Investment Company News

07 Dec 2017

Baring Emerging Europe outperforms as Polish stocks soar

Baring Emerging Europe outperforms as Polish stocks soar – For the year ended 30 September 2017, Baring Emerging Europe returned 26.9% in NAV terms and 27.6% in share price terms against a 21.4% return for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Europe 10/40 Index. The dividend has been increased from 23p to 32p. The manager […]

07 Dec 2017

Invesco Perpetual Enhanced “performed strongly”

For the year ended 30 September 2017, Invesco Perpetual Enhanced Income Limited “performed strongly” with a total return to shareholders, based on the share price with dividends reinvested, of 10.5%. The share price rose from 77.4p at the start of the year to 80.3p, an increase of 3.7%. The managers earned a £1m performance fee. […]

07 Dec 2017

F&C Capital and Income continues record of outperformance

F&C Capital and Income continues record of outperformance – F&C Capital and Income announces, for the year ended 30 September 2017: Share price total return for the year was 15.8%, with an average premium to Net Asset Value of 1.6%. Total ordinary dividends of 10.65 pence per share – an increase of 3.4% over the previous […]

07 Dec 2017

Schroder Asia Pacific beats benchmark

Schroder Asia Pacific beats benchmark – Schroder AsiaPacific Fund has published its annual report for the year ended 30 September 2017. The NAV total return was +23.2% over the twelve months to end September 2017. This was ahead of the performance of the benchmark, the MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index, which was up +18.8% […]

06 Dec 2017

Schroder European Real Estate approaching full investment

Schroder European Real Estate approaching full investment – Schroder European Real Estate has announced that its EPRA NAV at the end of September 2017 was 133.6 cents per share. EPRA earnings per share for the year ended September were 5.2 cents. This translated into a 6% total return for the year. the fund is paying […]

06 Dec 2017

Henderson European Focus manager loves Carlsberg

Henderson European Focus manager loves Carlsberg – Henderson European Focus Trust has published results covering the year ended 30 September 2017. Performance highlights The ordinary share price(1) total return (including dividends reinvested) was 35.9% (2016: 8.6%). The net asset value total return was 21.7% compared to a total return from the benchmark (World Europe ex […]

06 Dec 2017

Shaftesbury looks to raise £265m as buys in Broadwick Street

Shaftesbury looks to raise £265m as buys in Broadwick Street – Shaftesbury is placing up to 27,855,508 ordinary shares at 265p per share to raise gross proceeds of £265m. 952p is the same level as the EPRA NAV at the end of September 2017 and it is a 4% discount to the share price on […]

06 Dec 2017

Hammerson in agreed bid for Intu

Hammerson in agreed bid for intu – The boards of Hammerson and Intu Properties have announced that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share offer by Hammerson to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Intu. Intu shareholders will get 0.475 Hammerson shares for every Intu share that they […]

06 Dec 2017

Sequoia secures new revolving credit facility

Sequoia secures new revolving credit facility – The board of Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited has announced that it has secured a multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility (“RCF”) of GBP100 million from The Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited (Mandated Lead Arranger), ING Bank and Investec (Arrangers). The tenor of the RCF will be three […]