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European investors pour $12.3bn into unhedged Japan ETFs

European investors have poured $12.3bn into unhedged Japanese equity ETFs so far this year, signalling a striking shift in attitudes towards the yen as demand for exposure to Japan’s stock market accelerates. The figure represents 82% of the $14.9bn in net inflows recorded by Japan-focused UCITS ETFs during the eight months to the end of […]

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Seraphim Space finished “landmark” year with 39.7% fourth quarter gain to more than double net asset value

Updated with comments from fund manager Mark Boggett. Seraphim Space (SSIT) has declared 2025/26 a “watershed” year after the portfolio of mostly private space technology companies more than doubled with a 39.7% gain in the fourth quarter rounding off an exceptional 12 months. Annual results show net asset value (NAV) per share increased by 102.9% […]

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Anthony Lynch steps off Mercantile after 14 years

Mercantile (MRC), the £1.7bn UK mid-cap investment trust run by JP Morgan, is parting company with Anthony Lynch, its co-manager for 14 years. Lynch will step down at the end of the month to take up “new responsibilities” at JPMorgan Asset Management. Manasij (“Manny”) Hajra, co-manager of the JPM UK Equity Growth open-ended fund, will […]

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Morning briefing: Workspace disposals delayed; Big Yellow confirms it met activist Ancora; British Land says half-year profits to rise 4.5%; Great Portland Estate adds £5.8m rent

Workspace Group (WKP), the flexible office provider that in July beat off an attempt by activist Saba Capital to replace its board, says the additional £100m of disposals it identified in its defence strategy will not be achieved by its original timetable of March 2027. Charlie Green, the chief executive appointed eight months ago, said […]

14 Oct 2026

Systematic strategies lead Europe’s active ETF boom

Systematic investment strategies are attracting almost twice as much money as traditional discretionary stock pickers in Europe’s rapidly expanding active equity ETF market, according to new figures from Morningstar. Systematic active equity ETFs attracted €12bn of net inflows during the first nine months of 2026, compared with €6.7bn for discretionary strategies. Systematic funds use quantitative […]

14 Oct 2026

Octopus Renewables buys Barnsdale Solar Park as its latest growth construction project

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure (ORIT) has committed £34.6m to the purchase and construction of a solar park in West Yorkshire as the 10%-yielder looks for growth investments to boost its annual returns under last year’s five-year plan. Bought from OnPath Energy, a leading onshore solar developer, the 55 MWp Barnsdale Solar Park is expected to generate […]

14 Oct 2026

Schroder Real Estate’s assets jump £383m after Picton acquisition with nine new lettings adding £1.1m rent

A trading update from Schroder Real Estate (SREI) shows the real estate investment trust has completed nine new lettings over the past two months as its joint acquisition of Picton Property completed. Although SREI will not comment in detail on the impact of the £404m all-share bid with LondonMetric (LMP) that completed on 11 September […]

14 Oct 2026

Morning briefing: Vietnam Holding sees 14.7% of shares redeem; Residential Secure Income’s sale of shared ownership portfolio delayed

Vietnam Holding (VNH), the £60m investment company managed by Dynam Capital, saw 14.7% of its shares tendered in its third annual redemption facility. Shareholders who sold will receive 371.45p per share with payments expected to be made around 21 October. This will leave the company with 15.7m shares in issue with a further 1.1m held […]

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