Investment Company News

30 Aug 2016

Disasters impact Blue Capital Global Reinsurance NAV

During the first half of 2016, Blue Capital Global Reinsurance’s net asset value decreased by approximately 0.2 per cent. excluding the impact of dividends declared. The NAV moved from US$1.1217 at 31 December 2015 to US$1.0871 per share. Most of the portfolio has been allocated to U.S. wind-related risks, for which the premiums are earned between July […]

30 Aug 2016

EP Global Opportunities underperforms volatile markets

EP Global Opportunities Trust, managed by Dr . Sandy Nairn (pictured), has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. During the period, which the trust’s chairman, Teddy Tulloch, describes as being a volatile one for global equity markets, the trust’s NAV per share increased by 5.6%, whilst its share price increased […]

30 Aug 2016

LXB Retail sells B&Q Greenwich

LXB Retail Properties  has reported that on 25 August 2016 it exchanged contracts for the sale of its investment at B&Q, Greenwich to a private investor based in the UK.  The property is currently let to B&Q Plc until 23 June 2024 at a current rental of GBP2,244,000 per annum. The sale is conditional on […]

30 Aug 2016

Carador NAV return lags stellar sub investment grade market

During the six month period ended 30 June 2016, Carador Income Fund generated a total NAV return of 2.68%. The NAV started the year at US$0.7231 and ended the first half at US$0.6908, a 4.47% decline, although they also paid a total of $0.0475 per share in dividends over the period. The shares closed the first half of 2016 […]

30 Aug 2016

Target Healthcare buys in Dundee and Derbyshire

Target Healthcare REIT Limited has announced that it has completed the acquisition of two modern, purpose built care homes located in Dundee, Scotland and Sandiacre, Derbyshire for approximately GBP14.0 million including acquisition costs. The properties comprise a total of 151 bedrooms with full en-suite bathrooms including wetrooms and opened in 2007 and 2015. A refurbishment […]

26 Aug 2016

New manager for The European Investment Trust

The Board of The European Investment Trust plc announces that Edinburgh Partners has appointed Craig Armour as portfolio manager for the Company in succession to Dale Robertson. Craig joined Edinburgh Partners in 2009. He is an Investment Partner and is responsible for managing several European equity portfolios. Prior to joining Edinburgh Partners he had a […]

26 Aug 2016

Welcome increase in disclosure by NB Distressed Debt

NB Distressed Debt has published interim results covering the six months to the end of June 2016. By that point, the NBDD Share Class had returned, through capital distributions, $108.4m or 87% of investors’ original capital of $125.0m by the end of the period. This, when added to the NAV of $40.3m, brings the ratio […]

26 Aug 2016

SEGRO sells industrial estate near Heathrow

SEGRO plc has exchanged contracts to sell the Heston & Airlinks Industrial Estate near Heathrow Airport to Capital Industrial Four BV for GBP79.5 million. Heston Industrial Estate is a multi-let industrial estate, located to the north-east of Heathrow Airport close to junction 3 of the M4 motorway, comprising 481,000 sq ft of warehouse space across 47 […]