Investment Company News

27 Apr 2016

Henderson International Income outperforms and expands

Despite a difficult environment Henderson International Income has generated good growth in net assets and increased shareholders’ dividend distributions. During the six months to 29 February 2016 the return on the net asset value per ordinary share (on a total return basis) was 7.8%. The company’s return on the ordinary share price (on the same basis) […]

27 Apr 2016

INPP commits another £5m to new schools programme

International Public Partnerships Limited  has announced that the Amber Consortium, of which INPP is part, has reached financial close on the last of the five privately financed batches of schools being delivered through the Priority Schools Building Programme (PSBP). The project uses an innovative financing model based upon the establishment of a funding vehicle known […]

27 Apr 2016

NextEnergy Solar Fund is moving to quarterly dividend payments

NextEnergy Solar Fund has provided an update for the year ended 31 March 2016, through which it has announced that it is moving to paying quarterly dividends. Going forward, the Company will now pay dividends to shareholders on a quarterly basis, starting from the first quarter of the Company’s current financial year (the year ending […]

27 Apr 2016

Empiric Student Property to forward fund Europa House development in Portsmouth

Empiric Student Property has announced that it has acquired a site, on a 199 year lease, and entered into a forward funding arrangement in relation to a development in Portsmouth, known as Europa House (pictured). The company say that the project comprises a 242 bed redevelopment to create a new premium student accommodation scheme, for […]

27 Apr 2016

Baker Steel Resources is moving ahead with Prognoz acquisition

Baker Steel Resources Trust has provided an update on its intention to increase its ownership in Polar Silver Resources Limited. Polar Silver Resources is the trust’s largest investment (25.8% of net assets as at 31 March 2016). It is a private limited company, incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, which owns 100% of ZAO Argentum. […]

27 Apr 2016

ICG-Longbow performs as expected

ICG-Longbow Senior Secured UK Property Debt Investments has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 January 2016. In terms of income, the company says that revenue for the year fell slightly to £8.4m (31 January 2015: £9.2m) as the exit and prepayment fees earned in the prior year were not repeated given the […]

26 Apr 2016

LondonMetric adds to retail exposure

LondonMetric Property has announced that it has acquired two convenience assets in Matlock and Leicester and a development site in Ipswich for a total cost of GBP16.2 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 7.0%. In Ipswich, LondonMetric has acquired a three acre site from Tesco, where it intends to develop a new 30,000 sq […]

26 Apr 2016

A good year for BlackRock Smaller Companies

During the year to 29 February 2016, BlackRock Smaller Companies’ net asset value increased by 4.0% to 992.18p per share, compared with its benchmark, the Numis Smaller Companies plus AIM (excluding Investment Companies) Index, which fell by 4.4%. The company’s share price increased by 6.3% to 863.00p per share. Small capitalisation stocks outperformed mid and large […]

26 Apr 2016

Redefine International NAV slips on AUK acquisition costs

Redefine International’s interim statement, covering the six months ended 29 February 2016, saw the EPRA NAV fall by 1.7% to 40.3p. Adjusting for the result of non-recourse negative equity, adjusted NAV of 40.9 pence decreased by 0.8 pence or 1.9 per cent since year-end. The underlying valuation growth of GBP4.8 million in the property portfolio […]

26 Apr 2016

Mark to market write downs weigh on NB Distressed Debt

NB Distressed Debt has announced results for the year ended 31 December 2015. NBDD’s NAV per share decreased 10.7% during the year, to $1.1184 from $1.2521 per share, compared to a drop of 8% in the HFRI Distressed/Restructuring Index and a drop of 43% in the defaulted loans segment of the S&P/LSTA Index. Similarly the Extended […]