Investment Weeks asks – Is now the time to increase exposure to emerging markets? http://www.investmentweek.co.uk/investment-week/feature/2427487/is-now-the-time-for-investors-to-increase-exposure-to-emerging-markets-part-I
China Nonferrous Gold expects to begin trial processing through the plant at its 100%-owned Pakrut gold project, in the Republic of Tajikistan, in October. In its latest interim results, the company reports that the plant is more than 95% complete and with 90 kt of mined ore on the stockpile the company will begin processing […]
Genesis Emerging Markets underperformed its benchmark over the year to the end of June 2015 – the return on net assets was -1.1% while the return on the MSCI Emerging Markets Index was +3.5%. Unfortunately for shareholders the discount widened as well, from 6.1% to 11.8% and this translated into a -7.2% return to shareholders, […]
HarbourVest Global Private Equity has announced the successful renewal of its multi-currency credit facility with Lloyds Bank plc. HVPE has refinanced the facility, which will increase from $300 million to $500 million with immediate effect. The increased commitment has been provided by a new lender, Credit Suisse AG, which has committed $200 million alongside the existing […]
Hammerson plc, together with its joint venture partner, Allianz Real Estate, has signed an agreement with Ireland’s National Asset Management Agency (“NAMA”) to acquire the Project Jewel portfolio of loans secured against market-leading retail assets in Dublin, Ireland, including Dundrum Town Centre, Ireland’s pre-eminent shopping and leisure destination. The loan acquisition is being made through […]
KEFI Minerals has reported that it is likely to fund the whole of the US$120 million required to build a mine at its 100%-owned Tulu Kapi gold project, in Ethopia, at the project level through a combination of debt, gold streaming and equity funding as well as the participation of the Government of Ethiopia, which […]
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 […]
GCP Student Living has been busy spending the money it raised in its recent C share issue. They have announced the completion of the acquisition of The Pad 2 and exchanged contracts to acquire Scape Shoreditch. The Pad 2 is located adjacent to Royal Holloway, University of London. The Pad 2 is a purpose-built, private student […]
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 […]
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 […]