Investment Company News

14 Mar 2017

Premier Energy & Water held back by Indian and Chinese investments

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 […]

14 Mar 2017

Fidelity European Values held back by pharma exposure

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) […]

14 Mar 2017

42% of investors sticking with Aberdeen Frontier Markets

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 […]

14 Mar 2017

LMS Capital sees 23% NAV drop in 2016

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 […]

13 Mar 2017

MedicX invests in new healthcare centre for Cromer

MedicX Fund Limited has contracted to acquire, by way of forward funding, a new primary healthcare medical centre in Cromer, Norfolk. The property is due to be completed in March 2018. The acquisition is being made under a new three year framework agreement which provides MedicX Fund the exclusive right to acquire, by way of […]

13 Mar 2017

Aberdeen Smaller Companies High Income says markets were against them in 2016

Aberdeen Smaller Companies Income reports that its NAV was up 8.2% in total return terms for the year, lagging the performance of its benchmark, the Small Cap ex-investment companies index, which rose by 12.5%. The Directors are disappointed that the discount widened over the course of the year and was 22.1% at the year end. The Board has declared four interim […]

13 Mar 2017

intu completes Xanadu acquisition

intu properties has exchanged and completed contracts with entities of the Ivanhoé Cambridge Group to acquire Xanadú shopping centre in Madrid, Spain, long with its associated management company and the SnowZone operating company, for a total cash consideration of EUR530 million, before working capital and other adjustments. The centre itself, excluding the management company and […]

13 Mar 2017

Murray International benefits from sterling depreciation and underweight exposure to the UK

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 […]

13 Mar 2017

JPMorgan Claverhouse underperformed in run up to Brexit vote

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 […]

13 Mar 2017

Fair Oaks looks to extend life

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 […]