Industry veteran and former F&C chair Simon Fraser passes away – Simon Fraser, former chief investment officer at Fidelity International and investment trust industry veteran, has passed away following a short illness, aged 62. He spent 28 years at Fidelity, starting in 1981, where he worked in the US, Europe and Asia. After leaving Fidelity, Fraser spent […]
Strong performance from Baillie Gifford US Growth despite negative revenue return – Baillie Gifford US Growth (USA) has posted its annual results for the year to 31 May 2021. During the period, the company’s share price and net asset value (calculated deducting borrowings at fair value) returned 63% and 62.8% respectively. This compares with a total […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 August 2021: Round Hill Music Royalty (RHM) has made its first open market acquisition since its IPO by acquiring the music catalogue of Yes guitarist and film score composer, Trevor Rabin. This includes 3,528 cues from films such as Armageddon, Enemy of the State and Bad Boys II and songs such as Owner of a Lonely […]
Another legendary acquisition for Hipgnosis boosts Fleetwood Mac exposure – Hipgnosis Songs (SONG) has acquired a catalogue from Christine McVie, best known as one of the key writers and vocalists of one of the most successful bands of all time, Fleetwood Mac. Christine McVie made two UK Top 20 albums with ‘Chicken Shack’, her debut solo album, ‘Christine Perfect’, […]
Smithson lags benchmark during first half of 2021 but reminds investors of long-term growth – Smithson (SSON) has published its interim results for the six months to 30 June 2021. During this time, its NAV return was 5.9% while its share price total return was 4.1%. This compares with a 12.4% return from its benchmark MSCI […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 9 August 2021: Schroder UK Public Private (SUPP) has made a $13.7m investment in neobank, Revolut, as part of the business’ $800m Series E funding round which values it at $3bn. The investment is in line with SUPP’s focus on backing innovative businesses founded in the UK with disruptive innovations, significant global growth potential, […]
Another year of outperformance for Henderson Smaller Companies – Henderson Smaller Companies (HSL) has posted its annual report for the year to 31 May 2021. During the year, it delivered a NAV total return of 58.5% and a share price total return of 69.3%, outperforming both its Numis Smaller Companies Index benchmark and the AIC […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 August 2021: One of Schroder British Opportunities’s (SBO) private equity holdings, Rapyd, has completed a $300m Series E funding round. The global Fintech as a Service company had recently acquired Valitor, a European payments and card issuing company and also launched a venture arm. The additional funds will enable Rapyd to […]
Allianz Technology hit by market rotation from growth to cyclical stocks – Allianz Technology (ATT) has posted its interim report for the six months to 30 June 2021. During the period, it achieved a 7% NAV increase though its share price was down by 0.8%. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones World Technology index was up 13.9%. […]
RIT Capital Partners enjoys new all-time high NAV numbers – RIT Capital Partners (RCP) has published its results for the half-year to 30 June 2021. During this time, the company enjoyed a 19.1% uplift in NAV, resulting in a new all-time high NAV per share of 2,711 pence. Meanwhile, the share price increased by 18.5% […]
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