Investment Company News

15 Aug 2014

Alpha Pyrenees edges closer to negative NAV territory

ALPH : Alpha Pyrenees edges closer to negative NAV territory Alpha Pyrenees’ interim results published on 15 August show a fall in its net asset value to 5.3p from 12.7p. (12.0p from 22.8p if, as Alpha Pryenees do, you adjust for the fair value movement on the currency swap – eliminated in October 2013, the interest […]

14 Aug 2014

BlackRock World Mining says past the bottom of the commodity cycle

BRWM : BlackRock World Mining says past the bottom of the commodity cycle BlackRock World Mining’s interims, covering the first half of 2014, show the net asset value underperforming its benchmark – returning 0.8% vs. a 3.0% return on the Euromoney Global Mining Index. The ordinary share price total return was 2.4%. The managers believe that […]

14 Aug 2014

Middlefield Canadian Income powered by energy sector

MCT : Middlefield Canadian Income powered by energy sector Middlefield Canadian Income, managed by Dean Orrico, Richard Faiella and Andy Nasr, reported its interim figures for the period ended 30 June 2014 today. Its net asset value return of 8.8% was well ahead of the return on the S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index which returned 0.6%. […]

14 Aug 2014

No disasters in 2014 for CatCo

CAT : No disasters in 2014 for CatCo CatCo Reinsurance Opportunities has said that its net asset value has been unaffected by any significant insurance event in H1 2014. This means that the NAV return for H1 was 4.3%. The share price return for the period was 4.0%. European winter storms and severe weather in the […]

14 Aug 2014

Good start to 2014 from Derwent London

DLN : Good start to 2014 from Derwent London Derwent London’s interims show a 13.6% increase in its EPRA NAV for the first half of 2014. The interim dividend has been increased by 8.4% to 11.65p on the back of a 12.3% improvement in EPRA earnings. Derwent London has undrawn facilities of £364m and its loan […]

14 Aug 2014

Flat first half for NB Global Floating Rate Income

NBLS / NBLU : Flat first half for NB Global Floating Rate Income Both NB Global Floating Rate Income’s US dollar and Sterling net asset values were remarkably stable over the first half of 2014 (difference was fractions of a cent / penny). Adjusting for income, the total return on net asset value was 1.8% for […]

14 Aug 2014

Spark Ventures final results show big cash inflow

SPK : Spark Ventures final results show big cash inflow Spark Ventures has published its results for the year that ended 31 March 2014. £33m of cash came in during the year from sales of investments including Kobalt, notonthehighstreet and IMIMobile. Shareholders have received distributions of 6.5p. The net asset value fell 18% to 10.65p. Most […]

13 Aug 2014

Half of Princess Private Equity portfolio now in direct investments

PEY : Half of Princess Private Equity portfolio now in direct investments Princess Private equity has published its interim results for the period that ended 30 June 2014. They say that more than 50% of the portfolio is now invested in direct private equity investments (in line with the objective they adopted some time ago). […]

13 Aug 2014

Land Securities sells its Bristol shopping centres

LAND : Land Securities sells its Bristol shopping centres Land Securities has sold its 50% stake in Cabot Circus shopping centre, the adjacent Quaker Friars luxury goods and dining centre and high street shops. Collectively these generated rents of £17.3m for Land Securities – they fetched £267.8m, equivalent to a yield of 6.5%. Land Securities […]

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