Polar Capital Technology amends fees – Polar Capital Technology’s board has decided to amend its management fee to reflect the growth of the fund, strong performance in both absolute and relative terms, and in light of the impact of MiFID II with regard to contributions to research costs. Going forward, the trust will no longer make […]
Green REIT up for sale – In a surprise move, Green REIT has joined the growing number of funds that have decided to give up and hand back cash to shareholders. The board of Green REIT has undertaken a comprehensive and carefully considered review of the strategic options open to the company to maximise value […]
ICG Enterprise conviction pays off – ICG Enterprise has published results for the year ended 31 January 2019. Highlights include: NAV per share of 1,057p – total return of 12.4% in the year, annual dividend of 22p Growth driven by strong profit growth and realisation uplifts 10th consecutive year of double digit underlying portfolio growth […]
Yellow Cake closer to critical mass – Yellow Cake, the investor in physical uranium, has just announced that 12,000,000 new shares have been placed with existing and new institutional investors at a price of £2.15 per share. The company had been looking to raise $30m but had sufficient demand up to the issue size to £25.9m […]
Syncona establishes retinal gene therapy platform – Syncona has announced the merger of two of its companies, Gyroscope Therapeutics (Gyroscope), an ophthalmology company developing genetically defined therapies for retinal diseases and Orbit Biomedical (Orbit), a specialist medical device company focused on precision sub-retinal therapeutic delivery. Syncona will own 82% of the enlarged company (a holding value […]
Ground Rents Income moves to Schroders – Ground Rents Income is moving its management contract from Brooks MacDonald to Schroder Real Estate Investment Management. The management team is going to move across as well. The announcement says that Brooks MacDonald is stepping back to focus on its core business. The board listed several reasons for […]
AEW UK Long Lease REIT considering future – The board of AEW UK Long Lease REIT served notice on its manager and announced a strategic review yesterday. “In view of the sub-scale size of the group, its performance since IPO, and the recent news in respect of Meridian Metal Trading Limited, the board is reviewing […]
Baker Steel plans tender offer – after a year when Baker Steel managed to generate a small NAV increase (0.2%) while the wider EMIX Global Mining Index fell by 5.9%, the trust has now announced it wants to hand back £4m/£5m to shareholders. The money comes from the sale of the Prognoz silver project to […]
Civitas updates on portfolio – Civitas Housing Advisors has published an update on the Civitas Social Housing portfolio and some commentary on the social housing sector. This follows the release of a report on the sector from the Regulator. Coincidentally, The Regulator has announced the findings of its review of Encircle Housing. At the end […]
Funding Circle throws in the towel – in a surprise move, Funding Circle SME Income Fund has announced that it will wind up. “Following consultation with shareholders accounting for over two thirds of the register, the board hereby acknowledges their preference to cease investment in new credit assets and commence a process to return capital […]
