Investment Trust Insider on how to grow trusts James Carthew: imponderable questions in quest for scale Last week I addressed the uphill battle Ashoka India Equity (AIE) faces if it wants to expand, having raised just £46.5 million in its flotation. It is by no means the smallest fund out there, however. Many of the very smallest funds […]
Regional REIT plans bond issue – Regional REIT has launched an offer of 4.5% sterling bonds due 6 August 2024. The Bonds will pay a fixed rate of interest of 4.5% per annum. Interest will be payable semi-annually in arrears in equal instalments. The Bonds have a minimum initial subscription amount of GBP2,000 and are available in […]
Supermarket Income REIT buys Sheffield Morrisons store – Supermarket Income REIT has acquired a Morrisons’ supermarket in Sheffield from Opus North for GBP51.7 million (excluding acquisition costs), reflecting a net initial yield of 4.9%. The supermarket is located on an 8.4-acre site in the historic and prominent Hillsborough Barracks. It comprises a 113,000 sq ft Morrisons’ […]
NB Private Equity sets new dividend target – NB Private Equity Partners Limited has just declared its second semi-annual dividend for 2018. The payment of $0.28 per share is a $0.03 increase from the company’s prior dividend and, on an annualised basis, this dividend payment represents a dividend yield of 4.1%. Going forward, NBPE has announced a target yield of 3.0% […]
FDA accepts HBM investee Immunomedics’ breast cancer drug filing US biotech Immunomedics (Nasdaq:IMMU), a top 10 holding for Swiss-listed HBM Healthcare (2.5% of NAV), has reported that the US FDA has accepted its regulatory application for the antibody-drug conjugate sacituzumab govitecan and granted priority review with an action date of 18 January 2019. The application […]
Trust favourite Biogen preps for detailed Alzheimer’s trial results Trust favourite Biogen (Nasdaq: BIIB), the largest single holding for Biotech Growth Trust (BIOG, 11.7% of NAV) and widely held stock among other sector specialist collective vehicles – will with its joint venture partner Eisai shortly disclose detailed results from a Phase II study of the […]
Polar Capital Healthcare rejigs portfolio Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust (PCGH) has disclosed a significant portfolio rejig in its end June monthly update, noting that it had sold a number of positions and increased its cash holdings partly on concerns about increased volatility in the equity markets and the potential for a market correction over the summer. […]
Polar Capital Tech beats its benchmark again – Polar Capital Technology Trust has reported another year of outperformance. In the year to 30 April 2017, NAV rose by just over 56.0%, over the year to end April 2018, it rose by another 22.7%, taking NAV per share to 1,159.69p and the net assets of the company to £1,551.6m. The share price […]
Chelverton UK Dividend hit by Conviviality and Fairpoint – Chelverton UK Dividend Trust has published results for the year ended 30 April 2018. The net asset value as at 30 April 2018 was 249.61p (2017: 248.35p), an increase over the year of 0.51%. The shares benefited from a narrowing of the discount and, at the end of […]
BBGI buys stake in Canadian hospital – BBGI SICAV has acquired a 25% equity interest in the Stanton Territorial Hospital PPP Project. This project is one where BBBGI’s revenues will depend on whether the hospital is available for use rather than being linked to anything like the volume of patients using it. Stanton is a new 27,000 […]
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