Investment Company News

26 Nov 2014

Mixed results for World Trust Fund

WTR : Mixed results for World Trust Fund World Trust Fund reports that over the six months ended 30 September 2014  its fully diluted net asset value in US dollar terms fell 0.2%, lagging the MSCI All Country World Index which rose 2.6%, though ahead of the MSCI All Country World ex-US Index which fell 0.5%. […]

26 Nov 2014

Dispappointing period for Montanaro UK Smallers

MTU : Dispappointing period for Montanaro UK Smallers Montanaro UK Smaller Companies results for the six months ended 30 September 2014 show the fund’s net asset lagging its benchmark, the Numis Smaller Companies Index ex Investment Companies, by 3% in capital terms over the period. the net asset value fell by 11.2% vs. -8.2% for the […]

26 Nov 2014

Good six months for TR Property

TRY : Good six months for TR Property TR Property’s net asset value rose by 2.7% to reach 261.8p over the six months that finished on 30 September and the share price rose by a similar amount. The interim dividend has been increased from 2.85p to 2.95p. On a total return basis the fund beat […]

26 Nov 2014

RENN Universal Growth planning liquidation

RUG : RENN Universal Growth planning liquidation RENN Universal Growth has published its interim results and announced that the Board intends to put a proposal to shareholders that the fund be liquidated. RENN has been selling off its portfolio for some time and now has just five significant investments, the largest of which is Anchor Free […]

26 Nov 2014

LMP announces interims and a couple of deals

LMP : LMP announces interims and a couple of deals LondonMetric Property has published its interim results for the period that ended on 30 September 2014 and has also announced a couple of property transactions Over the period the fund’s EPRA net asset value rose by 6.4% to 128.8p on a 5.7% uplift in the […]

26 Nov 2014

Defensive stocks help Troy Income & Growth outperform

TIGT : Defensive stocks help Troy Income & Growth outperform Over the year that ended on 30 September 2014 Troy Income & Growth generated a total return on net assets of 10.1%, well ahead of the 6.1% returned by the FTSE All-Share Index. The fund’s rating barely changed on the year and so the return […]

26 Nov 2014

BlackRock Hedge Selector to wind up

BHUE : BlackRock Hedge Selector to wind up BlackRock Hedge Selector has announced that proposals it had received from a third party to takeover the fund have now fallen away and therefore the Board are resolved to ask shareholders to put the fund into liquidation. The EGM needed to approve the liquidation is expected to […]

25 Nov 2014

Custodian REIT on track to deploy cash pile

CREI : Custodian REIT on track to deploy cash pile Custodian REIT has published its first set of figures, covering the period from 25 March 2014 to 30 September 2014. The net asset value total return was 2.75 over that period and the return to shareholders was 7.3%. They have paid two dividends of 1.25p, […]

25 Nov 2014

Private Equity Investor flat despite Twitter

PEQ : Private Equity Investor flat despite Twitter Private Equity Investor’s net asset value barely moved over the six month period that ended on 30 September 2014 – falling by 0.6% to 227.1p from 228.4p. In US dollar terms the fall was slightly more pronounced, -3.3%. By contrast however the fund’s share price rose by […]

25 Nov 2014

BACIT cautious on markets

BACT : BACIT cautious on markets Over the period from 1 April 2014 to 30 September 2014 BACIT generated a total return of just 0.6% on net assets – the net asset value fell from 114.1p to 112.8p but this was after the payment of a 2p dividend. The FTSE All-Share Index return was 1.2% […]

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