Hg announces investment in the Access Group – Hg, which maaged the Manager of HgCapital Trust (HGT) has announced today an investment in The Access Group. It is one of the UK’s leading providers of business management software to mid-market companies. HgCapital will invest approximately £30.9 million in Access, with other institutional clients of Hg investing alongside the […]
RDI £26m disposal in Leeds – RDI the UK real esrate investment trust (REIT) has exchanged contracts for the disposal of City Point in Leeds for £26.05 million. The property, which has been acquired by West Midlands Pension Fund, delivers total gross annualised rental income of £1.6 million with a WAULT of 3.7 years. According to LDI […]
NB Global Floating Rate performs well in a difficult year – NB Global Floating Rate (NBLS) targets income generation whilst seeking to preserve investors’ capital and give protection against rising interest rates. The year to 31 December 2017 again proved to be eventful not just in geopolitical or macroeconomic terms. United States and European senior secured floating […]
Underweight Chinese tech companies detract from Aberdeen Asian Income – Aberdeen Asian Income’s NAV returned 16.0% in sterling terms, compared to the MSCI All Countries Asia Pacific ex Japan Index, which returned 25.4%. The ordinary share price total return was 17.4% while the discount to NAV narrowed slightly to 7.5% at the year end. A […]
Standard Life Property Income completed disposal – Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust (SLIPIT) has completed the sale of a multi let office in Slough for £13.25m, 9.6% ahead of the end December valuation. In the release, the manger commented that the sale proceeds will be reinvested when suitable opportunities are available. The disposal is to realise […]
Industrial sector contributes to Standard Life Property Income’s performance – The portfolio total return of Standard Life Property Income (SLI) was 12.1% representing a significant margin over the benchmark return. This outperformance was driven by an above benchmark portfolio income return of 6.3% and a capital return of 5.5%. The capital return was achieved despite the drag […]
BB Biotech may have to take hit on Incyte stake Switzerland’s BB Biotech (BBB.S) looks set to be in for a difficult month in terms of performance as a result of the negative result reported in a Phase III trial of a drug from Incyte Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:INCY), which was the trust’s third largest holding accounting […]
Syncona sees slight dip in NAV as Nightstar declines UK hybrid biotech investor/fund-of-funds Syncona (SYNC) saw a 0.8% fall in its NAV in February according to its latest factsheet, principally as a result of an 8% decline in the value of its holding in US-listed Nightstar Therapeutics. Syncona holds a 42% stake in this Nasdaq-quoted, but UK […]
Highbridge Multi Strategy edges ahead in 2017 – Highbridge Multi Strategy Fund generated a return of 3.7% on its NAV over the course of 2017. The total return of the S&P 500 in 2017 was +21.8%. This might look like an unexciting return but it is consistent with returns earned by most other absolute return […]
NB Private Equity Partners dollar gains wiped out by sterling strength – The highlights from NB Private Equity’s results for 2017 are: 31 December 2017 Net Asset Value per share of $17.45 increased $1.54 from $15.91 at 31 December 2016. However, in sterling term the move translated to a 2p rise from GBP12.89 to GBP12.91 NAV total return of 13.2% NAV increase […]
