First year results for LMS Capital with new investment manager – In August 2016, LMS Capital (LMS) appointed Gresham House Asset Management Limited as its investment manager to carry out the new investment policy and to manage the company’s assets on a discretionary basis. Please click here to see our report on the proposal at the time. […]
Strong performance from stock selection for shareholders of Fidelity European Values – As well as the NAV of the company beating its benchmark and a narrowing of the discount, the highlights of the final report for Fidelity European Values (FEV) included a new and lower management fee structure and an increase in the dividend. In addition, the […]
JZ Capital Partners sale of Paragon adds 0.4% to NAV- JZ Capital Partners (JZCP) announce the sale of Paragon Water Systems, Inc. to Culligan Water representing an increase in NAV of approximately 0.4% , as of 31 January 2018. The transaction follows the recent announcement (as we previously reported) that JZCP is to sell Bolder Healthcare Solutions […]
2017 a better year for BlackRock Latin American’s shareholders – after a disappointing 2016, the performance of the NAV of BlackRock Latin American (BRLA) was ahead of the benchmark in 2017 but the discount remains stubbornly high. Performance Over the year ended 31 December 2017 the company’s NAV returned 29.0% in US dollar terms (17.7% in sterling […]
New discount control mechanism for JPMorgan Claverhouse – JPMorgan Claverhouse has published its annual results. For the year to 31st December 2017, the net asset total return was +16.2%. This compares with a total return for the same period from their benchmark, the All-Share Index, of +13.1%. During the year, the shareholder total return was +21.8%. The total […]
Stock split proposed for soaraway Shin Nippon – Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon has extended its impressive run of results with a 46.1% increase in its NAV over the year to 31 January 2018 and a 54.2% increase in its share price over that period. By contrast, its comparative index, the MSCI Japan Small Cap Index, […]
Hansteen has announced that the Secretary of State for Transport has acquired Saltley Business Park, Birmingham from a subsidiary of the Company, by way of a compulsory purchase order. This has taken place under the High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017, to enable construction of the first phase of the HS2 route. […]
Witan has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2017. During the period, the trust provide an NAV total return of 19%, thereby outperforming its benchmark’s return of 15.1%. The trust discount to NAV reduced during the period from 4.0% to 1.6% at the year-end. The dividend increased by 10.5% to 21.0p. […]
JZ Capital boosted by Bolder – JZ Capital Partners Limited has announced an agreement to sell Bolder Healthcare Solutions (“BHS”) to a subsidiary of Cognizant, one of the world’s leading professional services companies. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, BHS offers a full suite of healthcare revenue cycle management services to the hospital and physician marketplace in […]
Monks tinkers with management fee – The Board of The Monks Investment Trust has announced a change in the calculation of the company’s management fee, with the introduction of a further stepped tier at GBP1.75bn of total assets*. With effect from 1 May 2018 the annual management fee payable to the Company’s Investment Managers and Secretaries, […]