Investment Company News

28 Jun 2018

Monks; strong performance with lower fees

Monks; strong performance with lower fees – the Annual Financial Report of The Monks Investment Trust PLC (MNKS) for the year ended 30 April 2018 has been published. Performance The NAV total return  of MKNS, with borrowings calculated at fair value, was 15.8% and the share price total return was 20.4%. Over the same period the total […]

27 Jun 2018

Investment Trust Insider on BlackRock Emerging Europe

Investment Trust Insider on BlackRock Emerging Europe James Carthew: BlackRock trust could have avoided upset There have been some fun and games in the investment trust sector recently, what with the ongoing dispute between Invesco Perpetual Enhanced Income (IPE) and its former manager, the proposed merger of Dunedin Smaller Companies (DNDL) and Standard Life UK […]

27 Jun 2018

IP Group investee Carisma Therapeutics closes $53m fundraising

IP Group investee Carisma Therapeutics closes $53m fundraising   Carisma Therapeutics, a US-based investee company for LSE-listed IP Group (IPO), has closed a $53m series A fundraising. The financing was led by AbbVie Ventures, the corporate venture arm of the US pharmaceutical giant, and HealthCap, an EU VC investor, and included the existing seed investors, IP Group, Penn […]

27 Jun 2018

Invesco team reappointed to Invesco Enhanced

Invesco team reappointed to Invesco Enhanced – The board of Invesco Perpetual Enhanced Income Limited (“IPE”) has reached a resolution of IPE’s management arrangements. Following discussions between the board and Invesco Fund Managers Limited (Invesco), and following a process to consult with major shareholders, the board has decided to reappoint Invesco as the manager of IPE. Paul […]

27 Jun 2018

Vietnam Holding reappoints old manager

Vietnam Holding reappoints old manager- Vietnam Holding (VNH) was in the news a lot in May. It first announced on 16th May, that it was changing its investment agreement with its existing investment manager and wanted to increase its size by acquiring the assets of another Vietnamese listed equity fund (click here to read more on that story).  […]

27 Jun 2018

Highcroft invests in Birmingham health and fitness club

Highcroft invests in Birmingham health and fitness club – Highcroft Investments (HCFT) has exchanged on the purchase of the freehold interest of a health and fitness club investment in Birmingham from BAE Systems Pension Funds Trustees Limited. The property comprises a purpose built health and fitness club, with swimming pool, of approximately 37,500 sq ft, on […]

26 Jun 2018

Triple Point adds to its social housing portfolio

Triple Point adds to its social housing portfolio – Triple Point Social Housing REIT (SOHO) manages a portfolio of social housing assets in the UK, with a particular focus on supported housing. Triple Point adds to its social housing portfolio The group has  exchanged contracts on two supported housing properties completed the acquisition of three supported housing properties  acquired land and entered […]

26 Jun 2018

Picton completes the disposal of two office assets

Picton completes the disposal of two office assets – closed-ended property investment company, Picton Property Income (PCTN) has completed the sale of two offices, both in separate transactions with local authorities. Picton has sold 800 Pavilion Drive, Northampton, a detached office building, let to Ricoh UK on a lease expiring in June 2023. The sale price of £7.95 […]

25 Jun 2018

IBT favourite Array updates trial results ahead of key FDA decision

IBT favourite Array updates trial results ahead of key FDA decision Array Biopharma (ARRY), a top ten holding for LSE-listed International Biotechnology Trust (IBT), has reported positive results from a safety lead-in phase of a pivotal trial of a triplet therapy comprising two of its drugs – binimetinib and encorafenib – with Merck KGaA’s Erbutix in BRAF mutant […]

25 Jun 2018

Arix, Syncona and WPCT bank gains after Autolus “pops” on Nasdaq IPO

Arix,  Syncona and WPCT bank gains after Autolus “pops” on Nasdaq IPO Arix Bioscience (ARIX), Syncona (SYNC) and Woodford Patient Capital Trust (WPCT) should be able to record some sizeable NAV gains this month, as previously highlighted in earlier Quoteddata.com articles, on the back of a revaluation to market value of their respective holdings in the common portfolio […]

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