Alternative assets Archives – IT Investor Exploring the world of investment trusts Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:29:30 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-IT_icon-32x32.png Alternative assets Archives – IT Investor 32 32 HICL Infrastructure: Dividend Growth On Hold https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2020/12/hicl-infrastructure-dividend-growth-on-hold/ https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2020/12/hicl-infrastructure-dividend-growth-on-hold/#respond Thu, 17 Dec 2020 10:30:57 +0000 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/?p=4585 HICL Infrastructure is the oldest UK-listed infrastructure trust and has a very respectable record of steady performance. But it’s had to stop increasing its dividend in the wake of the pandemic. This trust is one of my plodders — a collection of three holdings (Bluefield Solar Income and Gresham House Energy Storage being the others)… 

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]]> https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2020/12/hicl-infrastructure-dividend-growth-on-hold/feed/ 0 Debt Investment Trusts: For The Brave Only https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2020/07/debt-investment-trusts-for-the-brave-only/ https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2020/07/debt-investment-trusts-for-the-brave-only/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2020 13:00:46 +0000 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/?p=3984 One of the attractions of the investment trust sector is the way it regularly renews itself, backing its winners and cutting loose what doesn’t seem to work. But I recently came across a really surprising set of statistics in an article by Ian Cowie on interactive investor. In it, he quoted Numis Securities: Out of… 

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]]> https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2020/07/debt-investment-trusts-for-the-brave-only/feed/ 5 HICL Infrastructure: The Price Of Political Risk https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/06/hicl-infrastructure/ https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/06/hicl-infrastructure/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2019 10:50:15 +0000 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/?p=2336 HICL Infrastructure Company is the oldest and largest infrastructure trust in the UK. It was set up in 2006 and now boasts nearly £3bn in assets. Its annualised return since launch has been 9.4%, handily ahead of the 7-8% target set at its IPO. This fund is never going to set the world on fire… 

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]]> https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/06/hicl-infrastructure/feed/ 2 The Tale Of Tetragon And The Dastardly Discount https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/02/the-tale-of-tetragon-and-the-dastardly-discount/ https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/02/the-tale-of-tetragon-and-the-dastardly-discount/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2019 16:10:34 +0000 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/?p=1591 Tetragon, which invests in a diverse range of alternative assets, trades on a massive discount for a variety of reasons. It's a risky but potentially lucrative opportunity.

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]]> https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/02/the-tale-of-tetragon-and-the-dastardly-discount/feed/ 5 The Hidden Risks Behind Alternative Asset Funds https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/02/the-hidden-risks-behind-alternative-asset-funds/ https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/02/the-hidden-risks-behind-alternative-asset-funds/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2019 10:28:51 +0000 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/?p=1603 The news that the Airbus A380 would stop production in 2021 has whacked a number of aircraft leasing funds, providing a reminder of the risks of investing in alternative assets.

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]]> https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/02/the-hidden-risks-behind-alternative-asset-funds/feed/ 3 Taking Positives From 2018 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2018/12/taking-positives-from-2018/ https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2018/12/taking-positives-from-2018/#respond Mon, 24 Dec 2018 19:08:05 +0000 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/?p=1187 Have recent market falls exposed the alternative asset sector that's been so popular with investment trust buyers these past few years?

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]]> https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2018/12/taking-positives-from-2018/feed/ 0 Hipgnosis Songs Fund (SONG) Shoots For A 5% Yield https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2018/07/hipgnosis-songs-fund-song/ https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2018/07/hipgnosis-songs-fund-song/#respond Sat, 14 Jul 2018 09:20:21 +0000 http://www.itinvestor.co.uk/?p=239 Alternative assets seem to be all the rage right now. Hipgnosis Songs Fund is a new issue looking to build up a portfolio of musical rights.

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