Simpson Thacher Sustainability and ESG: Regulatory Update – March 2026
Simpson Thacher Sustainability and ESG: Regulatory Update – March 2026 March 16, 2026
AICA Panel: CEF Structure, Discounts Offer Investors Enhanced Yield
With closed-end funds (CEF) currently trading at a discount to NAV, a panel of leading asset managers at AICA’s 2023 Fall Roundtable said the closed-end nature of income-oriented CEFs offers investors enhanced yield and income generation due to those discounts. CEF investment strategies focused on value-oriented companies and private infrastructure could serve investors well, experts from Thornburg Investment Management, abrdn, and Brookfield said at the November 15, 2023, event in New York City.
John Cole Scott on CEF discounts, seasonality
On December 15, 2023, CEF Advisors President John Cole Scott dug into his firm’s research and data (CEFData.com) on closed-end fund discounts and seasonality, providing insight into their potential investment impacts. He also discussed related tax strategies for retired investors and gave a brief 2024 outlook, which was provided in full on the January 6, 2024, NAVigator podcast.
Thornburg’s Sparkman lengthens maturities and leans international now
Adam Sparkman, client portfolio manager at Thornburg -- part of the team running TBLD, the Thornburg Income Builder Opportunity Trust -- says that current market conditions favor the flexibility of a multi-asset approach...
Year-end action – not bubble worries – will drive year-end CEF discounts
Discount-capture investor Rob Shaker, Portfolio Manager at Shaker Financial Services, says that he's "not seeing anything in the closed-end fund space that would point to any type of bubble conditions." He sees generic, slow widening of discounts happening now, mostly ...
John Cole Scott on what’s next for the BDC, private credit markets
John Cole Scott, President of CEF Advisors, discusses the changing landscape of business-development companies and the details he gleaned from attending the recent Eversheds BDC Roundtable, which focused on legislative and other issues that are creating challenges ...


