Investment Company News

25 Nov 2014

JPMorgan European Smaller Companies caught out by two IPOs

JESC : JPMorgan European Smaller Companies caught out by two IPOs JPMorgan European Smaller Companies results for the half year to the end of September 2014 have been published. The net asset value total return was a negative 16.6% – some 7.1% less than the return on the fund’s benchmark, the Euromoney Smaller European Companies […]

25 Nov 2014

Pharma exposure helps Keystone post market-beating figures

KIT : Pharma exposure helps Keystone post market-beating figures Keystone has published its annual results. these cover the year that ended on 30 September 2014. Over that period the fund’s net asset value total return was 12.5%. The share price though returned just 7.4% as the discount widened from 0.8% to 5.4%. Both measures outperformed […]

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% […]

25 Nov 2014

Tough year for Baring Emerging Europe

BEE : Tough year for Baring Emerging Europe Over the year to the end of September 2014 Baring Emerging Europe’s net asset value fell from 846.2p to 695.9p – on a total return basis a fall of 15.9%. This was 2.6% worse than their benchmark (the MSCI Emerging Markets Europe 10/40 Index) which fell by 13.3%. The […]

24 Nov 2014

Derwent London buys Angel Square in EC1

DLN : Derwent London buys Angel Square in EC1 Derwent London, which owns a number of properties close to Angel and Old Street tube stations, has acquired the freehold of Angel Square, London EC1 for £75m. The property sits on the corner of Islington Street and City Road, directly above Angel tube station. It consists […]

24 Nov 2014

LondonMetric sells Bishop Auckland Retail Park

LMP : LondonMetric sells Bishop Auckland Retail Park LondonMetric Property is selling Bishop Auckland Retail Park to Standard Life Investments for £23.6m The price works out at an initial yield of 5.27%. LMP bought the land for £2.3m and then spent £15.8m over the course of 2012 and 2013 developing the site and so the […]

24 Nov 2014

Aberdeen Private Equity benefits from internet exposure

APEF : Aberdeen Private Equity benefits from internet exposure Aberdeen Private Equity Fund’s net asset value rose by 4.6p or 4.2% over the six months that ended 30 September 2014. Taken with the interim dividend of 2p, the total return on net assets was 6.1%. The strengthening US dollar contributed about 0.7p to this. A couple […]

24 Nov 2014

TwentyFour Income increases CLO exposure as spreads widen

TFIF : TwentyFour Income increases CLO exposure as spreads widen Over the six months to the end of September 2014 TwentyFour Income Fund generated a total return of 6.5% on its net assets. It is paying quarterly dividends of 1.5p, in-line with forecast of 6p dividends for the year as a whole. They say the […]

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