News

08 Mar 2016

Highbridge Multi Strategy trading suspended

It appears that when BlueCrest AllBlue’s US dollar shares were converted into Sterling shares in advance of the switch of the fund to become Highbridge Multi Strategy Fund, they made a mistake calculating the conversion ratio. The company has asked that trading in its shares be suspended while they sort out the mess. HMSF : Highbridge […]

08 Mar 2016

DW Catalyst broadening its portfolio

DW Catalyst Fund is proposing to reinvest part of its existing portfolio from the DW Catalyst Offshore Fund into the DW Value Offshore Fund, with the potential also to invest a portion of the Company’s assets in other strategies pursued by DW Partners, LP, the Company’s investment manager. DW Value invests across the spectrum of […]

08 Mar 2016

Longbow sees student loan repaid

ICG Longbow Senior Secured UK Property Debt Investments says the borrower under the Company’s Mansion loan has now completed the disposal of the two student accommodation properties which provided security for the Company’s loan. As a result of this disposal the £18.07m loan has been repaid in full, together with exit and prepayment fees of […]

08 Mar 2016

Aureus Gold’s New Liberty mine attains commercial production

Aureus Mining has declared commercial production at its New Liberty gold mine, in Liberia, seven months after official opening of the mine in August 2015. Gold production in February was over 9,000 oz as the plant finally operated at 88% of design throughput capacity and recovery levels exceeded 90% The company continues to work towards […]

07 Mar 2016

Northern Investors sells Control Risks

Northern Investors Company has announced the sale of its investment in Control Risks Group Holdings Limited for £7.3m in cash.  The directors’ valuation of the investment in Control Risks for the purposes of calculating Northern Investors’ unaudited net asset value as at 31 December 2015, which was announced on 17 February 2016, was also £7.3m. […]

07 Mar 2016

Ride the Japanese stimulus

Fidelity investment trust grabs our attention on wide discount and manager change The global market sell-off so far in 2016 has thrown up some interesting opportunities in both stocks and funds. One investment trust that looks particularly enticing is Fidelity Japanese Values (FJV) which now trades at an 18% discount to its net … http://www.sharesmagazine.co.uk/articles/ride-the-japanese-stimulus/

07 Mar 2016

JPM Senior Secured Loan paves way for liquidation, removes credit facility

Following consultations with shareholders JPMorgan Senior Secured Loan’s Board announced last month that it would seek approval to place the Company into voluntary liquidation, affording all Shareholders the opportunity of a full cash exit at net asset value less costs. In late March 2016 the Board will publish a circular which will provide notice of two […]

04 Mar 2016

Capital & Regional announces big hike in dividend

Capital & Regional has announced its full year results to 30 December 2015 together with the £10.5m acquisition of a further property in Hemel Hempstead and the selection of Barratt London as the preferred development partner for the proposed extension of The Mall, Walthamstow to provide 92,000 sq ft of new retail space and over […]

04 Mar 2016

A good year for Athelney Trust

Athelney Trust has announced results for the year ended 31 December 2015. The NAV total return was 10.4 per cent (31 December 2014: 6.5 per cent) while the UK market fell by 3.8 per cent. The revenue return per ordinary share was 9.3p (31 December 2014: 7.8p) and, on the back of this, they have announced a […]