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28 Sep 2015

JPMorgan Overseas proposes stock split

Late on Friday, JPMorgan Overseas published its final results for the year ended 30 June 2012. The total return on net assets for the year was 11.8%, ahead of the total return of 9.5% for the benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index (in sterling terms). The total return to shareholders was 10.3%. The final dividend […]

28 Sep 2015

No longer a Primadona

Jupiter Primadona’s annual results, covering the year ended 30 June 2015, show the fund generating a total return of 7.6%, 3% more than its benchmark. The return to shareholders was 7.9%. The quarterly dividends were maintained at 1.6p to give 6.4p for the year as a whole. The fund has been called Jupiter Primadona Growth Trust plc […]

28 Sep 2015

Law Debenture in thirty year debt issue

The Law Debenture Corporation has agreed to issue £75m fixed rate 30-year secured private placement notes at an annualised coupon of 3.77%. The Board believes that, in the current bond and interest rate environment, it is desirable to obtain fixed rate, long dated sterling denominated financing at a pricing level that is attractive and, over the longer […]

28 Sep 2015

Toro invests in non-performing Spanish debt

Toro Limited has invested approximately €31.25m in instruments backed by the performance of a granular non-performing loan portfolio of small and medium sized enterprise (SME) loans and secured residential loans. This co-investment will be junior to any senior financing of the portfolio, and backed proportionately by loan exposures to 1654 SMEs and to 2283 secured residential […]

25 Sep 2015

Renewable Energy Generation hit by subsidy changes

Renewable Energy Generation published a trading statement this morning in which it said that the UK Government’s decision to change the subsidy regime for onshore wind had hit its business hard. The proposed changes to the Renewables Obligation scheme will not be binding until they receive Royal Assent (due sometime next year) and this is […]

25 Sep 2015

Martin Currie Global Portfolio first half benefits from BG bid

Martin Currie Global Portfolio generated a 2.2% return on net assets over the six month period ended 31 July 2015 – a bit better than its benchmark, the FTSE World Index, which returned 1.9%. the discount widened slightly however and the return to shareholders was 1.2%. The quarterly dividends total 1.8p for the first half – same […]

24 Sep 2015

ICG Longbow performing according to expectations

ICG Longbow has published its interim report covering the six months ended 31 July 2015. They say that over the period the NAV increased modestly to 100.12p. The shares traded in a range of 101.25p to 106.25p, they are currently 106p, maintaining a small premium to NAV throughout. The Company paid a first interim dividend of 1.5p for the […]

24 Sep 2015

ARC Capital’s final results make interesting reading

ARC Capital Holdings has published results for the year ended 31 December 2014. These are obviously well out of date but they bring investors more up to speed with developments in the business. Normally we summarise large chunks of results statements to make your life easier but In ARC Capital’s case there is so much […]

24 Sep 2015

Mercantile outperforming in 2015

Over the six months ended 31 July 2015, Mercantile managed to generate a return on net assets of 15.0%, 3.9% more than the 11.1% return posted by the FTSE All-Share ex FTSE100 and Investment Companies Index that the fund uses as a benchmark. the return to shareholders was 15.6%. They have paid 20p in dividends so far […]

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