The Board of UK Mortgages and TwentyFour Asset Management say that the TwentyFour portfolio management team remain fully engaged on a number of prospective opportunities with the aim of fully investing the Company’s capital in as timely a manner as possible. The Board is confident that current opportunities under discussion will lead to the remaining cash […]
Invesco Income Growth reports that the total return on net asset value over the half year to 30 September 2016 was 9.1%, it was a little behind their benchmark, which returned 12.9%. Nonetheless the share price’s total return was better, at 11.6%, thanks to the narrowing of the discount. The Board is declaring a second interim dividend of […]
Wolf Minerals has received approval to operate its tungsten plant on a 24/7 basis, permanently, and permission to extend mining activities to 2036. Both permissions will have a significant impact on future production at its Drakelands open-pit mine, in Devon. On 23 November, Devon County Council (DCC) extended the mine’s planning permission from 2021 to […]
Edinburgh Investment Trust produced a positive net asset value (NAV) total return for the six months to 30 September 2016 of 6.8% (debt at par) and 6.6% (debt at market), compared to a return of 12.9% by the FTSE All-Share Index, the Company’s benchmark. The share price total return (share price with dividends reinvested) for […]
Caledonia says its investment portfolio has delivered a 6.7% NAV total return in the six months ended 30 September 2016. They benefited from holding dollar and euro denominated investments following the devaluation of sterling. Income totalled GBP20.3m for the half year. This is slightly lower than the comparable period in 2015, which included a one-off […]
Post the referendum, the asset value of TR Property was a significant beneficiary given the appreciation of our European assets when measured in Sterling. The Trust’s asset value rose 10.7%, ahead of the benchmark which recorded 9.7%. Whilst UK property shares fell -3.8% over the period, their UK physical portfolio held up relatively well with a […]
Atalaya Mining Plc (ATYM:AIM) (AYM:TSX) As a result of an increase in volume of copper concentrate sold, lower cash costs and higher realised copper prices, EBITDA improved significantly in Q3 2016 to €1.9 million compared to a loss of €3.6 million for H1 2016. Atalaya, had a 97% increase in the production of tonnes of […]
JPMorgan European Smaller Companies says that its net asset value total return was +17.7% in the six months to 30th September 2016 compared with the benchmark total return of +16.1% over the same period. The shareholder return was also positive despite the widening of the discount over the period. The share price total return was +10.3%. […]
Horizonte Minerals Plc (HZM:AIM, HZM:TSX) The company was awarded three new mineral exploration concession areas, adjacent to their 100% owned Araguaia nickel project. The concessions total 5,996 hectares which increases their land position to a total of 132,278 hectares. Horizonte will be undertaking a regional exploration programme to evaluate and advance these new areas as appropriate. These […]
BlackRock Frontier Markets reports that, during the year to 30 September 2016, its NAV increased by 9.3%, significantly outperforming the benchmark, the MSCI Frontier Markets Index, which rose by 0.9%. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index rose by 16.8% over the same period. The Directors are recommending the payment of a final dividend of 4.00 cents […]
