Investment Company News

12 Nov 2014

Workspace posts 20% rise in NAV

WKP : Workspace posts 20% rise in NAV Workspace has announced its results for the six months ended 30 September 2014. they say that over this period the EPRA NAV is up 20% to £5.97 from £4.96 on a 15% increase in property values. Earnings per share rose 27% to 8.4p and from this they […]

11 Nov 2014

Kennedy Wilson Europe buys in Buckingham Palace Road

KWE : Kennedy Wilson Europe buys in Buckingham Palace Road Kennedy Wilson Europe says it has bought the company that owns 111 Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria SW1 for £207.5m, which equates to a yield of 5.1%. 111 Buckingham Palace Road is a 227,165 sq ft landmark, Grade A London office building. It is fully occupied with a […]

11 Nov 2014

Another great period for Biotech Growth Trust

BIOG : Another great period for Biotech Growth Trust Biotech Growth Trust beat its benchmark over the six months that ended on 30 September 2014 delivering a return on net assets of 20.3% vs. a return on the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index of 19.1%. The share price return was 21.4%. Top contributors to performance in the […]

11 Nov 2014

Chelverton Growth Trust driven by uplift in unquoted holdings

CGW : Chelverton Growth Trust driven by uplift in unquoted holdings Over the year to the end of August 2014 Chelverton Growth Trust generated outperformance over the MSCI Small Cap UK Index with a total return on net assets of 14.5% vs. a 7.5% return on the index. The company’s rating improved dramatically (from a discount […]

11 Nov 2014

Martin Currie Pacific underperforms in transitional period

MCP : Martin Currie Pacific underperforms in transitional period Martin Currie Pacific said the MSCI Asia ex Japan index rose by 8.65% over the six months that ended on 30 September while the company’s NAV on a total return basis increased by 6.69% and the share price by 10.52%. The company changed its mandate during […]

11 Nov 2014

Land Securities beats IPD in busy six months

LAND : Land Securities beats IPD in busy six months Land Securities has generated an 11.5% uplift in net asset value and a 7.5% uplift in earnings per share over the six months that ended on 30 September 2014. The ungeared return on property was 9.9% – ahead of the 9.3% return on the IPD […]

10 Nov 2014

Baker Steel set for massive expansion

BSRT : Baker Steel set for massive expansion Baker Steel Resources Trust, which at close of business on Friday 7 November had a market capitalisation of £19.8m and was trading at a discount of 47.2%, has announced details of a considerable expansion of the fund via 1) a stock swap of investments for new equity […]

10 Nov 2014

Great Portland Estates sells 12/14 New Fetter Lane

GPOR : Great Portland Estates sells 12/14 New Fetter Lane Great Portland Estates is selling its leasehold interest in 12/14 New Fetter Lane (London EC4) for £165.8m. The sale price works out at a yield of 4.5%. The 142,500 sq ft office building is still under construction (supposed to be finished in Q4 2015) and […]

10 Nov 2014

Better Capital buys Walkabout

BC12 : Better Capital buys Walkabout Better Capital 2012 cell has bought all the debt facilities of iNTERTAIN and its subsidiary companies. iNTERTAIN was set up in 2009 to acquire the trading assets of Regent Inns and now owns a chain of bars across the UK, most of which trade as Walkabout. iNTERTAIN made a £3m […]

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