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John Cole Scott reviews a rough quarter for closed-end funds

October 20th, 2023|Comments Off on John Cole Scott reviews a rough quarter for closed-end funds

John Cole Scott, president of Closed-End Fund Advisors -- the chairman of the Active Investment Company Alliance -- digs into his data to give a recap of the third quarter for the closed-end fund industry, noting that municipal bond funds and REIT funds particularly took it on the chin...

VettaFi’s Islam on the struggles/potential of ETFs buying closed-end funds

October 13th, 2023|Comments Off on VettaFi’s Islam on the struggles/potential of ETFs buying closed-end funds

Roxanna Islam, head of sector and industry research at VettaFi, says that cautious retail investors have been looking for safety and yield and that while closed-end funds have traditionally filled that bill, investors in ETFs that buy closed-end funds have been avoiding a lot of the struggles by turning elsewhere to invest.

Christian Munafo on private equity markets

October 13th, 2023|Comments Off on Christian Munafo on private equity markets

Christian Munafo, Chief Investment Officer, Liberty Street Advisors, Inc., sat down with Jane King on October 4, 2023, for a NAVigator Interview to discuss private equity markets. Munafo talked about why companies are staying private for longer and he touched on recent developments in the secondary market.

12Sep, 2025

John Cole Scott on when CEFs have the edge over ETFs

By |September 12th, 2025|Podcast|

John Cole Scott, President of CEF Advisors, acknowledges how many consumers shy away from closed-end funds, fearing complexity or an investment type they don't fully understand. The chairman of the Active Investment Company Alliance ....

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Active Investment Company Alliance The Active Investment Company Alliance (“AICA”) is a trade association committed to educating and engaging investment professionals and investors about closed-end management companies: listed and non-listed closed-end funds, business development companies, interval funds and tender offer funds. The alliance supports transparency and, therefore, does not allow any agent, employee or representative to personally solicit any investment or accept any monies to be invested in a particular fund or security.

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