Templeton Emerging Markets shareholders make 48% in a year. Templeton Emerging Markets (TEMIT) generated a return of 47.8% on net asset value over the year to the end of March 2017. Shareholders did even better as the discount narrowed slightly leaving them with a return of 48.3%. By contrast, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index returned […]
Workspace has announced that, having noted media speculation regarding the potential acquisition of Salisbury House at 28-31 Finsbury Circus, EC2 for around £158 million, it can confirm, “that it is in discussions for the asset in question”. Workspace says that there can be no certainty that any transaction will proceed and a further announcement will […]
JPMorgan Japan Smaller Companies Trust has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2017. During the period, the Trust’s NAV total return was +20.9% and its share price total return was +25.2%. These both underperfomed the trust’s benchmark which it says provided a total return of +34.6%. The chairman, Alan Clifton, says […]
Workspace dividend soars by 40%. Workspace owns and manages more than 3.5 million sq. ft. of business space across 68 London properties. It is home to some 4,000 businesses including some of the fastest growing and established brands across a wide range of sectors. Workspace’s results for the year ended 31 March 2017 show: EPRA net […]
Healthier tobacco helps Securities Trust of Scotland outperform. Mark Whitehead, head of Martin Currie’s newly resourced income team, was appointed as portfolio manager of Securities Trust of Scotland in May 2016. Since taking over, Mark has repositioned the portfolio with a greater focus on companies that exhibit growth and have a strong degree of security in their […]
LMS Capital handing back another £11m in two tender offers. In its circular published on 27 July 2016, LMS Capital proposed two further returns of capital to shareholders either by way of tender offers or share repurchases. This would be up to half the net proceeds of further sales of assets from the existing portfolio. The details of […]
John Laing Environmental Assets (JLEN) has announced that it has acquired the CSGH Solar Portfolio for a total consideration, including working capital, of £12.2 million from sPower Holdings (UK) Limited. The acquisition, which was effected by purchasing the entire share capital of the holding company of the CSGH Solar Portfolio, was funded by a draw-down […]
HICL Infrastructure has announced the results of its recent equity issue. The issue has raised gross proceeds of £267.7m through the issue for cash, subject to listing, of 162,246,567 Ordinary Shares at an issue price of 165.0p per new ordinary share. HICL Infrastructure says that the Issue was materially oversubscribed and in light of the […]
Civitas Social Housing (CSH) has announced that it has completed the purchase of a portfolio of regulated social housing for a total consideration of £2.0 million, comprising the freehold interest in 6 supported living properties, with 12 tenancies, in Southampton. CSH says that the portfolio is immediately income generating with an initial net yield in […]
Custodian REIT has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2017. During the period, the company provided an NAV total return of 8.5% (2016: 6.4%) and a share price total return of 10.3% (2016: 3.5%). The company’s chairman, David Hunter, says that during the year the company invested a total of £105.0m […]
