BlackRock Latin American’s results for the year ended 31 December 2015 show a 30.9% fall in net assets on a total return basis in dollars (-27.0% in Sterling) and a -30.6% return to shareholders in dollars which translates as -26.6% in Sterling. These returns are pretty much in line with the fund’s benchmark which returned -30.8% […]
Foreign & Colonial has published its results for the year ended 31 December 2015. Their net asset value total return of 7.5% was above the 4.0% delivered by the FTSE All World Index over the year. FRCL delivered a total shareholder return of 9.0% for the year. The net asset value per share with debt at market […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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/
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 […]
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 […]
