JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust, chaired by Carolan Dobson (pictured), has announced its final results for the year ended 31 March 2016. During the year, the trust produced a net asset value total return of +16.6%, compared with the benchmark total return of +7.2% over the same. The share price total return for the year was +19.7%, […]
The Edinburgh Investment Trust, managed by Mark Barnett (pictured), has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2016. During the year, the trust produced an NAV total return +4.6% (with dent at market value) versus a negative return of 3.9% for the trust’s benchmark, the FTSE All-Share Index. The company’s share price total […]
UK Mortgages Limited and its manager, TwentyFour Asset Management LLP, have announced that Malt Hill No.1 Plc (a public securitisation backed by buy-to-let mortgages originated by Coventry Building Society Group) has successfully completed the public sale of £263.3mm of AAA-rated bonds. As previously announced, the securitisation is backed by buy-to-let mortgages originated by Coventry Building […]
Majedie has announced its interim results for the half year ended 31 March 2016. During the period the trust provided an NAV total return of 3.4% although, reflecting a widening of the discount during the period, share price total return was -0.7%. In comparison, the FTSE All-Share Index and MSCI World Index rose 3.5% and […]
MedicX Fund has announced its interim results for the six-months ended 31 March 2016. During the period, the company’s EPRA NAV has grown by 0.6% to 71.2p per share (30 September 2015: 70.8 pence per share) whilst its EPRA earnings were £6.8m, equivalent to 1.8p per share (31 March 2015: £7.0 million; equivalent to 2.0p […]
Tritax Big Box REIT has announced that it has exchanged contracts to acquire a National Distribution Centre, let to DSG Retail Ltd (part of the Dixons Carphone plc group), for £77.3m (excluding acquisition costs). The purchase, which is being funded from equity proceeds, reflects a net initial yield of 5.86%. Completion is expected to take […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]