Secure Income REIT (SIR) provided the following update: “The evolving impact of covid-19 and the responses to it, including the UK wide ‘lockdown’, undoubtedly present challenges to a great many businesses across the globe. At this time of uncertainty, our priorities are to keep our team safe, maintain close relationships with our tenants and to […]
The UK smaller companies-focused, private equity style fund, Gresham House Strategic (GHS) has provided an update on its financial performance over its year-ending period to 31 March 2020. GHS’s board and manager believes portfolio is well positioned in the present difficult environment. They say this reflected in their decision to retain their commitment to raise […]
Amedeo Air Four Plus (AA4) noted that further to its announcement of 17 March 2020 (we covered this here), its board confirms that discussions are continuing between the company’s manager and Thai Airways (Thai), in respect of its ongoing lease obligations to the company, and with the lending banks providing debt financing in respect of the four […]
The board of Perpetual Income and Growth (PLI) has announced that it has served Invesco Fund Managers (Invesco) with protective notice of termination, following an extended period of underperformance of the company’s benchmark.The decision will bring to an end Invesco and Mark Barnett’s 20-year tenure managing PLI and represents the loss of Markt’s last remaining investment […]
Financial markets have begun the week on the front foot with equities rallying on signs that the the daily mortality rates in Italy, Spain and France might be peaking. Some governments are believed to be countenancing measures to ease lockdowns as well. Elsewhere, UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was admitted to hospital as a precautionary […]
BB Healthcare (BBH) announced the appointment of Bellevue Asset Management (Bellevue UK) as its new manager, in a move that had been put forward in BBH’s IPO prospectus dated 5 November 2016. Bellevue had been hitherto delegated management of the trust by Mirabella Fund Services (Mirabella). it was intended that Bellevue would eventually take over management of BBH’s portfolio, […]
Gore Street Energy Storage (GSF) announced 1.) the completion of construction of one of its many international projects, 2:) what it says has been a limited impact of covid-19 on operations and 3.) confirmation of its commitment to the annual dividend. Further Operational Asset Lower Road, a 10MW capacity front of the meter project in Essex […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 1 April 2020 – It has now been confirmed that the UK’s largest banks are suspending dividend payments. Separate statements from Lloyds, RBS, Barclays, HSBC, Santander and Standard Chartered last night noted that they would not proceed with paying out dividends for 2019, nor engage in share buybacks. We published an update […]
Macau Property Opportunities (MPO) released the following update on the impact of covid-19: “On 20 February, the Macau government lifted its 15-day suspension of casino operations. Whilst casino activity has resumed, tight immigration restrictions remain in force, which continue to impact the market. Visitor arrivals to Macau have declined by 57% year on year (YoY) […]
Fair Oaks Income (FAIR) announced that in light of the ongoing uncertainty in economies and markets caused by covid-19, the board has resolved to suspend the declaration of dividend payments: “The board and the manager recognise the importance of dividends for shareholders but believe that suspension is the appropriate reaction to the unprecedented circumstances. In […]