Investment Company News

01 Sep 2014

70% increase in dividend tops another good year for Henderson Smaller

HSL : 70% increase in dividend tops another good year for Henderson Smaller Henderson Smaller Companies Trust beat its benchmark, the Numis Smaller Companies Index excluding investment companies, over the year that finished on 31 May 2014  – generating a total return on net assets of 19.9% vs. 19.1% for the index. Shareholders have done […]

01 Sep 2014

Avarae benefits from sale of Roman gold coins

AVR : Avarae benefits from sale of Roman gold coins Avarae Global Coins’ results for the year ended 31 March 2014 show an increase in its asset value from 14.4p to 14.5p. The dividend fell from 0.18p to 0.15p. They sold £900,000 worth of Roman gold coins in the USA during the year – a […]

29 Aug 2014

Tritax Big Box REIT acquires Wolseley distribution centre in Ripon for £12.2m

BBOX : Tritax Big Box REIT acquires Wolseley’s distribution centre in Ripon for £12.2m Tritax Big Box REIT has acquired Wolseley’s Regional Distribution Centre at Ripon, North Yorkshire for £12.24m (net of acquisition costs). The high specification property was constructed in 2001 and has ancillary offices and substantial parking over approximately 10.9 acres. The rentalised area is approximately 222k square […]

29 Aug 2014

F&C Private equity sees discount narrow in first half

FPEO : F&C Private Equity sees discount narrow in first half F&C Private Equity‘s recent interims report a share price total return for the first of 2014 of 9.1% whilst NAV total return was -0.3% (including an adverse currency movement) reflecting a narrowing of the discount during the period. Co-investments were increased to 17.5 per cent […]

29 Aug 2014

BlackRock Hedge Selector – UK Emerging Companies Share Class, reports a 7.7% fall in NAV during the first half of 2014

BHUE : BlackRock Hedge Selector – UK Emerging Companies Share Class, reports a 7.7% fall in NAV during the first half of 2014 BlackRock Hedge Selector‘s recent interims report a 7.7% fall in NAV for the UK Emerging share class during the first half of 2014, whilst the share price fell by 5.4%. The backdrop to […]

29 Aug 2014

F&C Commercial Property Trust reports strong growth in the first half of 2014

FCPT : F&C Commercial Property Trust reports strong growth in the first half of 2014 F&C Commercial Property Trust’s  recent interims report an NAV total return of 12.2% whilst share price total return was 1.9% reflecting a narrowing of the premium to NAV during the period (4.1% as at the 30 June 2014). Performance compares favourably against […]

28 Aug 2014

Custodian REIT acquires European HQ for Portola Packaging, Doncaster, for £4.6m

CREI : Custodian REIT acquires European HQ for Portola Packaging, Doncaster, for £4.6m Custodian REIT has announced that it has purchased an 80,000 square foot manufacturing facility (pictured) in White Rose Way, Doncaster for £4.6m. The property is currently let to Portola Packaging Limited, on a 20 year lease without break clauses,  at a current rent of £355k per […]

28 Aug 2014

Dunedin Enterprise reports modest fall in NAV during the first half of 2014

DNE : Dunedin Enterprise reports modest fall in NAV during the first half of 2014 Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trusts recent interims report a fall in NAV during the first half of 2014 of 4.6%. However, once dividends are included, DNE’s total return was -1.7% (this compares with a fall in the FTSE Small Cap index […]

28 Aug 2014

International Public Partnerships Targeting a dividend of 6.45p for 2014

INPP : International Public Partnerships Targeting a dividend of 6.45p for 2014 International Public Partnerships recent interims report underlying NAV growth of 1.8% during the six months to 30 June 2014, with a fully covered cash interim dividend declared at 3.15p per share (up c.2.5% year-on-year from 3.075p for the interim dividend for 2013). The target […]

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