, IC editor John Hughman talks to Megan Boxall about uncertain tech giants and aged media empires, and to Alex Newman about uncertain oil giants and aged populations.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the latest episode of Boardroom Talk, Harriet Clarfelt talks to Stephen O'Hara, founder and chief executive of OptiBiotix. The group has enjoyed decent share price growth in recent months thanks to excitement surrounding microbiome modulation - where OptiBiotix is among the UK's most innovative researchers. But Harriet questions whether that is sustainable in the absence of any sales forecasts and the uncertainty surrounding its product development.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Robotic profits and UK income value In this week's show Tom Riley, manager of AXA WF Framlington Robotech Fund, explains the potential is for robotech technologies and what companies this fund invests in to get exposure to them. Deputy personal finance editor profiles a new fund that will focus on UK value income opportunities and highlights some of the findings of an FCA investigation into investment platforms.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's companies and markets show IC editor John Hughman talks to Megan Boxall and Julia Faurschau about the pick of this week's news and results, including why Ryanair is struggling with rising tensions in the airline industry, what we like about strategic shifts at GSK and ITV, and why the party for Fevertree shareholders could run on and on.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Within the past five years, Japan's corporate culture has undergone a seismic change. The government has implemented a new code of conduct for businesses forcing them to be more focused on shareholder returns.Naturally, equity investors in Japan have been buoyed by such a change.Nicholas Weindling, manager of the JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust (JFJ), joins us to discuss how equity investing is changing in Japan, what opportunities the code has thrown up, and how he is taking advantage of this in his portfolio.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this latest episode of Boardroom Talk, Jonas Crosland is joined by the founder of Reditum Capital, Mark Stephen, to discuss the housing market, inflation and margins and their impact on the real estate market.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nick Barker, director of GCP Student Living, tells personal finance writer Emma Agyemang what's driving opportunities in the student accommodation market. Taha Lokhandwala, deputy personal finance editor, looks at why British Empire Trust (BTEM) are planning to launch a Japan equity investment trust. And he also investigates whether funds that invest according to environmental, social, governance (ESG) criteria could offer protection in falling markets.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

IC editor John Hughman talks to Julia Faurschau about why we still think the Royal Mail shares won't deliver, and Jonas Crosland explains why it pays to be picky in the housebuilding sector.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this special podcast, Harriet Russell and Megan Boxall went to Wembley Stadium to interview investors in retail giant Marks & Spencer. The Annual General Meeting has historically been an opportunity for shareholders to vent their frustration at the group’s management, but investors seemed largely satisfied with the work of Archie Norman and Steve Rowe. It’s early days though.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The saga engulfing the Invesco Perpetual Enhanced Income (IPE) investment trust came to an end last month following on from a dispute between the investment manager, Invesco Perpetual, and the board. Peter Hewitt, shareholder and manager of the F&C Managed Portfolio Trust range, and Emma Agyemang, personal finance writer at Investors Chronicle, talk through the episode, the final resolution, and what investors should do when corporate spats affect an investment trust's share price. Peter also discusses how he goes about building his portfolio of investment trusts, what he looks for in a fund, how he reacts to share price premiums and discounts, and why he chooses to solely use investment trusts over other collective investment funds.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

IC editor John Hughman talks to Emma Powell and Julia Faurschou about banks and tobacco, two of the biggest components of this year's Income Majors feature.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Main market-listed Berkeley Energia (BKY) is building a uranium mine in Western Spain. Permits and funding have been secured, and many market watchers believing prices can only go up. But not everyone is happy with the development. For this episode of the IC's Extraction Podcast, resources writer Alex Newman talks to Berkeley CEO Paul Atherley about the group's aversion to debt, the uranium market, nuclear energy and local opposition.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's show Emma Agyemang explains why it is important to take the correct amount of risk and how to work out what level isappropriate for you. Tamsin Hazell, chartered financial planner at Succession Wealth, sets out the steps you need to take for retirement planning in your 50s. And Emma looks at what funds Schroder UK Growth Fund's former manager will take on next.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's IC Companies and Markets Show editor John Hughman talks to Harriet Russell about the latest twists in the surprisingly exciting tale of grocery retailing, while Megan Boxall introduces her new seven-step approach for de-risking biotech investing.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Deputy personal finance editor Taha Lokhandwala is joined by Sam Handfield Jones, head of cash at Octopus Investments, Sophie Kilvert, private client manager at Seven Investment Management and James Norrington, specialist writer at the IC, to discuss the best ways investors can get more out of their cash by making small and active changes, along with looking at the pros and cons of cash fund alternatives.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's show Taha Lokhandwala and Patrick Connolly, chartered financial planner at Chase de Vere, explain why Asian equities look attractive at the moment and suggest good ways to access them. Emma Agyemang explains why a proposed merger between Dunedin Smaller Companies Investment Trust and Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust would benefit their shareholders. And Patrick sets out some planning strategies to help mitigate inheritance tax.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.