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31 May 2016

AEW UK REIT now fully invested

The Board of AEW UK REIT has announced the acquisition of two mixed use assets in Nottingham and Blackpool for a total of GBP13.2m, net of acquisition costs.  With these two acquisitions the Company has now fully invested its equity capital and is geared to 20% of Gross Asset Value, in line with its investment […]

31 May 2016

Alasdair McKinnon has good start at Scottish Investment Trust

Scottish Investment Trust has announced results for the six months ended 30 April 2016. Over that period the net asset value per share total return was 4.0% (with borrowings at market value). The share price total return was 4.4%. The company does not have a formal benchmark but, by way of reference, over the review period the […]

31 May 2016

Altin delisting from London

At an EGM on 21 June, Altin’s shareholders will be asked to approve a reduction of ALTIN AG’s share capital from CHF 58’645’002 (divided into 3’449’706 registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 17 each) by CHF 58’541’510.82 to CHF 103’491.18 through the reduction of the nominal value per share, CHF 17, by CHF 16.97 […]

27 May 2016

Custodian REIT acquires high bay distribution unit in Tamworth for £4.7m

Custodian REIT has announced that it has acquired a 55k square foot, high bay distribution unit on Relay Park, Tamworth for £4.7m. The unit is let to Schenker Limited (trading as DB Schenker), a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, on a lease that expires on 27 September 2017. The unit is located at junction 10 of […]

26 May 2016

Biotech Growth’s NAV shrinks by a quarter

Over the year to 31 March 2016, Biotech Growth Trust’s net asset value per share fell by 24.8% during the year, underperforming the Company’s benchmark, the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index, measured in sterling terms, which fell by 21.8%. The Company’s share price fell further, by 26.3%, as the discount of the Company’s share price to the […]

26 May 2016

Electra puts its investment manager on notice

Electra Private Equity has provided what it describes as an “Interim update on the review of the Company’s investment strategy and policy and its structure”. Electra say that the review, which was announced in January, is on track for completion in the autumn. However, they say that a number of interim conclusions have been reached […]

26 May 2016

Alternative Assets hit by insurance costs

Alternative Asset Opportunities says its interim report for the six months to December 2015 referred in some detail to insurers applying increases to applicable premium rates. These are known as ‘cost of insurance’ (COI) increases. COI increases have historically been very rare and, although they can be implemented each year by the insurer, until September 2015 […]

25 May 2016

TR Property outperforms as direct portfolio returns almost 20%

TR Property has announced results for the year ended 31 March 2016. The NAV rose 8.2% which was well ahead of the benchmark rise of 5.4%. However the share price total return was -1.6%. The Directors have announced a final dividend of 5.20p per share, a 9.5% increase over the prior year final dividend. This […]

25 May 2016

Great Portland Estates working on largest development programme in its history

Great Portland Estates has reported results for the year ended 31 March 2016. At the end of March its EPRA NAV per share was 847 pence (pre-SDLT increase: 857 pence), up 19.5% in the year. EPRA profit before tax for the year was GBP47.8 million, up 6.0% on 2015. this translates into EPRA earnings per […]

25 May 2016

NewRiver Retail portfolio hits £1bn mark

Over the year to the end of March 2016, NewRiver Retail delivered an 11% increase in its EPRA NAV (295p vs. 265p). EPRA adjusted profit increased 125% to GBP47.1 million (2015: GBP20.9 million) resulting in a 34% increase in EPRA adjusted earnings per share (26.6 pence vs. 19.8 pence). Profit before tax increased 76% to GBP69.5 million (2015: GBP39.5 […]