BlackRock Commodities Income has posted a 51.9% return on net assets for the year ended 30 November 2016. The return to shareholders was 51.4%. Over the same period, the Euromoney Global Mining and MSCI World Energy indices increased by 85.5% and 28.8% respectively (all data in sterling terms with income reinvested). The dividend for the […]
Aberdeen Frontier Markets beat its benchmark over the second half of 2016, posting net asset value per share and share price total returns of 3.7% and 6.3%, respectively. This compared to a gain of 3.2% for the MSCI Frontier Markets Net Total Return Index. The chairman’s statement says managers in Vietnam, Argentina and Kazakhstan performed […]
ICG Longbow Senior Secured has redeployed its uninvested cash through the completion of a new GBP16.0 million loan to clients of BMO Real Estate Partners on 31 January 2017. The loan has a maturity date of April 2019 and is fully compliant with existing investment parameters as set out in the original Prospectus. The LTV of the loan […]
CC Japan Income & Growth has published its first Annual Report which reflects the period from listing on the London Stock Exchange on 15th December 2015 to 31st October 2016. As at 31st October 2016, and measured in Sterling, the share price has risen by 22.4% while the Net Asset Value has increased by 23.9% since […]
The Board of intu properties plc (‘intu’) notes the recent press speculation regarding the potential acquisition of Xanadu shopping centre in Madrid. intu confirms it has entered into an exclusivity agreement with entities of the Ivanhoé Cambridge Group to acquire the centre. The transaction would be funded from a combination of bank financing and existing […]
Wolf Minerals reported revenues from sale of tungsten concentrates at its Drakelands open-pit mine, in Devon, of A$5.4m for the quarter ended 31 December 2016. After considering spending of A$4.2m on development, A$20.7m on production and A$5.0m on finance costs, net cash used in operating activities for the quarter was A$24.6m. At the end of […]
Aberdeen Emerging has reported results for the year ended 31 October 2016. In an otherwise good year, the fund was marginally behind its benchmark. The net asset value total return for the year was 36.4%, slightly behind the total return of 37.7% from the benchmark index, the MSCI Emerging Markets Net Total Return Index (in […]
CatCo Reinsurance Opportunities says its 2016 net asset value return for the ordinary shares was 8.12 percent and 7.27 percent for the C Shares, outperforming the Eurekahedge Insurance Linked Securities Advisors Index by 57 percent and 40 percent respectively. The total Side Pocket Investments (“SPI’s” – money set aside to meet potential claims) held at […]
NextEnergy Solar is pleased to announce the signing of a GBP150 million debt facility with a syndicate of lenders including Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions, National Australia Bank and Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The Facility provides long-term debt financing, with a maturity in 2035 that matches the regulated life of the portfolio, and comprises a mix […]
Drum Income Plus REIT has published its first set of results, covering the period from its launch (IPO 29 May 2015) through to 30 September 2016. The Group’s net asset value as at 30 September 2016 was 93.5 pence per share. The significant factors determining the return over this first period have been the costs […]
