343: Money Makers Investment Trusts Podcast - Andrew McHattie (18 Jul 2026)

Andrew McHattie, the editor of the Investment Trusts Newsletters, returns in this edition of the Money Makers Investment Trusts Podcast. With Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook (winner of the AIC Best Broadcast Journalist Award 2024 and 2025), their discussion includes the latest developments in the sector including the FCA's regulatory changes restricting activist investors; mergers, bids, and wind-downs in real estate; and valuation and discount concerns in renewable energy and battery storage.

This discussion was recorded on Friday 17 July 2026.

Jonathan is now writing market and other comments on Substack (jdinvestor.substack.com), and for those of you who follow Money Makers on social media, two new channels are now available - TikTok (@moneymakers_its) and Bluesky (@money-makers.co). Do give us a follow!

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Section Timestamps:

0:00:37 - Introduction

0:00:49 - Developments from the FCA

0:08:14 - Alternative Income REIT (AIRE)

0:12:02 - Schroder European Real Estate (SERE)