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14 Sep 2026
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Morning briefing: CQS Natural Resources changes name as managers Watson and Crayfourd return to work at Tufton; Greencoat Renewables says interest in Drogheda datacentre “exceeded expectations”; Finsbury Growth buys into Spirax and TP ICAP; SREI, LMP and PCTN

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 […]

07 Sep 2026
04 Sep 2026

UK government backing for Tungsten West helps Baker Steel Resources advance by 17% in August

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 […]

04 Sep 2026

Morning briefing: Schroder European Real Estate shareholders approve wind-up; Aurora UK outperforms FTSE in August; Bronwyn Curtis joins board of EJF Investments

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 […]

03 Sep 2026

Takeover Panel forces Alternative Income to withdraw “grateful” statement as Glenstone bid secures 44% support

Glenstone has seen support for its £56m cash bid for Alternative Income REIT (AIRE) rise to over 44%, improving its chance of securing control by tomorrow’s 1pm deadline.  As of 6pm yesterday, on the 58th day of its its 70p per share offer, Glenstone said it had acceptances from over 35.7m AIRE shares, 44.4% of […]

03 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026

Helge Skibeli, the fund manager who helped transform JPMorgan Global Growth, will retire in February 2028

Helge Skibeli, lead manager of JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), JP Morgan’s £3.3bn flagship investment trust, has announced he will retire in 18 months’ time. Skibeli, who is credited with reviving the 149-year-old closed-end fund when he took over seven years ago, will leave JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) in February 2028 after 40 […]

02 Sep 2026

CT Global Managed to up dividends and increase gearing after new managers’ successful switch to Asia

CT Global Managed Portfolio Trust plans to switch to monthly dividends next year and make more use of gearing, or borrowing, as part of changes to make the one-stop investment trust shop more attractive for shareholders. The changes, which include improvements to how the trust measures its performance, came in annual results showing a good […]

02 Sep 2026

Morning briefing: Work on new battery projects lifts GRID valuation by 14.6%; Scottish Oriental Smaller consults shareholders after failing five-year performance test; VH Global Energy sells six Brazilian solar assets

Gresham House Energy Storage (GRID) grew net asset value by 14.6% in the second quarter, boosting the battery fund as its board resists pressure from activist shareholders to wind up on account of its longstanding discount, with the shares last night closing 26% below the new NAV. This gap narrowed again this morning as the […]

02 Sep 2026

Seraphim unveils New Space index for its ETF to track

Seraphim New Space UCITS ETF is launched in Europe today, listing on the London Stock Exchange under a dollar share class of SPCE and a sterling share class of SERA. The SERA ticker will also be used on the Borsa Italiana in Milan, while on Zurich’s Xetra it will trade as S3RA. At the heart of […]