The year to the end of September 2015 was a tough one for emerging European markets. Baring Emerging Europe saw its net asset value fall by 20.5% and its share price fall by 17.6% over this period but this was better than their benchmark index, the MSCI EM Europe 10/40 Index which fell by 23.0%. […]
Jupiter Green’s interim report, covering the six month ended 30 September 2015, shows the fund’s net asset value falling by 10.8% on a total return basis and a share price return of -11.5%. These figures compare to a -10.9% return on the MSCI World Small Cap Index. The manager’s report says “The Company lost ground, […]
Pacific Alliance China Land has announced that its jv partner, China Resources, has agreed with Wal-Mart China Holdings that it will sell Wal-Mart the remainder of its interest in Project Malls for RMB248m (US$38.9m). 50% of the consideration will be released to China Resources from escrow with the state owned exchange within 10 business days after […]
Lindsell Train Investment Trust’s interim report, covering the six months to the end of September 2015, shows the fund moving to a significant premium. Today this is 34%. The Chairman’s statement reiterates previous warnings to new investors of the dangers of buying stock at very high premiums. The net asset value just about beat the benchmark – […]
LondonMetric Property has announced its interim results for the half-year ended 30 September 2015. During the period, the company’s EPRA NAV has increased by 4.3% to 146.6p per share (31 March 2015: 140.6p). The company says that Valuation gains have been driven by development activity and market yield compression. During the period, EPRA earnings have […]
Worldwide Healthcare has published interim results covering the six months to the end of September 2015. Over this period the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors experienced a sell off as US politicians waded into price gouging allegations at some forms. Worldwide Healthcare’s benchmark index (MSCI World Health Care Index) fell by 9.7%. the total return on net […]
The European Investment Trust, managed by Edinburgh Partners, has released its annual results for the year ended 30 September 2015. The board describe the period as a more challenging one for investing in European equities, during which, the NAV per share of the trust fell by 7.3% from 800.41p to 742.20p. After taking account of dividends […]
The Cayenne Trust has announced the results of its rollover elections. F&C Managed Portfolio Trust was the rollover vehicle offered. 2,4787,999 Cayenne shares have elected to rollover into F&C Managed Portfolio Income shares, 1,751,028 Cayenne shares have elected to rollover into F&C Managed Portfolio Growth shares, whilst 15,153,737 Cayenne shares have opted for the cash […]
Troy Income and Growth Trust has announced its annual results for the year ended 30 September 2015. During the period, the company provided an NAV total return of 11.2% and a share price total return of +11.7%. Both of these are noticeably ahead of the total return performance of the FTSE All-Share Index of -2.3%. […]
NextEnergy Solar Fund has announced its half year results for the six months to 30 September 2015. During the period, its net assets grew by 16.2% from £248.4m to £289.0m, reflecting a fund raising £38.8m, whilst NAV per share increased by 0.7% from 103.3p on 31 March 2015 to 104.0p. At the end of the […]
