Henderson Far East Income amends fees – Following a formal review of the management fee arrangements, Henderson Far East Income is pleased to report that with effect from 1 September 2017, the Board has agreed a tiering basis to the management fee arrangements so that the existing management fee of 0.9% per annum (calculated as 0.225% per quarter) will only apply to […]
Redefine moves to fully covered dividends – Redefine International has published results for the year ended 31 August 2017, its EPRA NAV rose to 41.4p rom 40p and EPRA earnings per share rose from 2.7p to 2.8p on earnings up from £44.1m to £50.9m. The Board has declared a second interim dividend of 1.3 pence per share […]
VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity planning significant private equity investment – VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund has published accounts for the year ended 30 June 2017. The NAV increased in US Dollar terms by 25.5% to USD4.73, while the share price rose by 35.5% to USD3.82. Their listed equity portfolio returned 32%, outperforming the VN Index by 12%. VOF benefited from […]
Not just any big box… – Tritax Big Box REIT plc has completed contracts with ProLogis European Finance XI Sarl to acquire two modern Big Box logistics facilities at Prologis Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, let to Marks and Spencer and Dunelm (Soft Furnishings) Ltd, the UK’s number one homewares retailer. The combined net purchase price is GBP78.5 […]
Aberdeen Asian Smaller outperforms helped by financials – Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies says that, for the year ended 31 July 2017, its net asset value increased by 15.4% on a total return basis, ahead of the MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Small Cap Index’s return of 14.3%. For UK-based investors the weakness in sterling boosted investment returns. […]
Alpha Real gets planning for Frankfurt data centre – Alpha Real Trust has successfully secured detailed planning consent for a 40,338 square metre data centre building at its data centre site, together with a commitment from the local utility provider to connect a 35 MVA dual feed power supply to the site. As announced in […]
Ottoman Fund nudges closer to the end – The Ottoman Fund Ltd has successfully repatriated its cash from Turkey and has placed its three Turkish subsidiaries in liquidation. This represents a substantial step in its efforts to wind up its business activities in Turkey and return excess capital to shareholders. The auditors and administrator are […]
JPMorgan Global Emerging Income lags on technology underweight – JPMorgan Global Emerging Income reports that, for the year ended 31 July 2017, it generated a total return on net assets of +16.4%. The total return to shareholders was +14.4% reflecting a widening of the share price discount to net asset value from 1.5% to 3.4%. […]
Temple Bar issues 30-year debt – The Board of Temple Bar Investment Trust announces that it has agreed a £25m fixed rate 30 year Private Placement Note at a coupon of 2.99%. The funding date will be 24 October 2017 and this financing will be due for bullet repayment on 24 October 2047. The interest payment […]
K&C REIT hopes for transformation – tiny K&C REIT has big ambitions. It plans to consolidate its shares on a 10×1 basis and issue up to £150m shares at 100p to fund the acquisition of portfolios of residential property. It hopes to top up the £150m equity issue with £100m of debt. Duncan Walker, previously […]
