Hansteen releases results after busy year – Hansteen has released results for 2017. Highlights are: EPRA NAV per share of 130.6p after return of capital at 11.1p premium to 31 December 2016 EPRA NAV of 128.9p Adjusted EPS was 6.9p (FY 2016: 6.7p) IFRS profit increased by 86.6% to GBP204.3 million (FY 2016: GBP109.5 million) […]
Klepierre made bid approach to Hammerson – Klépierre has confirmed that “on 8 March 2018, Klépierre made a proposal on a non-adversarial basis to the board of Hammerson with the intention of engaging in a constructive dialogue regarding a possible offer to acquire the issued and to be issued share capital of Hammerson on a […]
Investment Trust Insider on battery storage James Carthew: the economics of storing energy in batteries Two weeks ago when I wrote about Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) I referred to a couple of new solar power plants that planned to operate without government subsidies by augmenting their revenue with the aid of battery storage plants. […]
Sherborne ends speculation, takes Barclays stake – this morning, Barclays PLC has announced that Sherborne controlled entities (notably Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) C Limited) have acquired voting rights over 5.16% of its issued share capital. Barclays says that it will continue to engage with Sherborne, and welcomes them as a shareholder. Sherbone has released an announcement […]
Princess sees remarkable contraction in its discount over 2017 – In 2017, Princess Private Equity’s net asset value ended up at EUR10.73 per share, an increase of 5.6% for the year. Princess paid dividends totalling EUR 0.56 and this contributed to an NAV total return of 11.2%. The chairman says that the performance of underlying portfolio companies […]
Securities analysts face pressure to reinvent themselves Yak farmer? Maybe. Restaurateur? Perhaps. Or how about sinking your redundancy cheque into a small gin distillery? For many City analysts, the need to reinvent themselves has never been so pressing.A shake-up in securities analysis is under way, courtesy of January’s Mifid II rules that require greater disclosure […]
Investment Trust Insider on Jupiter US Smaller Companies James Carthew: Jupiter US wants more JUS from Siddles Half-year results for Jupiter US Smaller Companies (JUS) show the investment trust lagged its benchmark, the Russell 2000 index (adjusted to sterling), by 3.2% in the six months to 31 December 2017, extending a prolonged period of underperformance. […]
EP Global Opportunities delivers good numbers despite a momentum market – The investment style of the manager of EP Global Opportunities (EPG) is a to seek out undervalued companies from around the world. With the periods of volatility that have been a feature of recent markets, the markets have favoured momentum investors over value-driven stock […]
Tenth Anniversary of Oakley Capital Investments in 2017 – Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2017. The company was launched in August 2007 and has completed its first decade of trading. Oakley Capital Investments is a Bermudian based company listed in London on the AIM market. The company seeks to provide […]
Empiric Student Property reports death of chairman – The Board of Empiric Student Property plc says that it is deeply saddened to announce that its non-executive chairman has died. Stuart Beevor, a non-executive director of the company, has agreed to assume the role of acting non-executive chairman with immediate effect. Mr Beevor said: “We are all deeply […]
