The Board of AEW UK REIT has announced the acquisition of a portfolio comprising of 3 industrial warehouses totalling 65,500 sq ft. Moorside Road, Swinton; Wagon Road, Mossley and Clarke Road, Milton Keynes, all trading as Nationwide Crash Repair Centres, have been bought for GBP3.06m (net of acquisition costs) reflecting a net initial yield of […]
The Board of JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust has announced that Richard Titherington, Chief Investment Officer of J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Emerging Markets & Asia Pacific Equities team, has been appointed co-manager of the Company’s portfolio with immediate effect. Richard’s appointment follows the Company’s announcement on 15th April, 2015, that Ted Pulling, co-manager of the Company’s portfolio for the […]
Henderson International Income has announced results for the year ended 31 August 2015. Over that period the fund underperformed the MSCI World ex UK Index on an NAV basis – returning 2.1% against 5.0% for the benchmark but the fund moved from a discount to a premium and so the return to shareholders was 12.2%. […]
Shanta Gold produced a record 24.6 koz of gold in Q3, 8% higher than the corresponding quarter of 2014 as the grade increased from 4.47 g/t to 5.68 g/t at its New Luika gold mine, in Tanzania. The result was a marked improvement on the previous quarter when production was only 14.7 koz of gold. […]
AXA Property Trust say that AXA Investment Managers have informed the Board that after eight years as Senior Fund Manager, Martin McGuire has resigned his position at AXA Investment Managers and will leave the organisation on 27th November 2015. The Board wishes to thank Martin for his considerable contribution to the management of AXA Property […]
Electra Private Equity, together with Exponent Private Equity, is pleased to announce the proposed acquisition of Photobox Group, Europe’s leading digital consumer service for personalised products and gifts. Present in 22 European markets, Photobox Group is the parent of the PhotoBox, Moonpig, PaperShaker, Sticky9, Hofmann, Posterjack and posterXXL brands. The group has a strong customer […]
AEW UK REIT is spending £8.79m on two acquisitions: Barnstaple Retail Park was acquired for £6.79m reflecting a net initial yield and reversionary yield of 8.5%. It comprises a fully let retail warehouse scheme, extending to 50,950 sq ft. The Park is anchored by a 35,690 sq ft B&Q and includes a 9,605 sq ft […]
Rio Tinto PLC continues to increase its iron ore production despite the recent history of poor prices and fears of a glut on world markets. Q3 production of iron ore was 86.1 Mt, 12% higher than the same quarter of 2014 and 8% above the Q2 2015 quarter. This takes YTD production (100% basis) to […]
JPMorgan Smaller Companies has announced results for the year ended 31 July 2015. Over that period the total return on net assets was 13.4%, which compares with 10.5% for the benchmark index (the FTSE Small Cap Index excluding investment trusts). The return to Ordinary shareholders was 14.6% reflecting a slight narrowing of the share price discount […]
BlueCrest BlueTrend has announced that, following completion of the tender offer made in June 2014 by BlueCrest BlueTrend Limited (the “Company”), the Directors have continued to monitor the Company’s size against the provision in the Company’s articles of incorporation that requires a continuation vote to be put to shareholders if the average net asset value […]
