In QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 March 2022: CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income (CYN) has announced its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2021. CYN’s chairman, Richard Prickett says that, during the period, commodity markets were strong and interestingly for the sector higher interest rate expectations are supporting a broad market rotation […]
I started writing this article a week ago – the day before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. With the events unfolding in Eastern Europe and a harsh increase in sanctions a foregone conclusion, I pressed pause on looking at the commodities and natural resources sector to focus on the immediate impact on trusts with […]
Barings Emerging EMEA Opportunities (BEMO) has announced that its board has further refined the fair value of all the remaining Russian investments held in BEMO’s portfolio in line with the evolving market situation. In calculating BEMO’s NAV as at 2 March 2022, the Board has reassessed its policy announced on 1 March 2022 to mark […]
Murray International (MYI) has published its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2021. During the period, MYI provided NAV and share price total returns of 14.1% and 7.2% respectively. The difference between the two reflecting a widening of the discount during the period. In comparison, MYI says that the UK Retail Price Index […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 March 2022: Fidelity International has announced that it is pulling the plug on investment in Russia and Belarus. Its statement reads as follows: Given the seriousness of events in Ukraine, Fidelity International has decided that it will not be investing in Russia and Belarus for the forseeable future. As such, […]
Law Debenture (LWDB) has released its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2021, during which it provided an NAV total return with debt and its Independent Professional Services business (IPS) at fair value for 2021 of 25.1%, outperforming the All-Share Index by 6.8%. LWDB says that it was another year of strong performance […]
Mobius Investment Trust (MMIT) has announced its annual results for the year ended 30 November 2021, during which it provided NAV and share price returns of 44.9% and 50.0% respectively. The chairman, Maria Luisa Cicognani, comments that Emerging markets continued to show volatility in performance with the MSCI EM index returning just over 1% during […]
Alliance Trust (ATST) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2021. During the period, ATST provided an NAV total return of 18.6% and a share price total return of 16.5%. In comparison, its benchmark returned 19.6%. ATST says that its performance in the year was significantly ahead of its benchmark until […]
The Board of GCP Co-Living REIT Plc has announced that, in light of the events in Ukraine over the last 24 hours, the decision has been taken to pause the marketing of the company’s initial public offering (IPO) for the time being. However, the company says that its prospectus that was published on 10 February […]
Aquila European Renewables Income (AERS) has announced that the first project revenue has been recorded from “The Rock”, which is expected to be one of the largest wind farms in Europe, with 72 turbines and a 400 MW capacity. The project is expected to provide 1.3 TWh renewable electricity annually, equivalent to approximately 412 kt […]