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20 Aug 2015

Vietnam Holding outperforms, emphasises responsible environmental, social and governance policies

Vietnam Holding has published results for the year ended 30 June 2015. It had a very good year with the NAV rising by 9.0% to $2.093 and a share price increase of 23.3% to $1.803.  The Vietnam All Share Index increased by just 1.4%. as you can see from the numbers, the discount narrowed considerably over the […]

20 Aug 2015

JPMorgan US Smaller ahead in H1

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies reports a rise of 4.6% in the Company’s net asset value for the first six months of 2015, which compares with a rise of 3.8% in the Russell 2000 Index. The Company’s share price rose 2.0% during the first six months of 2015, lagging the increase in NAV and resulting in a […]

19 Aug 2015

Lower commodity prices hit Glencore’s earnings

Glencore’s H1 adjusted EBITDA was down 29% from H1 2014, to US$4.6 billion, leading to net income of US$882 million, a fall of 56% from the previous year. On a per share basis, net income was US$0.07 against US$0.15 previously. The decrease in profitability was largely down to the performance of the company’s Industrial sectors, […]

19 Aug 2015

Juridica NAV dives on loss of case

For the first half of 2015 Juridica reports that its net asset value decreased from US$1.66 (107 pence per share) as at 31 December 2014 to US$1.35 (86 pence per share) at 30 June 2015. This decrease in NAV per ordinary share was primarily attributable to the total comprehensive loss of US$34.2m generated during the six-month period ending 30 June 2015. […]

19 Aug 2015

BlackRock Latin underperforms falling markets

BlackRock Latin American reports a -9.6% return on net assets for the first six months of 2015 and a -11.5% return to ordinary shareholders. This represents underperformance of the fund’s benchmark, the MSCI EM Latin America Index which ended the period down by 7.0%.  The interim dividend is being maintained at 15 cents per share (NB […]

19 Aug 2015

City Merchants High Yield positioned defensively

City Merchants High Yield has announced that its total return on net assets for the six months ended 30 June was 2.9% and the return to shareholders was 1.5%, as the shares moved to trading at a slightly smaller premium. The interim dividend is being maintained at 5p. The report says the NAV return compares favourably with the […]

18 Aug 2015

Custodian REIT secures new funding

On 14 August 2015, Custodian REIT and Scottish Widows, with Lloyds Bank acting as agent, entered into an agreement for Scottish Widows to provide the Company with a new term loan facility of £20m, repayable on 14 August 2025.  Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will pay fixed interest of 3.935% per annum on the balance. […]

18 Aug 2015

Schroder Global Real Estate NAV falls in H1

Schroder Global Real Estate has reported a negative total return for the six months ended 30 June 2015 of 2.9%. An improvement in the fund’s discount gave shareholders a positive return of 1.9% however. They also say the performance is ahead of the return on the FTSEEPRA/NAREIT Index. The Company announced that a continuation vote […]

18 Aug 2015

Alpha Pyrenees NAV hits zero

Alpha Pyrenees has published its interim results for the six month ended 30 June 2015. Its net asset value is now zero (though adjusting for the impact of derivative contracts and deferred tax gives an NAV of 2.4p). The Chairman said: “Given the current economic environment and the maturation of the Group’s bank borrowings on 15 […]

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