Baker Steel Resources Trust says that, during the first six months of the year, the unaudited net asset value per share rose 15.7% to 38.8p in a recovering market for mining shares, with the Euromoney Global Mining 100 Index rising 58.9% in Sterling terms. The most significant factor in the recovery of the Euromoney Global […]
LXB Retail Properties Plc reports that it has exchanged contracts for the unconditional sale of its investment at Kingsmead Stafford to Triple Jersey Limited, a private investment vehicle. The Group has previously exchanged an agreement with WM Morrison Supermarkets plc to surrender its leasehold interest in the Kingsmead site and completion of the surrender will […]
Prospect Japan reports a slight increase in its NAV per share from US cents 135.53 at 31 December 2015 to US cents 137.64 at 30 June, 2016. It underperformed over the period with a gain of 0.7% (based on published NAV) as against the MSCI Japan Small Cap Index (Total Return) for the six months of […]
Symphony International’s unaudited Net Asset Value at 30 June 2016 was US$712.5 million, which is 4.3% and 2.4% higher than at 31 March 2016 (US$683.2 million) and 31 December 2015, respectively. NAV per share was US$1.35 compared to US$1.29 and US$1.32, respectively, on the same dates. On a fully-diluted basis (adjusting for in-the-money vested options), […]
The good times are returning for shareholders in Edinburgh Dragon, an investment trust that seeks to generate returns from investing across diverse Far Eastern stock markets. After making a number of mistakes two to three years ago, the management team, led by Singapore-based Adrian Lim, is back on form. Over the past six months, the […]
….according to Capita, just 20 firms account for 70 per cent of the dividends paid in the UK market by value. So the majority of the funds you are invested in rely on the same few dividend producing firms to deliver the incomes they pay you. Look at the investment trust market and you will […]
Advisers could consider using investment trusts for their clients’ property exposure. read more here
Both residential and commercial property funds have their attractions and potential issues. Not all open-ended commercial property funds are built the same and while there can be some advantages, there are also disadvantages, of which clients should be made aware. read more here
What sort of investment strategy should investors adopt when contemplating property funds? What the Brexit-induced woes have highlighted is advisers should make sure what sort of investment strategy clients need when contemplating property as part of a portfolio. read more here
UK Commercial Property reports that its NAV per share at the end of the period was 86.5p, just 0.2p lower than the level at 31 December 2015 resulting in a NAV total return of 1.9% for the six month period to 30 June 2016. On an EPRA basis, adjusting for the effect of their interest rate swap transaction, […]
