353: Money Makers Investment Trusts Podcast - Alec Letchfield (HAN) (19 Sep 2026)

This week on the Money Makers podcast, Jonathan Davis (editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook and winner of the AIC Best Broadcast Journalist Award 2024 and 2025) is joined by Alec Letchfield, manager of the Hansa Investment Company (HAN), in a discussion including the trust's restructuring and governance, the investment strategy, and managing the wide discount.

This discussion was recorded on Monday 14 September 2026.

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Timestamps

0:00:37 - Introduction

0:00:59 - The history of Hansa (HAN)

0:05:52 - Attracting new investors

0:11:55 - The trust’s offering