FastForward Innovations has announced that it has subscribed for 29.4 per cent. (on a fully diluted basis) of Nevis incorporated private company,Frails LLC, the sole owner of a subsidiary providing and developing gaming products and technology with a focus on Virtual Sports and Virtual Casino products, trading under the brand “Leap Gaming”. Leap partners with top-tier […]
The six-month period to 31 January 2016 saw weaker performance from the Japanese stock market. Schroder Japan Growth’s net asset value per share on a total return basis reduced by 4.6% (compared to a negative total return of 1.9% for the period from the Benchmark Index). The share price produced a negative total return of […]
Mercantile has announced results for the year ended 31 January 2016. It outperformed its benchmark with a Net Asset Value return of 12.9% (cum income, debt at par) against 4.7% for the benchmark. The share price total return was 18.6%. They paid three interim dividends of 10.0p per ordinary share over the year under review, […]
Regional REIT Limited has announced the sale of two assets. Blythswood House, 200 West Regent Street, Glasgow, has been sold to Standard Life Investments for GBP17.4m, reflecting a net initial yield of 5.0%. The property was acquired in 2014 and then the previous lease was surrendered with a back-to-back letting-on a 25-year lease to Glasgow School […]
VinaLand has sold its stakes in both the Marina project and Parcel 5 of the My Gia project. The Marina project is a future development site located in Danang and was acquired by VNL in 2008, while Parcel 5 is a block of land situated within the My Gia township development project located in Khanh Hoa […]
Fair Oaks Income Fund generated a total NAV return of -1.5% over the course of 2015 despite the weakness suffered by the market in the last quarter of 2015. The total return based on share price was 4.7% and the company’s ordinary shares ended the year trading at a 9.7% premium to NAV. The shares outperformed the US bank […]
Over the course of 2015, Marwyn Value Investors’ NAV decreased by 19.39% to 239.16 pence. The reduction in NAV over the year is primarily attributable to falls in the share prices of Entertainment One Limited (“eOne”), Zegona Communications and Marwyn Management Partners, partially offset by gains in the share prices of BCA Marketplace (formerly Haversham […]
Infrastructure India has announced that an agreement has been signed for the sale of its interest in Western MP Infrastructure & Toll Roads Private Limited (“WMP”). It is also providing an update on its largest portfolio asset, Distribution Logistics Infrastructure Limited (“DLI”). WMP operates a 125 kilometre toll road in the central Indian state of Madhya […]
London consultancy, Metals Focus, reports that in Q4 15 gold mining total cash costs (TCC) averaged US$631/oz, a decline of 1% on the prior quarter and 7% y-o-y and the lowest level since mid-2011. The weakening of many producers’ currencies (relative to the dollar) helped lower key mine site input costs, such as labour and […]
NextEnergy Solar has announced the acquisition of a portfolio of five operating plants totalling 84.2MWp for £97.9m. Completion is expected by mid April. The portfolio comprises Great Wilbraham (38.1MWp), Branston (18.9MWp), Bottom Plain (10.1MWp), Emberton (9.0MWp) and Berwick (8.2MWp). All these plants are connected and accredited under 1.4 Renewable Obligation Certificate (“ROC”) regime. NESF has put in […]
