News

24 May 2016

British Empire’s value style continues to underperform growth

British Empire Trust (formerly British Empire Securities & General trust) has announced its interim results for the six-months ended 31 March 2016. During the period, the trust provided NAV total return of 5.6% and a share price total return of 4.6% both of which underperformed its lead benchmark index, the MSCI All Country World ex-US […]

23 May 2016

Ecofin Water & Power Opportunities publishes reconstruction proposals

Ecofin Water & Power Opportunities has announced proposals for a reconstruction of the fund, ahead of a continuation vote, which is due to be held before the end of June 2016. The board say that, subject to the passing of the Continuation Vote, the Company intends to propose a scheme of reconstruction with shareholders being: […]

19 May 2016

Standard Life Investments Property Income sells Turin Court, Stockport, for £2.95m

Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust has announced that it has completed the sale of Turin Court, a small office building in Stockport, for £2.95m. The trust says that Turin Court is a modern office but the current tenant is due to leave in July 2016, following the expiry of the lease, and capital expenditure […]

18 May 2016

Blue Capital Global Reinsurance secures new credit facility

Blue Capital Global Reinsurance Fund has announced that it has entered into a credit facility with Endurance Investments Holdings Ltd.(a wholly-owned subsidiary of Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. , which holds indirectly 25.1% of the Company’s issued ordinary shares and is the ultimate parent company of the Company’s investment manager). The Credit Facility provides the Company […]

17 May 2016

Invesco Perpetual Enhanced sees income drive returns

Invesco Perpetual Enhanced Income has announced its interim results for the Six Months to 31 March 2016. During the period, which the managers describe as a volatile period for high yield bond markets, the company provided an NAV total return of 3.8% and a share price total return of 4.7% (the share price premium to […]

17 May 2016

Empiric Student Property signs nomination agreement for Maritime Studios in Falmouth

Empiric Student Property has announced that it has entered into a nomination agreement with Falmouth Exeter Plus, which delivers all shared services, including accommodation, to the students of Penryn Campus, in respect of the Group’s existing 137 bed operating property in Falmouth, Maritime Studios (pictured). The duration of the Nomination Agreement is for three years […]

17 May 2016

Raven Russia announced a minimum £105.5m fundraising

Raven Russia has announced proposals for a fundraising, for a minimum of £105.5m, by way of a placing of new convertible redeemable preference shares. The company says that it has secured firm commitments from existing institutional investors and the EBT to subscribe for an aggregate amount of approximately £105.5m convertible preference shares and is in […]

17 May 2016

BlackRock Frontiers benefits from sterling weakness

BlackRock Frontiers, managed by Sam Vecht (pictured) and Emily Fletcher, has announced its interim report for the six months ended 31 March 2016. During the period, the trust provided an NAV total return of -0.1% and share price total return of 0.1%, thereby outperforming the MSCI Frontier markets index which returned -2.2% but underperforming the MSCI […]

17 May 2016

Murray International agrees new £15m loan facility with RBS

Murray International Trust has announced that it has agreed a new £15m loan facility with The Royal Bank of Scotland. The new facility was drawn in full on 16 May 2016 and fixed for three years at an all-in rate of 1.467%. It has been used to repay a maturing £15m loan with RBS. The […]

16 May 2016

British Land reports underlying profit growth of 16%

British Land have announced their annual results for the year ended 31 March 2016. During the year, the company says that underlying profit increased by 16.0% to £363m, whilst the company’s EPRA NAV increased by 10.9% to 919p per share (or 932p pre the budget stamp duty increase). The company generated an IFRS profit before […]