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01 Oct 2015

Pantheon benefits from uptick in distributions

Pantheon International Participations reports a 12% increase in NAV per share for the year to the end of June 2015 which compares favourably to a 3% return on the FTSE All-Share Index and an 11% return on the MSCI World Index. The ordinary share discount widened slightly from 16% to 17% but the discount on the redeemable shares […]

01 Oct 2015

Henderson Global matches benchmark in first half

Henderson Global Trust has published its interim results covering the six months ended 31 July 2015. Over this period the net asset value total return of 1.6% matched that of its benchmark, MSCI All Country World Index (in sterling terms, total return),  but a small widening of the discount left the fund with a return […]

01 Oct 2015

Bluefield Solar dividend exceeds expectations

Bluefield Solar’s results, covering the year to the end of June 2015, are out. Over the year the fund generated a return on net assets of 6.7% and a return to shareholders of 13.0%. The total dividend for the year was 7.25p – ahead of their target of 7p. The report says the portfolio has performed […]

01 Oct 2015

Bumper year for GCP Student Living

GCP Student Living has published its annual report covering the year to the end of June 2015. The EPRA NAV rose by 22.3% and the share price by 20.0%. The dividend increased from 5.47p to 5.6p. The EPRA EPS was 5.1p.The total return to shareholders was 26%. The Company’s property portfolio has operated at full […]

30 Sep 2015

Origo proposes restructuring

In November 2014, Origo shareholders approved a revised investing policy, under which the Company is now, through an orderly realisation programme, seeking to divest its entire portfolio over a period of no longer than 4 years at such time and under such conditions as the independent directors of Origo may determine in order to maximise […]

30 Sep 2015

Lack of biotech hurts Jupiter US Smaller Companies

Jupiter US Smaller Companies underperformed its benchmark over the year to the end of June 2015 – generating an uplift in net assets of 5.5% against a 14.3% return on the Russell 2000 Index. The main reasons were the absence of biotechnology stocks in the portfolio and falls in the values of the fund’s investments in […]

29 Sep 2015

TR European beats benchmark by more than 5%

TR European Growth beat its benchmark by more than 5% over the year to the end of June 2015, returning 5.3% on net assets against a -0.4% return on the Euromoney Smaller Companies Index (ex UK). Shareholders got the benefit of a narrowing of the discount from 12% to 7.6% as well – meaning that […]

29 Sep 2015

Is now the time to increase exposure to emerging markets?

Investment Weeks asks – Is now the time to increase exposure to emerging markets? http://www.investmentweek.co.uk/investment-week/feature/2427487/is-now-the-time-for-investors-to-increase-exposure-to-emerging-markets-part-I  

29 Sep 2015

China Nonferrous Gold plans first ore processing in October

China Nonferrous Gold expects to begin trial processing through the plant at its 100%-owned Pakrut gold project, in the Republic of Tajikistan, in October. In its latest interim results, the company reports that the plant is more than 95% complete and with 90 kt of mined ore on the stockpile the company will begin processing […]

29 Sep 2015

Genesis shareholders see 10% underperformance in year to end June

Genesis Emerging Markets underperformed its benchmark over the year to the end of June 2015 – the return on net assets was -1.1% while the return on the MSCI Emerging Markets Index was +3.5%. Unfortunately for shareholders the discount widened as well, from 6.1% to 11.8% and this translated into a -7.2% return to shareholders, […]

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