14 Sessions
15 Speakers

At lunchtimes throughout March, Kepler Trust Intelligence hosted online sessions with fund managers and investors, examining a wide range of strategies and themes to meet the needs of a diversified portfolio.

Each week we turned our attention to a broad investment theme, and during that week we hosted one presentation per day, focused on a unique option for investors who are seeking ideas within that theme.

WEEK ONE: BOUNCE (MAYBE) BOUNCE - w/c 4th March

Four bombed out sectors that could pay off if the tide turns…

  • UK small caps - Rockwood Strategic
    • We think appetite for UK stocks generally could bounce with the election out of the way and more political stability to follow
  • UK Commercial Property - Picton Property Income
    • With more and more workers back in the office, we think the sector is oversold
  • China - Baillie Gifford China Growth
    • With more to gain from good relations with the West than it has to gain from eternal pariah status, China must eventually come in from the cold
  • UK equity income - Schroder Income Growth
    • Better rates on deposit may appeal but income growth trumps all in the long term

WEEK TWO - GIMME SHELTER - w/c 11th March

Three themes for a rapidly changing investment landscape…

  • Europe - BlackRock Greater Europe
    • While scepticism about the EU project may persist, global companies that happen to be based on the continent (often not even in the EU) are going cheap
  • Energy transition - BlackRock Energy & Resources Income
    • Walking the tightrope between demand for clean energy tomorrow and the need for more energy today
  • If not China where else? - Ashoka India Equity
    • For those who want EM exposure without exposure to China, what are the alternatives?

WEEK THREE - MEGATRENDS - w/c 18th March

Four themes that will matter to your portfolio for the next two decades…

  • Natural resources - BlackRock World Mining
    • More people with more money need more things which are made of more stuff
  • Older, richer, sicker - International Biotechnology
    • All over the world, the need for better healthcare and the wealth to afford it is growing
  • Technology - Allianz Technology Trust
    • We aren’t going anywhere without it
  • Infrastructure - BBGI Global Infrastructure
    • As the enrichment of the developing world gathers momentum, and developed economies creak with out-of-date kit, infrastructure spending looks set to continue

WEEK FOUR - FUNDING YOUR RETIREMENT - w/c 25th March

Trusts for three different stages on the road to retirement…

  • Once upon a time - Bellevue Healthcare
    • A long-term play for those with time to spare
  • Halfway there - CT UK Capital & Income
    • A dividend hero offering the potential for capital growth alongside a growing income
  • Livin’ on a prayer - Greencoat UK Wind
    • A stable income from a sustainable portfolio

Sessions

04 Mar
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Rockwood Strategic
Richard Staveley, 12:00

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05 Mar
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Picton Property Income
Michael Morris, 12:00

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06 Mar
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Baillie Gifford China Growth
Sophie Earnshaw, 12:00

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08 Mar
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Schroder Income Growth
Sue Noffke, 12:00

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11 Mar
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BlackRock Greater Europe
Stefan Gries, 12:00

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12 Mar
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BlackRock Energy & Resources Income
Mark Hume, 10:00

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15 Mar
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Ashoka India Equity
Ayush Abhijeet, 12:00

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18 Mar
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BlackRock World Mining
Evy Hambro, 12:00

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19 Mar
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International Biotechnology Trust
Ailsa Craig & Marek Poszepczynski, 12:00

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20 Mar
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Allianz Technology Trust
Michael Seidenberg, 15:00

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21 Mar
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BBGI Global Infrastructure
Duncan Ball, 12:00

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25 Mar
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Bellevue Healthcare
Paul Major, 12:00

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26 Mar
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CT UK Capital & Income
Julian Cane, 12:00

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27 Mar
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Greencoat UK Wind
Stephen Lilley, 12:00

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