Investment Company News

21 Mar 2016

2015 a great year for Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon

Over the year to the end of January 2016 Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon’s net asset value per share (after deducting borrowings at fair value) rose 25.4%, whilst the comparative index, MSCI Japan Small Cap Index (total return in sterling terms), rose by 10.9% in sterling terms.  The share price increased by 39.6%. The manager says, […]

21 Mar 2016

Starwood European wants to introduce longer term gearing

Starwood European Real Estate Finance has published results for the year ended 31 December 2015. The NAV and share price total return in the period were 7.58% and 8.22% respectively. At the year end, the shares were quoted at 107.63 pence per share, being a premium of 7.17% to the net asset value per share of […]

21 Mar 2016

Not much to report at Kubera

Kubera Cross Border Fund has released results for the year ended 31 December 2015. The value of the Fund’s net assets decreased from US$ 56.90 million to US$ 55.33 million during the year. The Fund’s net asset value has remained fairly constant at around US$ 0.50 between 31 December 2014 and 31 December 2015. The Fund’s share […]

21 Mar 2016

LMS Capital NAV flat in 2015

LMS Capital reports that its Net Asset Value per share at the end of 2015 was 92p, a 1% decrease from 93p a year ago. They wrote up the value of 365iTMS and wrote down the value of Nationwide Energy Partners. They say 365 made good progress in 2015 and this is reflected in the […]

21 Mar 2016

Altin wins!

The Board of Altin has announced that, at the EGM held on Friday, all of the proposals put forward by Alpine Select and its associate were rejected by shareholders. We understand that the vote was quite decisive. As promised, the Altin Board did agree that Thomas Amstutz, one of the directors that Altin put forward, […]

21 Mar 2016

All change again for Jupiter Global

Jupiter Global’s board has decided to seek shareholders’ approval for a change in both the company’s investment strategy and name with effect from the general meeting of shareholders which has been convened for next month. These changes are the subject of a circular which has been posted alongside the Half Year report. This is an important […]

21 Mar 2016

Fundsmith Emerging looking to expand

Fundsmith Emerging Equities has published results for the year ended 31 December 2015. The MSCI Emerging and Frontier Markets Index, measured on a net sterling adjusted basis, fell by 10.0% over the year. The Company’s net asset value per share outperformed the benchmark but fell by 7.0% itself (after expenses). The Company’s share price also fell, […]

21 Mar 2016

GLI Alternative Finance says manager changed its name

GLI Alternative Finance announces that GLI Asset Management Limited, its Investment Manager, has changed its name to Amberton Asset Management Limited (“Amberton”).  This follows the change in ownership structure of the Investment Manager as disclosed on 16 February 2016. In addition, Amberton is pleased to announce the appointment of Graham Glass as lead manager to the […]

18 Mar 2016

JPMorgan US Smaller – good stock selection and US dollar strength

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies has announced its final results for the year ended 31 December 2015. During the period, the company’s NAV increased by 4.0%, which the company says reflects both good stock selection and a rise in the US dollar against sterling. The Company’s share price rose by 6.8% over the year as the […]

18 Mar 2016

Dunedin to pay 16p interim dividend following CitySprint realisation

Dunedin Enterprise has announces its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2015. During the year the companies NAV total return was flat whilst it share price fell 7.5%; both underperforming the FTSE Small Cap Ex-Investment Trusts Index, which returned 13.0%. At the end of February, the trust announced that, following consultation with the […]