BlackStar Group has announced results for the year ended 31 December 2014. Over the year its net asset vale rose from 93p to 99p. They are paying a dividend for the year of 0.77p. The weakness of the Rand relative to sterling held back results. BlackStar is in the process of finalising two large transactions […]
Hg Capital is investing in Eucon which they describe as a leading provider of automotive parts pricing data & services to vehicle and parts manufacturers globally. The business is also a leading provider of highly automated claims management services to insurers in Germany. In the automotive data business, Eucon collects, processes and supplies crucial data […]
BlackRock Greater European’s interim results for the six months ended 28 February 2015 show that, during the six month period, the Company’s undiluted net asset value (NAV) per share returned +8.1%, compared with a return of +6.0% in the FTSE World Europe ex UK Index. At the same time, the discount widened somewhat, with the result […]
The Cayenne Trust’s results for the year ended 31 January 2015 have been published. The company’s net asset value total return and share price total return were both 12.1% for the period. This compares to an 11.6% return on the FTSE All-Share Equity Investments Index. The dividend has been increased from 1.2p to 3.8p. The […]
Fidelity Special Values has announced interim figures covering the six months ended 28 February 2015. Over the period the company’s net asset value total return was 5% – ahead of the 4.1% breturn generated by the FTSE All-Share Index. unfortunately the company’s discount widened from 4.7% to 9.6% and this left the return to shareholders […]
Henderson Far East Income’s performance lagged that of comparable indices a little over the six months to the end of February 2015. The net asset value total return was 3.3% as compared to 3.9% for the FTSE All-World Asia Pacific ex Japan Index and 7.7% for the FTSE All-World Asia Pacific Index. The discount narrowed a […]
Witan Pacific’s net asset value total return was 17.6% over the year to the end of January 2015, just ahead of the 17.1% return on the benchmark (MSCI All Country Asia Pacific Free Index). The share price return was 16.6% as the discount widened from 11.7% to 12.7%. The dividend was increased from 4.45p to […]
Pacific Alliance China Land says its net asset value rose by 5.6% over the course of 2014. The share price rose by 6.5% to finish the year at a 30% discount. $30m worth of shares were bought back and cancelled during 2014. Major portfolio movements included the IPO of Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties which drove […]
Schroder Global Real Estate has reported a 21.8% total return on net assets and a 14.5% return on share price for the year ended 31 December 2014. As these numbers suggest, the discount widened from 3.6% to 9.5% over the period – this despite the fund shrinking the number of shares in issue by 12.8% […]
Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies’ net asset value returned 4.5% over the six months to the end of February 2015, ahead of the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Small Cap Index which returned 2.4%. Smaller companies lagged larger ones during the period – the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index returned 5.9%. The discount widened a […]
