Aberdeen’s Gilhooly says oil could quickly reach $175 per barrel
Robert Gilhooly, Senior Emerging Markets Economist at Aberdeen Investments, says that the continuing war in Iran has put pressure on oil prices, but he expects them to stabilize short-term while the market ...
Brookfield’s Antonatos: Real assets offer diversification, balance in tough times
Larry Antonatos, managing director / portfolio manager at Brookfield Asset Management, says 'the depths of uncertainty and the market lows surrounding coronavirus are behind us.' The manager of Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund, said the firm's real asset managers are positioning now for a recover...
Griffin’s Forman: Interval fund structure has benefits in turbulent markets
Zach Forman, head of fund relations at Griffin Capital Securities -- which runs the Griffin Institutional Access Real Estate Fund -- says that the illiquidity of interval funds can be a real benefit to investors during turbulent times, not only by providing access to private markets...
Bancroft’s Spatacco: Closed-end funds are now attractive right out of the box
Michael Spatacco, director at Bancroft Capital, says that closed-end funds were an overlooked investment type for years, largely because the structure used for selling new issues put investors at a disadvantage. With that negative now mostly gone, however...
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
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
