A director of the Baillie Gifford investment trust, Scottish Mortgage, appears to have been removed from a board meeting on Thursday following a disagreement around the appointment of two new board members and risks surrounding the trust’s investments in unquoted assets worth almost £4bn, or 27% of the total portfolio. The FT has reported that […]
Blackstone Loan Financing Limited (BGLF / BGLP) announced the results of its shareholder consultation for the purpose of addressing potential policy amendments in light of the prevailing and persistent discount to net asset value at which the company’s shares trade. There were no significant changes resulting from the meeting, however, the board will propose a […]
Following strong performances over recent years, 2022 saw a reversal of fortunes for the portfolio with the trust experiencing a fall in asset values and a negative investment return to shareholders. NAV dropped 15.3% while shares fell -7.3% after returning 19.8% the previous year, falling well behind the S&P Global Clean Energy Index return of […]
Foresight closed out an impressive year as NAV per share rose 16.9%. The shares also returned almost 17% and while the company doesn’t reference a benchmark, returns are well in excess of global market indices. While the headline numbers are strong, the company did benefit to a certain extent from timing as the calendar year […]
Witan Investment Trust announced its final results for the year ended 31 December 2022. While performance improved in the back half of the year, the company underperformed over the 12 month period, with the share price down -9.8% compared to a benchmark return of -6.2%. NAV fell 10.3% while the discount was 5.4%. Management acknowledged […]
Seraphim Space (SSIT) has commented on the recent events concerning Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). SSIT confirms that it does not bank with SVB, nor does its investment manager, Seraphim Space Manager LLP. However, eight of SSIT’s portfolio companies use SVB as their primary banking provider. SSIT says that it does not anticipate that the recent […]
The Board of abrdn Latin American Income Fund Limited has announced that proposals will be put forward for the company to be placed into summary winding up (the Jersey solvent liquidation process commenced by members’ special resolution), with the cash proceeds of the liquidation being returned to shareholders. While the board believes that the company’s […]
Volta Finance Limited announced its first interim dividend for the financial year commencing 1 August 2022. The quarterly interim dividend of €0.13 per share is payable on 27 April 2023 amounting to approximately €4.76m, equating approximately to an annualised 8% of net asset value. Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust PLC has announced the appointment of Stifel Nicolaus […]
While AVI Japan ( AJOT) fell in Feb, with NAV down 1.6% for the month, performance for the underlying companies was healthy with TSI Holdings the standout contributor (+20% share price gain adding 110bps to performance). T Hasegawa and NC Holdings detracted with a more difficult cost environment for both weighing on profits. It was […]
Literacy Capital (BOOK) announced a transaction involving its portfolio company, Kernel Global, funded by Three Hills Capital Partners. Kernel is a recruitment group, comprised of two trading brands, that Literacy invested into in June 2018. On 31 December 2022, Kernel was Literacy’s fourth largest investment (equating to 7.6% of NAV). The transaction values Literacy’s stake […]
