Schroder Asian Total Return (ATR) fund managers have sounded the alarm over a potential bubble in Korean and Taiwanese technology stocks as well as the US artificial intelligence developers they supply, amid renewed signs that the immense capital spending on AI may be waning. Half-year results showed the £638m investment trust benefited from the boom […]
Gresham House Energy Storage (GRID) has rejected the call from PrimeStone Capital for the £565m battery fund to put itself up for sale saying its recovery strategy is working. Having consulted extensively with other shareholders since PrimeStone published its open letter on 30 June, GRID chair John Leggate said he had received strong support for […]
Update: Simon Bennett, chair of Alternative Income REIT (AIRE), has resigned after Glenstone director Adam Smith returned to the real estate investment trust’s board after winning control of the company last week. Smith, who stepped down from the AIRE board in July as Glenstone’s bid grew increasingly hostile, returns as a non-executive director with Stephanie […]
Biotech Growth (BIOG) rebounded from July’s 3% pullback with net asset value (NAV) recovering with a 7.9% gain in August. This drove the shares 8.5% higher although the £308m investment trust fell behind the 9.8% advance in the Nasdaq Biotechnology due to not holding Moderna. Its shares surged 150% last month after a late-stage trial […]
London-listed technology trusts beat a retreat today on fears the breakneck speed of development in artificial intelligence could be halted with growth stocks further challenged by the prospect of the US central bank starting to raise interest rates this week. Manchester & London (MNL) fell 5%, or 50p, to 940p, Polar Capital Technology (PCT) slid […]
An 86% write-down in the valuation of drug developer Ensoma cast a shadow on an otherwise bright set of half-year results from RTW Biotech Opportunities (RTW). RTW said Ensoma, a Boston-based rare disease specialist, was the biggest detractor to its performance in the first half of the year. The reduction of what had been a […]
CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income has changed its name to City Natural Resources Growth and Income (CYN) as Keith Watson and Robert Crayfourd resume management of the £169m investment trust after their move from CQS Manulife to Tufton Investment Management. Chair Christopher Casey welcomed back the managers who have run the portfolio for 13 […]
August was a glittering month for mining investment companies as geopolitical turmoil and concerns about the “debasement” of the US dollar saw gold rally 10% while industrial metals continued to enjoy booming demand from the worldwide rollout of artificial intelligence and the transition to clean energy. As a result, four of the five biggest investment […]
The UK National Wealth Fund’s decision to back Devon miner Tungsten West last month helped lift the net asset value of Baker Steel Resources Trust (BSRT) by over 17%, consolidating its position at the top of the buoyant AIC Commodities and Natural Resources sector. Tungsten West (TUN), a £646m tin and tungsten miner that is BSRT’s top […]
Schroder European Real Estate (SERE) shareholders yesterday approved the two-to-three-year wind-up of the £81m real estate investment trust announced in June. At a general meeting, 99.4% of votes on a 54% turnout backed an amendment to the company’s articles and a change to investment strategy so that its assets can be sold and capital returned […]
