BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM) has its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2020, during which the managers say they were delighted with the portfolio’s performance. During the year, BRWM provided NAV and share price total returns of +31.8%1 and +46.7%1 respectively. In comparison, BRWM says that its reference index, the MSCI ACWI Metals […]
Murray International (MYI) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2020, during which the overwhelming impact on its performance was the loss of 610 basis points due to stock selection, in what its chairman Kevin Carter (pictured), describes as an “an extraordinary chapter in the history of the world and financial […]
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT) has announced that it has signed framework agreements with two preferred development partners providing it with the right to invest in a series of energy efficiency assets in the UK and the United States. SEIT says that such framework agreements, with established developers and partners, can generate valuable organic […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 March 2021: The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited (TRIG) has announced the publication of a prospectus and circular to put in place a new 12 month share issuance programme in respect of up to 600 million new shares. TRIG has also announced an Initial Issue, which will comprise the Initial Open Offer, […]
Mobius Investment Trust (MMIT) has announced its annual results for the year ended 30 November 2020 (its second year of operations), during which MMIT provided strong NAV and share price total returns of +16.3% and +24.7% respectively. The chairman, Maria Luisa Cicognani, says that Emerging markets were particularly hard hit by the risk-averse sentiment in […]
CC Japan Income & Growth (CCJI) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 October 2020, which show that it was hurt by its focus on income. During the year, CCJI’s NAV total return fell by 11.1% in sterling terms, while the Tokyo Stock Exchange Price Index (Topix) was fractionally positive at +0.3%. […]
Law Debenture (LWDB) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2020 and, in the words of its chairman, Robert Hingley, “Law Debenture has delivered a good performance in 2020, demonstrating the advantages of its unique structure, which allows increased flexibility in portfolio construction”. To summarise its performance, while LWDB provided an […]
Tetragon Financial (TFG) has published its annual report for the year ended 31 December 2020, which shows it was a bit of mixed year for the company. During the year, it has provided NAV and share price total returns of 9.5% and -18.5% respectively. In comparison, TFG’s hurdle (LIBOR + 2.75%) returned 3.7%, the MSCI […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 February 2021: Pacific Horizon is asking shareholders for permission to issue more stock. It has issued a circular for a general meeting that is to be held on 22 March 2021 in which it will put forward three resolutions: to ask for the authority to allot up to 20 per […]
Aberdeen Emerging Markets (AEMC) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 October 2020, during which fund selection contributed strongly to the outperformance during the year, allowing AEMC to provide NAV and share price total returns of 8.9% and 12.2% respectively. The chairman, Mark Hadsley-Chaplin, says that there were notable contributions from certain […]
