The net asset value of South African Property Opportunities (SAPO) fell from 69p to 37p per share over the year to end June 2014 (somewhat ancient history now). 19p of the fall was accounted for by a distribution they made to shareholders, 10p relates to a fall in the value of the South African Rand […]
Polar Capital Global Healthcare results for the year that ended on 30 September 2014 have been released. Over the year the fund underperformed its benchmark by 5.1%, generating a return on net assets of 19.7% vs. 24.8% for the MSCI ACWI/Healthcare Index. The shares moved from a premium of 1.8% to discount of 5.4% so […]
The year to the end of October 2014 was a difficult one for shareholders in Dunedin Smaller Companies. It underperformed its benchmark a little – generating a return on net assets of -3.6% against the FTSE Small Cap.’s -2.4% but notably its discount widened from 4.4% to 16.9% resulting in a return to shareholders of -16.2%. On […]
Over the half year to the end of October 2014 F&C Global Smaller Companies delivered a return on net assets of 4.4% and a return to shareholders of 4.9%. The Company’s Benchmark is a blended index of the returns from the MSCI All Country World ex UK Small Cap Index (70%) and Numis UK Smaller […]
Hg Capital is buying A-Plan insurance from Equistone Partners. The trust is contributing £14.9m of its money to the deal. A-Plan Insurance was founded in 1963 and is based in Oxfordshire. It provides products from a wide range of insurers, including SME commercial, motor and home, and high net worth insurance. A-Plan currently operates 73 branches […]
JP Morgan Indian Investment Trust results for the year ended 30 September 2014 have been published. It was a great year for the trust as it delivered a return on net assets of 38.9% and a return to shareholders of 44.4%, both ahead of the 37.5% return on the MSCI India Index. The manager’s report […]
Schroder Asia Pacific results for the year ended 30 September 2014 show the fund delivering a return on net asset value of 10.9% and a return to shareholders of 11.2%, both ahead of the MSCI All Countries Asia ex. Japan Index, the fund’s benchmark, which returned 8.4%. The final dividend is 2.75p. The manager’s report […]
Invesco Asia outperformed its benchmark by some margin over the six months that finished on 31 October 2014. The net asset value total return was 17.6% and the return to shareholders 16.6% – these compare favourably to a 10.3% return on the benchmark (MSCI All Countries Asia Pacific ex Japan Index (total return), expressed in […]
Edinburgh Worldwide has published results for the year ended 31 October 2014. Over this period the fund’s net asset value fell by 2.7% and its share price fell by 4.9%. By contrast the benchmark (MSCI All Countries World Index (in sterling terms) until 31 January 2014, thereafter, the S&P Citigroup Global Small Cap Index (in […]
Custodian REIT has announced that it is paying £1.2m for a parcel of development land in Portishead. The 1.48 acre site will be used for the development of three retail warehouse/leisure units with construction to be phased over an expected seven month build period. The units have been pre-let to JD Wetherspoon plc on a 25 […]
