The Board of International Biotechnology Trust has announced two proposals which it believes will be of benefit to shareholders and potential investors. These include the introduction of dividend payments and amendments to International Biotechnology Trust’s investment policy to allow it to invest in unquoted funds. Both proposals will be subject to shareholder approval at a […]
Since its AGM in 2013, Pacific Horizon has asked shareholders each year for authority to implement, at the Board’s discretion, a bi-annual tender offer for up to 5% of its issued share capital (depending on the average level of its discount during the prior six month period). The Board, taking into consideration the need for the fund to have sufficient […]
Sirius Real Estate has announced that, following on from the successful private placing raising EUR30 million before expenses completed in June 2016, it has notarised and is near to completing the acquisition of two multi-let business parks, referred to at the time of the fundraising, for a total consideration of EUR46.3 million. The first site […]
BlackRock Latin American benefitted from the recovery in regional stock markets over the six months ended 30 June 2016 but underperformed its benchmark. The MSCI EM Latin America Index ended the period up by 25.7% in US dollar terms (38.6% in sterling terms). By comparison the NAV increased by 23.0% in US dollar terms (35.6% in […]
Martin Currie Global Portfolio has announced results for the six months ended 31 July 2016. It underperformed its benchmark, the FTSE World Index, over this period. Its net asset value increased by 17.6% on a total return basis and the share price total return was 19.8%, compared to the benchmark return of 20.3%. The total dividend for […]
Over the six months ended 30 June 2016, Aberdeen Small Companies Income’s NAV was down 6.3% on a total return basis, underperforming its benchmark, the FTSE Small Cap ex-IT index, which was down 4.6% on the same basis. The equity portfolio contributed a return, relative to the index, of -1.0%, offset slightly by a positive […]
EPE Special Opportunities has announced interim results for the six months ended 31 July 2016. The NAV at 31 July 2016 was 187.89 pence per share, an increase of 17.4% on the NAV per share of 160.00 pence as at 31 January 2016. The share price at 31 July 2016 was 148.50 pence, representing an increase of 19.3% on the […]
Secure Income REIT has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. These show a 6.2% increase in its EPRA NAV to 300.2 pence per share and a near doubling of its adjusted EPRA EPS to 5.4p, up from 2.9p in the six months to 31 December 2015 and (0.3)p in the six […]
Over the year to the end of June 2016 Aberdeen Frontier Markets’ net asset value per share and share price declined by 13.6% and 16.0% respectively compared to a decline of 12.1% in the MSCI Frontier Markets Net Total Return Index. The Board is proposing to pay an initial dividend in respect of the second half […]
Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust, managed by Jason Baggaley (pictured), has announced its results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. During the period, the trust provided an NAV total return of 2.3% although NAV per share fell from 82.2p per share, as at 31 December 2015, to 81.8p per share as at 30 […]
