Third Point to sort out its discount – The board of Third Point Offshore Investors says it is committed to maximising shareholder value and protecting the interests of all the company’s stakeholders. The plan includes: a move to the Official List qualification for the FTSE UK Index Series conversion of sterling shares to US dollar shares a new […]
JPMorgan European Smaller manager departs after 23 years – in a terse statement, JPMorgan European Smaller Companies has revealed that its manager of 23 years no longer wants to run the fund. “After 23 years of being involved in the successful management of the JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc, Jim Campbell has returned […]
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust changes its reference benchmark – In the company’s half year statement published at the end of February 2018, it was announced that, with effect from 1st January 2018, the performance of SLS will be measured against the Numis Smaller Companies plus AIM (ex Investment Companies) index. The previous index had […]
Global Resources IT completes its write-up of its Kalia holding – On 26 February 2018, Kalia Limited announced that, subject to shareholder approval, it had agreed to acquire Global Resources Investment Trust (GRIT)‘s interest in Kalia Holdings Pty Ltd, thereby consolidating the non-landowner interests in Bougainville Exploration Licences in Papua New Guinea. This followed the […]
Law Debenture beats its benchmark and raises its dividend – In its final report for the year to 31st December 2017, Law Debenture (LWDB) reported that total return of the NAV was 16.6%, while the benchmark, the FTSE All Share Index returned was 13.1%. The UK remained the central focus of the portfolio, although the fund is […]
Syncona records flat month for NAV in January with small share price rise UK hybrid biotech investor/fund-of-funds Syncona (SYNC) recorded an essentially flat month for NAV in January, with a small decline overall recorded for its three largest investments – presumably in part related to the weakening of the dollar – offset by a gain of an […]
Derwent London delivers a strong set of results – Derwent London (DLN), the REIT focused on central London offices with a particular focus on the West End and City fringes, released its final results to 31st December 2017 Highlights EPRA net asset value per share increased 4.6% to 3,716p from 3,551p and a 3.7% increase from […]
Rights and Issues Investment Trust’s final results – The portfolio of Rights and Issues Investment Trust (RIII) fully participated in the strong equity market of 2017 with the net asset value of the Income shares rising by 18.5% to 2372.3p. By comparison, the UK smaller company market, in which the company is mostly invested performed well […]
2017 was another strong year for BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM) – After a remarkable 2016 for global mining and commodity sectors, BlackRock World Mining Trust‘s undiluted NAV and share price rose in 2017 by 24.0% and 24.2% respectively in sterling terms with income reinvested. By comparison, the Euromoney global mining index rose by 20.8% […]
RIT Capital Partners (RCP) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2017. During the year, RCP saw growth in its net assets of £216m, taking its total net assets to an all-time high of £2.9bn and, during the course of the year, the company’s market capitalisation exceeded £3bn for the first […]
