Merk Investments: ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited Announces Reauthorization of Share Repurchase Program
Merk Investments: ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited Announces Reauthorization of Share Repurchase Program April 30th, 2026
With a Majority of BDCs Trading Below Net Asset Value, Differentiation is Key
The need to differentiate from the competition is essential as the competitive BDC landscape tightens up, with more lenders bidding on the same deals and many BDCs trading below net asset value.
BDC Sessions
Following the lockdowns and onset of impacts of the coronavirus, when the stock markets went into turmoil, many business development companies (BDCs) took a step back to avoid the worst of the effects.
How Taxable Fixed Income Is Helping Managers Preserve Principal and Find Yield
In today's low-interest-rate environment, principal perseveration a key fundamental present in bond strategies and managers must find yield without taking on too much undo risk.
Ep. 285 — XA’s Hagen on the interval fund boom
Jared Hagen, Vice President at XA Investments, discusses this year's unprecedented growth in interval and tender-offer funds and how the number of funds in registration guarantees the trend will continue through 2025. Hagen talks about why the investment...
Ep. 284 — AICA’s Scott reviews 3Q’s stellar results for closed-end funds
John Cole Scott, President of Closed-End Fund Advisors and Chairman of the Active Investment Company Alliance, digs into his firm's data to break down a great three-month stretch for closed-end funds and business development companies.

