Standard Life UK Smaller Companies’ diluted net asset value total return was 15.2% for the six months ended 31 December 2015. This compares with a total return of -1.0% for the Company’s benchmark, the Numis Smaller Companies Index (excluding Investment Companies). The Board say the outperformance is remarkable given stock markets have proved challenging over the period. The […]
Genesis Emerging says, over the second half of 2015, the Fund’s net asset value per share declined from 572p to 514p, a loss of 10.1%. The Fund’s share price also fell by 10.1% during the period with the discount ending 2015 at 11.9%. Although this result was slightly ahead of the Index, both the Board and the […]
Greencoat UK Wind has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2015. During the period, the company’s NAV per share grew by 0.48% to 104.5p but, including dividend (6.26p) the company has provided an NAV total return of 6.6%. During the year, portfolio power generation was 8% above budget at 799.3GWh (the […]
Hibernia REIT has announced that it has exchanged contracts to acquire Central Quay, a modern office building located between Sir John Rogerson’s Quay and Hanover Quay in the South Docks area of Dublin, for €51.3m. Central Quay (pictured), was completed in 2007 and is a 57,700 square foot office building, arranged over six floors, with 26 […]
CVC Credit Partners reports an increase in its NAVs from €1.0247 to €1.0257 for its Euro share class and 102.87p to 103.52p for its Sterling share class over the course of 2015. The share prices of the two share classes fell by 2.9% and 4.0% respectively. Dividends totalling 5 cents / 5p were also paid. […]
Custodian REIT has announced that it has a 34,955 square foot retail warehouse in Banbury, currently let to B&Q, for £6.525m. The warehouse is located one mile from junction 11 of the M40 and within walking distance of the town centre and railway station. Nearby occupiers include Wickes, Halfords, Homebase, Dunelm Mill, Topps Tiles and […]
Amedeo Air Four Plus Limited, via its wholly-owned subsidiary AA4P Epsilon Limited, on 19 February 2016 purchased directly from Airbus one A380 aircraft bearing manufacturer’s serial number 206 at a net cost to the Company of US$275 million. The Aircraft is the Fifth Asset to be acquired by the Company. Following acquisition of the Aircraft, AA4P Epsilon […]
The Board of Ecofin Power & Water Opportunities has announced that the continuation vote referred to in the Chairman’s statement in the company’s annual report will take place at a General Meeting expected to be held on Tuesday, 14 June, 2016. As explained in the Chairman’s statement in the annual report, the Board is currently considering […]
CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund has published its Annual Report. For the year ended 31 December 2015, it achieved a net NAV return for shareholders of 11.58%, exceeding the target annual net return of LIBOR plus 9 to 12% per annum. CATCo also outperformed the industry benchmark, the Eurekahedge ILS Advisors Index, by 7.31%. They say […]
BlueCrest Capital Management Limited has made a statement which we reproduce below: “CDS Settlement Dear Investor, We are writing to inform you of a positive development that we believe will affect the BlueCrest managed funds listed below. As you may have read in the press, there has been a recent settlement of a U.S. […]
