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BDC, Muni Bond Fund Discounts Continue Recovery in Q1 2024

May 2nd, 2024|Comments Off on BDC, Muni Bond Fund Discounts Continue Recovery in Q1 2024

Average discounts for traditional closed-end funds (CEFs) narrowed during the first quarter of 2024, with municipal bond funds and business development companies (BDCs) rallying yet remaining attractive, said John Cole Scott, AICA Chairman and President of Closed-End Fund Advisors (CEF Advisors), during his firm’s 49th consecutive quarterly research call.

ArrowMark’s Dana Staggs on regulatory capital relief securities

May 2nd, 2024|Comments Off on ArrowMark’s Dana Staggs on regulatory capital relief securities

Dana Staggs, President of ArrowMark Financial Corp., sits down with Jane King to discuss bank-issued regulatory capital relief securities. Staggs provides a primer and income-investor perspective on these financial instruments, saying their relatively stable asset profiles and general lack of correlation to other asset classes makes them attractive

Josh Duitz on trends in infrastructure

April 26th, 2024|Comments Off on Josh Duitz on trends in infrastructure

Josh Duitz, Head of Global Equities at abrdn, discusses his firm’s Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD) and abrdn’s global income and infrastructure strategy more generally. In his interview with Jane King, Duitz says structural changes in the U.S. economy are creating exciting, new opportunities to invest in infrastructure, including energy transition, the increasing use of data in technology, and population growth. He also talks about the potential impacts of the 2024 presidential election on infrastructure investing

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