News

31 May 2016

Altin delisting from London

At an EGM on 21 June, Altin’s shareholders will be asked to approve a reduction of ALTIN AG’s share capital from CHF 58’645’002 (divided into 3’449’706 registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 17 each) by CHF 58’541’510.82 to CHF 103’491.18 through the reduction of the nominal value per share, CHF 17, by CHF 16.97 […]

31 May 2016

Ottoman Fund suspended while it sorts out fraud

Ottoman Fund has made the following statement today: “The Company announces that trading in the Company’s ordinary shares on AIM will be suspended with immediate effect pending publication of the Company’s half-yearly report for the six months ended 29 February 2016.  The board remains in negotiations seeking to recover shareholder funds that have been embezzled […]

26 May 2016

Biotech Growth’s NAV shrinks by a quarter

Over the year to 31 March 2016, Biotech Growth Trust’s net asset value per share fell by 24.8% during the year, underperforming the Company’s benchmark, the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index, measured in sterling terms, which fell by 21.8%. The Company’s share price fell further, by 26.3%, as the discount of the Company’s share price to the […]

26 May 2016

Chenavari hit by Portuguese bank bail in

Chenavari Capital Solutions has published interim accounts covering the six months to the end of March 2016. The NAV as at 31 March 2016 was GBP121.6 million with a NAV per Share of 93.31 pence. Total dividends during the period were 4 pence per Share, the NAV total return for the period was -1.17%. The shares were quoted […]

26 May 2016

Alternative Assets hit by insurance costs

Alternative Asset Opportunities says its interim report for the six months to December 2015 referred in some detail to insurers applying increases to applicable premium rates. These are known as ‘cost of insurance’ (COI) increases. COI increases have historically been very rare and, although they can be implemented each year by the insurer, until September 2015 […]

26 May 2016

Schroder Income Growth in line with benchmark in first half

Schroder Income Growth says that, during the six months ended 29 February 2016, the net asset value produced a negative total return of 1.4%, broadly comparable to that of the FTSE All-Share Index, which fell by 1.2% over the period.  The company’s share price declined by 8.5% in total return terms during the period as the […]

26 May 2016

Standard Life Equity Income light on resources and defensives

Standard Life Equity Income says, in the six months to 31 March 2016 its diluted net asset value total return was 0.7%. This compares with the benchmark total return of 3.5%. The discount on SLET’s shares widened slightly from 0.4% six months ago to 1.6% at 31 March, producing a decline of 0.7% in the share price total […]

26 May 2016

Widening discount hits Toro’s returns

Toro has published its first set of accounts. The company’s shares were admitted for trading on the 8 May 2015. The share price was 83 cents as of 31 March 2016, trading then at a discount to NAV of 13.82%. Over the period the company generated a loss of EUR4.5 million or a loss of 1.23 […]

25 May 2016

Anglo Pacific Q1 royalty income £1.9 million; full year expected to exceed last year’s £8.7 million

Anglo Pacific Group PLC reported royalty income of £1.9 million in Q1 2016, down from £2.3 million in the previous year. However, the company expects the majority of its royalty income, similar to 2015, will be received in H2 2016. According to CEO, Julian Treger, “We continue to expect royalty income for 2016 as a […]