Fidelity European Values say that, for the year ended 31 December 2015, the net asset value total return was 6.9%, outperforming its Benchmark Index, the FTSE World Europe (ex UK) Index, which returned 5.3%. The share price total return over this period was 9.2%, ahead of the NAV return as a consequence of the level of discount […]
Real Estate Investors has published results for the year ended 31 December 2015 – its first year of operations as a REIT. The EPRA NAV per share rose by 5% to 64.5p from 61.3p. EPRA earnings per share were 0.81p (2014: loss 0.36p). This was on the back of a 38% increase in rental income to £8.4m. The total dividend per […]
Murray International had a poor year in 2015. The Chairman said he was disappointed to report that the NAV not only underperformed its benchmark in 2015 but also declined in absolute terms. He says a NAV total return of -7.8% inclusive of a 3.3% dividend increase (46.5p vs. 45p in 2014) compared unfavourably with a benchmark total return […]
Global Resources Investment Trust has not been able to come to an agreement with Primestar Energy FZE and LIM Asia Multi-Strategy Fund Inc. relating inter alia to the subscription, open offer and early redemption of loan notes and the reduction of the required coverage ratio (4:1 assets to loan notes). The assets of the fund […]
Safestore has agreed an option to acquire Space Maker, the ninth largest self-storage portfolio in the UK with 12 stores. The initial consideration is £43.0m initial consideration and a £1.4m deferred consideration to be funded from existing Group debt facilities. At the initial consideration price, the Space Maker portfolio has an implied first year net operating income […]
JPMorgan Claverhouse outperformed its benchmark index, both in terms of NAV and share price over 2015. The return on net assets of the UK stock market, as measured by the Company’s benchmark, the FTSE All-Share Index, was +1.0%. The Company’s total return on net assets was significantly better at +6.0% (the fourth year in a […]
Aberdeen UK Tracker fell just 0.3% short of matching the performance of the FTSE All-Share Index over the course of 2015. Most of that is accounted for by the fees on the fund which, although reduced last year, still act as a drag on returns. The Board, as advised by the Investment Manager, took the decision […]
Premier Energy & Water has published its results for the year ended 31 December 2015. Over the period the fund underperformed the FTSE All-World Utilities Index, returning -4.3% on total assets as compared to a -2.7% return on the index. The gearing provided by the company’s zero dividend preference shares (2.89x at the end of […]
JPMorgan Emerging Markets says the first half of its accounting year (the six months ended 31 December 2015) proved to be a difficult period for emerging markets. Over the six months to 31st December 2015 the Company’s benchmark index, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (in sterling terms), fell 11.8%. JPMorgan Emerging outperformed the benchmark however. For […]
Starwood European Real Estate Finance has announced that on 10 March 2016 it advanced a EUR7.9 million whole loan relating to the acquisition of 44 apartments in South Dublin, the Republic of Ireland. The sponsor is a highly regarded local investor that is an existing borrower of the Company. The transaction represents the Company’s third […]
