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30 Mar 2016

Technology bets help BlackRock Emerging Europe in difficult year

BlackRock Emerging Europe’s net asset value per share fell by 10.1% in US Dollar terms (4.8% in sterling terms) over the year to the end of January 2016 which compared favourably with the benchmark net return of -14.2% in US Dollar terms (-9.1% in sterling terms). The share price fell by 9.9% (-4.6% in sterling terms) […]

29 Mar 2016

F&C Private Equity benefits from record realisations

F&C Private Equity reports that its net assets at the year-end were £216m giving a fully diluted net asset value (‘NAV’) per Ordinary Share of 295.74p. Taking into account dividends paid during the year which total 11.03p, the NAV total return was 10.7 per cent. This compares to a total return from the FTSE-All-Share Index […]

24 Mar 2016

JPMorgan American suffers from lack of FANG exposure

JPMorgan American has published results for the year ended 31 December 2015. In 2015, the US equity market, as measured by the S&P 500 total return Index in sterling terms, provided a return of 6.9%. In local currency terms, the market was more or less flat, and the gain to investors arose largely from the […]

23 Mar 2016

BH Macro NAV slips as ECB bet fails to pay off

BH Macro reports a marginal fall in its Sterling NAV over the year ended 31 December 2015 of just under 1% (0.86%). The statement says stronger performance in the first quarter reflected the more active market conditions prevailing at the start of the year: NAV gains were made from the ECB’s move to quantitative easing while avoiding losses […]

23 Mar 2016

BH Global reports fall in NAV

Over the twelve months to 31 December 2015, the Net Asset Value both classes of the shares of BH Global Limited declined modestly over a calendar year for the first time since the company was launched in May 2008. The US Dollar is the functional currency of the company and the NAV per share of the US […]

23 Mar 2016

Alternative Liquidity planning first distribution

Alternative Liquidity Fund has published its first set of figures – interims covering the period from incorporation to the end of December 21015. The company’s NAV has declined and is approximately down 13% since it was listed, with 90% of that decline due to currency mark to market. Assets fell from US$143.7m to $124.5m. Since listing the […]

22 Mar 2016

Woodford Patient Capital suspends fund raising

Woodford Patient Capital has published its first set of results covering the period from incorporation through its launch in April last year and finishing on 31 December 2015. The net asset value of Woodford Patient Capital Trust ended the period at 97.38p per share (cum income), slightly below the issue price of 100p per share. […]

22 Mar 2016

SVG Capital makes 9% in 2015 on strong exits

SVG Capital has announced its results for the year ended 31 December 2015. Net assets per share increased by 11% over the 12 months to 654p with the performance driven by a 9% total return on the investment portfolio and further augmented by accretive share buybacks and tenders. 2015 was a good year for exits […]

21 Mar 2016

GLI investment gets approval from British Business Bank

Funding Options, one of GLI Finance’s investments, has been recommended by the British Business Bank to go forward for designation by HM Treasury for the Bank Referral Scheme. Announced within HM Treasury Budget 2016, businesses that are rejected for finance by high-street banks will be able to access new options, with the Budget announcing that […]