341: Money Makers Investment Trusts Podcast - Mark Niznik and Alexander Fitzalan Howard (04 Jul 2026)

In this edition of the Money Makers Investment Trusts Podcast, Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook (winner of the AIC Best Broadcast Journalist Award 2024 and 2025) is joined by two guests. First, Mark Niznik, lead manager at Artemis UK Future Leaders (AFL), discusses the fund's performance, investment philosophy and long-term strategy. Then Alexander Fitzalan Howard, the manager of J.P. Morgan European Growth and Income (JEGI) speaks about the trust's outstanding returns, European market opportunities and quality-value-momentum investment approach. The conversation with Mark Niznik was recorded on 25 June 2026, with Alexander Fitzalan Howard recorded on 30 June 2026. Jonathan is now writing market and other comments on Substack (jdinvestor.substack.com), and for those of you who follow Money Makers on social media, two new channels are now available - TikTok (@moneymakers_its) and Bluesky (@money-makers.co). Do give us a follow! Section Timestamps: 0:00:37 - Introduction 0:01:25 - The Artemis story 0:05:04 - The struggle for UK equities and small caps 0:06:23 - A disappointing first 12 months 0:08:54 - Next year’s continuation vote 0:10:16 - The size of the trust 0:10:47 - The impact of the Westminster drama 0:15:34 - Making use of gearing 0:16:59 - The impact and use of AI 0:22:55 - Sticking to the approach 0:27:50 - A short break 0:28:36 - Alexander Fitzalan Howard 0:29:27 - Looking back at the last 15 months 0:33:49 - Looking at the AI theme 0:35:24 - The influx to Europe 0:39:18 - The style and approach 0:41:08 - Performance and a narrowing discount 0:45:32 - A transaction with European Opportunities Trust 0:47:35 - The exposure to small and mid cap 0:48:45 - The outlook for Europe 0:52:05 - Close If you enjoy the weekly podcast, why not also try the Money Makers Circle? This is a membership scheme that offers listeners to the podcast an opportunity, in return for a modest monthly or annual subscription, to receive additional premium content, including interviews, performance data, links to third party research, market/portfolio reviews and regular comments from the editor. A subscription costs £12 a month or £120 for one year. This week, as well as the usual features, the Circle features a profile of Caledonia Investments (CLDN). Future profiles include 3i Infrastructure (3IN) and AVI Global (AGT). Our weekly subscriber email includes a comprehensive summary of all the latest news plus the week's biggest share price, NAV and discount movements. Subscribe and you will never miss any important developments from the sector. For more information please visit https://money-makers.co/circle. Membership helps to cover the cost of producing the weekly investment trust podcast, which will continue to be free for the foreseeable future. We are very grateful for your continued support and the enthusiastic response to our more than 340 podcasts since we launched in 2020. You can find more information, including relevant disclosures, at www.money-makers.co. Please note that this podcast is provided for educational purposes only and nothing you hear should be considered as investment advice. Our podcasts are also available on the Association of Investment Companies website, www.theaic.co.uk. Produced by Ben Gamblin - www.bgprofessional.co.uk