The independent proxy adviser, Glass Lewis, has published a voting recommendation in relation to The European Smaller Companies Trust’s upcoming requisitioned general meeting in which it recommends that shareholders VOTE AGAINST ALL of resolutions proposed by Saba Capital. So far, all of the recommendations that have been issued by all of the independent proxy advisers […]
Following an announcement on 8 November 2024 that its board was reviewing a range of options available for its future in advance of a continuation vote scheduled for September 2025, SVM UK Emerging (SVM) says that, after careful consideration, its board “does not believe that any of the options for the continuation of the Company […]
CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income (CYN) has issued a statement this morning reminding shareholders to vote in the upcoming general meeting (details of which are below, including all of the voting deadlines for the individual platforms) in which it urges shareholders to vote against the resolutions requisitioned by Saba Capital Management. The deadline to […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 24 January 2025: Starwood European Real Estate Finance (SWEF) has published a new quarterly portfolio update for the quarter ended 31 December 2024. The update says that the orderly realisation of the portfolio is progressing (to date, SWEF has returned £210.0m to shareholders through compulsory redemptions since the orderly realisation strategy […]
The proxy adviser Glass Lewis has recommended that shareholders vote AGAINST Saba’s requisitioned resolutions for CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income (CYN) at the upcoming general meeting. The Glass Lewis recommendation is in line with the unanimous recommendation of CYN’s board, which continues to urge shareholders to VOTE AGAINST the proposed requisitioned resolutions for the […]
CC Japan Income & Growth (CCJI) has published annual results for the year ended 31 October 2024, which show that it has provided NAV and share price total returns of 16.1% and 13.2% respectively, whilst the TOPIX has returned 13.4%. Discount widening over the year means that CCJI’s share price is effectively in line with […]
Triple Point Energy Transition (TENT) has sold its remaining investments – specifically, the hydro-electric portfolio, which comprises six hydro-electric subsidiaries, and the remaining LED receivables finance agreements – for £44.1m, meaning that its managed wind down has been substantially completed within a year. The acquirer is Arkaig Bidco Limited, a company owned and managed by […]
Separately, the boards of BlackRock World Mining (BRWM), BlackRock Energy and Resources Income (BERI), BlackRock American Income (BRAI) and BlackRock Smaller Companies (BRSC) have all issued statements this morning that say they have entered into agreements with Saba Capital Management LP, under which Saba has given a number of undertakings to each trust as follows: […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 January 2025: Impax Environmental Markets (IEM) is calling a general meeting to ask shareholders to renew its authority to repurchase shares. IEM says that, as at 20 January 2025, it has bought back 28,109,153 shares and the repurchase authority granted at the 2024 AGM has been substantially utilised. Its […]
Edinburgh Worldwide has published both its annual results for the year ended 31 October 2024 and a circular in relation to the general meeting requisitioned by Saba. EWI’s board strongly recommends that shareholders vote against all of Saba’s resolutions at the general meeting on 14 February and for all of the AGM resolutions – the […]
