Investment Company News

27 Feb 2014

Prosperity Voskhod : PVF – proposed delisting

Subject to the outcome of an EGM to be held on Thursday 29 May 2014, Prosperity Voskhod intends to delist its shares. PVF has been selling off its portfolio and returning cash to shareholders.

27 Feb 2014

Law Debenture : LWDB – Anual report

Law Debenture generated a net asset value return of 28.6% over 2013, well ahead of the return on the FTSE All-Share Index which returned 20.8%. The share price more or less kept pace with the asset value, returning 28.3%. Revenue from the fiduciary services business rose by 4.3%. The full year dividend rises to 15p […]

27 Feb 2014

The Investment Company : INV – interim results

The Investment Company, managed by Gervais Williams and Martin Turner at Miton and invested in a range of preference shares, loan stocks, debentures and notes, saw a 15,5% increase in its net asset value and a 16.0% increase in its share price over the second half of 2013. Two dividends of 5p per share were declared […]

27 Feb 2014

Strategic Equity Capital : SEC – half year report

Strategic Equity Capital’s net asset value rose by 29.4% over the second half of 2013, 4.6% more than the return on the FTSE Smaller Companies ex Investment Companies Index. The manager’s reports notes five stocks that made a significant contribution to SEC’s performance during the period – E2V technologies, Wilmington, 4imprint, Andor Technology (recently highlighted […]

27 Feb 2014

Derwent London : DLN – Full year results

Derwent London has released results for the year ended 31 December 2013. Over the year its EPRA NAV rose by 20% to £22.64 and EPRA earnings per share rose by 7% to 53.9p. The dividend was hiked by 8.3% to 36.5p. Almost 250,000 sq. ft of projects were completed in 2013 and Derwent have another […]

27 Feb 2014

TR European Growth : TRG – interim figures

TR European Growth outperformed its benchmark over the second half of 2013, generating a total return of 24.8% on its net asset value against an 18.9% return on the HSBC Smaller Europe (ex UK) Index. Shareholders did even better as the discount narrowed to 10.2% – helping push the total return in the shares to […]

27 Feb 2014

Spark Ventures : SPK – disposal

Spark Ventures has sold its remaining stake in Kobalt, an independent music publisher, for £5.4m. Overall SPK has made 4.8x its money on this investment.

27 Feb 2014

Elephant Capital : ECAP – Annual results

Over the year to 31 August 2013 (a long time ago now) Elephant Capital’s net asset value fell from 40p to 33p. ECAP wrote down the value of its investment in Amar Chitra Katha Private Limited and listed investment, Nitco Limited, lost circa 38% of its value during the year. The Board has changed the management […]

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