For the year ended 31 December 2016, Fidelity European Values says that its net asset value total return per ordinary share was 17.6%, underperforming the Benchmark Index, the World Europe (ex-UK) Index, which returned 19.7%. The share price total return, however, lagged the NAV return at 7.6%, as a result of the level of discount (ex-income) […]
Aberdeen Frontier Markets Investment Company has announced that both of the resolutions put forward at the EGM held today have been passed. As described in the circular to shareholders and notice of EGM dated 3 February 2017, resolution 1 was to approve the new Investment Objective and Policy of the Company and resolution 2 was […]
LMS Capital has announced preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2016. At the general meeting on 16 August 2016 shareholders voted in favour of proposals to change the Company’s investment policy so that the Company may now make new investments focused on private equity opportunities. On the same date the Company appointed Gresham House […]
Premier Energy & Water says that for 2016 its gross assets total return, which measures the total return of the portfolio, including income received and taking into account fees and costs, was 17.9%. This was ahead of the UK market but behind the total return seen by the All-World Utilities Index, which returned 28.7% in GBP […]
Murray International (MYI)has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2016. During the period, the trust provided an NAV total return of 40.3% and a share price total return of 50.5% (the trust moved from trading at a discount to trading at a premium over the period). These are markedly ahead of […]
JPMorgan Claverhouse has announced its annual results for the year ended 31st December 2016. During the period, the Trust provided an NAV total return of +11.3%. The Trust says that the return for its benchmark, the FTSE All-Share Index, was +16.7%, reflecting a good period for UK investors. The share price rose from 602.5p to […]
Fair Oaks Income Fund has just published reorganisation proposals. The purpose of the Reorganisation Proposal is to allow those Shareholders who wish to extend the life of their investment in the Company beyond the planned end date of the existing Master Fund, FOIF LP, to be able to do so by having their Ordinary Shares re-designated as […]
Raven Russia says that its diluted NAV per share rose to 71 cents from 70 cents over the course of 2016. Underlying earnings per share fell to 7.2 cents from 8.2 cents. They intend to distribute 2p by way of a tender offer buy back of 1 share in every 26 at 52p, making 2.5p […]
GCP Asset Backed Income has committed to two loans of up to GBP17.5 million aggregate which will be used to finance UK residential property. The first loan, of up to GBP15 million and with a term of c.three years, will be secured on a subordinated ranking basis against a portfolio of eight co-living properties. The […]
City Natural Resources High Yield Trust has announced its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2016. During the period, the Trust provided an NAV total return of 19.4%, thereby outperforming its benchmark index, which the company says returned 18.8%. The Trust’s share price total return was 30.8% was better than the NAV […]
