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10 Oct 2017

Secure Property Development buying Romanian logistics portfolio

Secure Property Development buying Romanian logistics portfolio – Secure Property Development and Investment has announced the proposed acquisition of up to a 50% interest in a portfolio of fully let logistics properties in Romania (the “Olympians Portfolio”), which currently generates a Net Operating Income of approximately €4.5m per annum. The Olympians Portfolio: Fully let Grade A […]

09 Oct 2017

Henderson EuroTrust celebrates 25 years with a fee cut

Henderson EuroTrust celebrates 25 years with a fee cut – Henderson EuroTrust says that, for the year ended 31 July 2017, its NAV total return just failed to match its benchmark, producing a return of 24.3% compared to a total return from the benchmark index, the World Europe (ex UK) Index of 24.6%. Shareholders benefitted from […]

09 Oct 2017

JPMorgan Emerging Markets underperforms, bailed out by discount narrowing

JPMorgan Emerging Markets underperforms, bailed out by discount narrowing – JPMorgan Emerging Markets says that the year to 30th June 2017 was another positive one for investors in emerging markets, with the benchmark index, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index with net dividends reinvested, in sterling terms, returning +27.4%. The return on net assets, whilst positive […]

09 Oct 2017

Civitas expands portfolio

Civitas expands portfolio – Civitas Social Housing PLC has completed the purchase of two specialist supported living and residential care investments for a total consideration of £8.5 million, comprising the freehold interest in 5 properties, with 43 tenancies. The properties are immediately income generating with an initial net yield in line with the Company’s expectations and both […]

09 Oct 2017

Primary Health invests in Falkirk

Primary Health invests in Falkirk – Primary Health Properties has contracted to acquire a standing let investment property situated in Stenhousemuir, Falkirk, Scotland.  A wholly owned subsidiary of PHP has agreed to acquire Stenhousemuir Medical Centre for £8.65 million (net assets acquired of £8.65 million).  The property comprises of 2,450 m2 and is fully let to […]

09 Oct 2017

Schroder Japan Growth hits new highs

Schroder Japan Growth hits new highs – Schroder Japan Growth says that the year to 31 July 2017 has been an excellent one for its shareholders, with the NAV and share price reaching the highest levels in the company’s history. The NAV outperformed the TSE First Section Total Return Index, producing a total return of 20.4%, […]

09 Oct 2017

Stellar year for Pacific Horizon

Stellar year for Pacific Horizon – In the year to 31 July 2017, Pacific Horizon’s NAV total return was 38.5%. During the same period, the total return of the comparative index, the MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index, was 28.6% in sterling terms. The share price total return was 42.5%, and the discount narrowed from […]

09 Oct 2017

CQS New City High Yield posts 16% return

CQS New City High Yield posts 16% return – CQS New City High Yield says that its net asset value total return was 16.13% for the year ended 30 June 2017. The share price total return for the same period was stronger at 18.36%. The company declared three interim dividends of 0.98 pence in respect […]

09 Oct 2017

Dunedin Enterprise sells Alpha Financial Markets Consulting

Dunedin Enterprise sells Alpha Financial Markets Consulting – Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust has announced that Alpha has today announced a conditional placing and proposed admission to trading on the LSE’s AIM market on 11 October 2017.  On Admission, Dunedin Enterprise, via its interest in Dunedin Buyout Fund III LP, will sell 100% of its holding in […]

05 Oct 2017

SQN Asset Finance reveals more problems in its portfolio

SQN Asset Finance reveals more problems in its portfolio – SQN Asset Finance Income Fund has published accounts for the year ended 30 June 2017. The chairman points out that the fund is now three years old and has ben paying dividends consistently on a monthly basis (these totalled 7.25p for the year under review, up […]