344: Money Makers Investment Trusts Podcast - Georgina Brittain (25 Jul 2026)

In this edition of the Money Makers Investment Trusts Podcast, Georgina Brittain, co-manager of the J.P.Morgan UK Smaller Companies Growth and Income Trust (JUGI), joins Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook (winner of the AIC Best Broadcast Journalist Award 2024 and 2025), discussing UK small caps, the impact of the change in government and political stability might impact the sector; valuations, investor sentiment, and M&A activity; and the investment strategy of the Trust.

This discussion was recorded on Friday 24 July 2026.

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Section Timestamps:

0:00:37 - Introduction

0:00:59 - Hopes for the new Prime Minister

0:04:25 - An unloved and cheap UK equity market

0:10:50 - Today’s portfolio compared to the trusts pre-merger