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20 Sep 2024
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European Opportunities hampered slightly by sentiment towards small and mid caps

European Opportunities (EOT) has published its annual results for the year ended 31 May 2024, during which it provided NAV and share price total returns of 15.5% and 16.5% respectively, which compare to a total return of 17.3% from its benchmark, the MSCI Europe Index, of 17.3% (all in sterling terms). The manager notes that […]

20 Sep 2024
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QuotedData’s morning briefing 20 September 2024 – JFJ, JSGI, BGS, LSAA, BGLF, SYNC, VSL, MCT

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 20 September 2024: JPMorgan Japanese and JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income (JSGI) have both published prospectuses and circulars in relation to the merger proposals that were announced on 31 July 2024 (click here to see our coverage of that announcement) Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (BGS) has published its interim […]

16 Sep 2024

HydrogenOne Capital Growth continues to make progress

HydrogenOne Capital Growth (HGEN) has published its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2024. During the period, NAV per share increased by 0.6% from 31 December 2023 to 30 June 2024 (102.99p to 103.60p), while total NAV grew by 0.6% from £132.7m to £133.5m and the share price increased by 7.8% over […]

16 Sep 2024

QuotedData’s morning briefing 16 September 2024 – JLEN, ORIT, HGT, BHMG

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 16 September 2024: Edward Warner, Chair of JLEN Environmental Assets, has purchased 15,000 JLEN shares at 95.46p per share, taking his holding to 75,000 JLEN shares. Octopus Renewables Infrastructure (ORIT) has published its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2024. During the period, ORIT provided an NAV total […]

13 Sep 2024

Alliance Trust and Witan publish circulars for their merger

Alliance Trust (ATST) and WTAN have published circulars in relation to their proposed merger, which, if it proceeds, will see a voluntary winding-up of Witan with its assets rolled into ATST, with the combined entity to be renamed Alliance Witan Plc (you can see our coverage of the original announcement here). The details announced with […]

13 Sep 2024

QuotedData’s morning briefing 13 September 2024 – RTW, MNTN, BSRT, JEMA, PCT, TPOU

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 13 September 2024: RTW Biotech Opportunities (RTW) has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2024, during which its NAV was up 3.0% and its share price was up 10.1%. In comparison, RTW says that its comparator indices – Russell 2000 Biotech and Nasdaq Biotech were up […]

09 Sep 2024

Gulf Investment Fund to liquidate as tender breaches minimum size condition

Gulf Investment Fund (GIF) has announced that its 100% tender offer, which was launched on 21 August 2024 (click here to see our coverage), has received irrevocable commitments that would push it below its minimum size condition (this being that GIF must retain a post tender offer share capital of not less than 38m Shares). […]

09 Sep 2024

Mid Wynd International reports on year of transition

Mid Wynd International (MWY) has released its annual results for the year ended 30 June 2024, during which its NAV and share price increased by 13.9% and 17.1% (on a total return basis) both underperforming MWY’s comparator index, the MSCI All Country World Index which MWY says returned 20.1% (all figures in sterling terms). It […]

09 Sep 2024

Ecofin US Renewables Infrastructure calls it a day

Ecofin US Renewables Infrastructure (RNEW) has announced that it has concluded its strategic review which was launched just over a year ago. As part of the review, RNEW appointed Marathon Capital to undertake a process focused on a sale of all its assets and an extensive marketing exercise was undertaken. However, RNEW says that no […]

09 Sep 2024

JPMorgan Emerging EMEA Securities considering options for Russian depositary insolvency

JPMorgan Emerging EMEA Securities (JEMA) has said that, in conjunction with its appointed depositary, who appoints its custodian, its board is considering the options available to it in the event that JPMorgan Bank International (JPMBI), the sub custodian of its Russian assets in Russia, becomes insolvent. The circumstances in which such an event may occur […]