Kefi Minerals has received a Front End Engineering and Design proposal for US$68 million from Lycopodium for the EPC contract to build a mine at its 95%-owned Tulu Kapi gold project, in Ethiopia. Including contingencies and provisions for non-Tulu Kapi costs, the total capital estimate for the project has been increased to approximately US$150-160m. The […]
LondonMetric Property has acquired a distribution warehouse in Stevenage for GBP7.3m at a NIY of 6.25%. The 74,000 sq ft distribution warehouse is located immediately adjacent to the A1(M), on an established South East distribution park. The unit is let to Dixons Carphone for a further 9 years at a rent of GBP6.50 psf with […]
EPE Special Opportunities is reporting an IPO for one of its investments, Luceco plc. The IPO is of 71.6 million shares at a price of 130.0 pence per share. Luceco plc will admit its entire issued share capital of 160.8 million shares to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, implying a market […]
Picton Property Income has disposed of its interest at 1 Chancery Lane, WC2 for GBP17.25 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 3.9%. 1 Chancery Lane comprises a 15,000 sq ft multi-let retail and office block, located in London’s Midtown, arranged over basement, ground and five upper floors. The disposal formed part of and now […]
The SME Loan Fund has produced its first set of results, covering the period from launch until 30 June 2016. The Group’s NAV at 30 June 2016 was GBP53.4 million (101.31p per Ordinary Share) compared to GBP51.7 million (98.15p per Ordinary Share) at launch. The total return for the Group for the period was 7.1% on the opening NAV. […]
Wolf Minerals expects to complete discussions with its lenders and major shareholder, RCF, on funding arrangements to support the ramp up towards commercial production and design performance at the Drakelands open pit tungsten/tin mine by 21 October 2016. Once the agreements are complete, the company will release its annual report to 30 June 2016. In […]
One of the most dramatic movements in the financial world following the EU referendum was the fall of the pound. the pound-dollar exchange rate fell from a pre-referendum level of around $1.49 to a rate today of around $1.22. In the short-term that has been good news for investors with…. you can read the rest […]
The investment company sector has changed considerably over the past ten years, as back in October 2006 we were still enjoying the dying days of the credit boom. read more here
Japan investment trusts have stormed the charts over the past month, with investors showing renewed confidence in the performance of Japanese corporates. read more here
Trusts with exposure to Japan and commodities were the top performers in NAV terms last month, led by Baillie Gifford’s Shin Nippon trust, up by 10.5%. In its latest monthly roundup, investment trust analyst QuotedData has revealed the best performing closed-end funds for September were those with exposure to Japan and commodities. Read more here
