JPMorgan Claverhouse has announced changes to its investment management fee arrangements, which it says are intended to be more appropriate for attracting private wealth and retail investors. With effect from 1st July 2016, the investment trust’s performance fee will be terminated and the management fee will be charged at an amended annual rate of 0.60% […]
Templeton Emerging Markets has published its results for the year ended 31 March 2016. TEMIT’s benchmark index declined by 8.8%. Unfortunately, the NAV suffered a much worse decline of 17.1% and the return to shareholders was -17.0% (all figures on a total return basis). Without the gains from share buy backs, the relative performance would have been rather worse. The […]
Workspace has published results for the year ended 31 March 2016. At the end of the period, the EPRA NAV per share was GBP9.23, an increase of 31.3% over the year. The Board is recommending an increase in the final dividend to 10.19p per share. This represents an increase in the total dividend for the […]
Bluefield Solar is seeking approval from shareholders for an amendment to the company’s investment policy which would, if approved, enable it to incur long term structural debt at the holding company level. The existing investment policy envisages that Bluefield Solar will only use short term debt at the holding company level. Shareholders should note that the proposed […]
No intention to make an offer for Alliance Trust plc On 31 May 2016, RIT Capital Partners announced that the possibility of combining the Company with Alliance Trust for the benefit of both sets of shareholders was at a preliminary stage of consideration. Following careful analysis and constructive discussions with representatives of Alliance Trust, RIT Capital […]
Custodian REIT’s results for the year ended 31 March 2016 show that its NAV per share rose by 0.2% to 101.5p resulting in an NAV total return of 6.2%. The share price total return was 3.5%. Dividends rose by 19% to 6.25p. Profit after tax rose by 28.7% and EPRA EPS was up 21.4% on the prior year to 6.8p. On the back […]
Perpetual Income & Growth has published results for the year ended 31 March 2016. Over that period its net asset value was unchanged. By contrast, the return on the FTSE All-Share Index was -3.9%. The discount widened however and so the return to shareholders was -2.9%. The dividend was increased by 4.1% to 12.8p and […]
Electra Partners has announced that it has agreed the sale of Elian to Intertrust for £435m. Electra Partners say that the transaction is subject to regulatory and Intertrust Group N.V. shareholder approvals. Following completion of the transaction, which Electra Partners say is expected during the third or final quarter of 2016, Electra Private Equity is […]
Ranger Direct Lending Fund has announced that, following consultation with potential investors, it intends to raise up to £30m through a placing of zero dividend preference shares (ZDP Shares). The Company currently expects the ZDP Shares to be issued with a 5 year term and a gross redemption yield of 5% per annum. The company […]
Over the year to the end of March 2016, Value and Income Trust generated a Net Asset Value total return (with debt at par) of 0.2%. this compares to a FTSE All-Share Index total return of -3.9%. However the Share price total return was -9.6%. The Board is recommending a substantial increase in the final dividend, […]
