CQS Diversified has announced its results for the year ended 30 September 2014. the net asset value of the Sterling class of shares rose by 2.1% over that period and they paid dividends of 1p per quarter. The US dollar class was wound up in September after it failed its continuation vote. Now the Board […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
