Asian Total Return says, during the year ended 31 December 2015, it produced a net asset value total return of 2.9%, compared to a total return of -4.1% by the Reference Index and a total return of -1.8% from the average peer group NAV. The Board has declared a final dividend of 3.80p per share for the […]
BlackRock Emerging Europe’s net asset value per share fell by 10.1% in US Dollar terms (4.8% in sterling terms) over the year to the end of January 2016 which compared favourably with the benchmark net return of -14.2% in US Dollar terms (-9.1% in sterling terms). The share price fell by 9.9% (-4.6% in sterling terms) […]
Fidelity Asian Values says, over the six months to 31 January 2016, the company’s net asset value strongly outperformed the MSCI All Countries Asia ex Japan Index. The company’s NAV returned 3.1%, compared with a fall of 6.6% for the index. The share price return was 1.2%, the discount having widened from 10.7% at the start […]
For the six months ended 31st January 2016, JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Income reported a 12.9% decrease in net assets per share. This compares with a decrease of 8.7% from the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (in sterling, with net dividends reinvested). The Chairman’s statement describes this as disappointing. The company’s share price has now moved […]
NewRiver Retail Limited confirms that it is in advanced negotiations with a vendor which may or may not lead to the acquisition of the Broadway shopping centre and Broadway Square in Bexleyheath town centre, London Borough of Bexley for approximately £120m (subject to negotiation). The assets under consideration total 525,000 sq. ft. across an 11-acre site and […]
City Merchants High Yield has announced results for the year ended 31 December 2015. The fund produced a total return on net assets of 2.7% and a return to shareholders of 0.9%. The dividend was maintained at 10p. According to data from Merrill Lynch, European currency high yield bonds had a total return for the […]
Martin Currie Global Portfolio has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 January 2016. During the period, which the trust’s chairman describes as one that, “has been exceptionally challenging for global stockmarkets with significant economic and political uncertainty resulting in periods of unusual volatility”, the trust’s NAV total return was 0.9% compared with […]
Athelney Trust has made an announcement that its directors, “have resolved to seek to increase its capital base” by issuing up to a maximum of 9.9% of the trust’s existing issued share capital, for cash, subject to market demand. The trust has recently been trading at a mild premium and its 2015 results saw it […]
GLI Finance has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2015. The company describes 2015 as “a year of significant change, both in the management of the business and in corporate transactions undertaken.” The company commenced a strategic review in December 2015 and they say that significant progress has already been made […]
JPMorgan Private Equity has announced its interim results for the six-months ended 31 December 2015, a period which the company describes as being ‘notable’. Specifically, proposals were announced to move the management contract to an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC (this transaction was completed after the period-end on 11 March 2016.) The company also […]
