Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust : PMGR

Research History

• 26 Apr 2024 11 min read

  QuotedData’s Investment Companies Quarterly Review – First quarter of 2024

  First quarter of 2024 Investment Companies | Quarterly roundup | April 2023 Kindly sponsored by abrdn Equity rally belies difficult quarter for sector 2024 started on strong footing, with global equities (as measured by the MSCI All Countries World Index) rallying 9.2% over the first three months (in sterling terms). However, while there some standouts […]

• 17 Oct 2023 14 min read

  QuotedData’s Investment Companies Quarterly Review – Third Quarter 2023

  Third quarter of 2023 Investment Companies | Quarterly roundup | October 2023 Kindly sponsored by abrdn ‘Uncomfortable’ Following a fast start to the first half of the year, globally equities took a breather in Q3, as markets assessed the implications of the worst bond sell-off in a generation. Yields on 10-year US treasuries and UK […]

• 13 Oct 2023 10 min read

  QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – October 2023

  October 2023 Monthly roundup  |  Investment companies Kindly sponsored by abrdn  Winners and losers in September 2023 September was defined by the ongoing US bond selloff, with global markets trending down in sympathy. Investment trust returns were negative on average for the month, although several sectors still achieved positive returns. The Royalties sector was the […]

• 14 Sep 2023 41 min read

  QuotedData’s Economic and Political Monthly Roundup September 2023

  Economic and Political Monthly Roundup Investment companies | Monthly | September 2023 August was a moderately volatile month for markets as the economic picture in China worsened. Developed markets held up better than emerging markets. Yields on US government debt rose. Oil prices edged up, but the big jump was in natural gas prices as […]

• 9 min read

  QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – September 2023

  September 2023 Monthly roundup  |  Investment companies Kindly sponsored by abrdn  Winners and losers in August 2023 Share price total returns for investment companies were generally poor over August, with the best performing sector, Debt – Structured Finance, returning just 2.1%, with only a few sectors managing to eke out a positive total return. Funds […]

• 06 Apr 2023 82 min read

  QuotedData’s Economic and Political Monthly Roundup April 2023

  Economic and Political Monthly Roundup Investment companies | Monthly | April 2023 A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairs and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage […]

• 06 Oct 2022 9 min read

  QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – October 2022

  Investment Companies Monthly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and abrdn October 2022 Monthly  |  Investment companies   Winners and losers in September 2022 September’s median total share price return was -6.4% (+0.4% in August). The median NAV return over September was -1.2%. See Appendix 1 for a breakdown of how all the sectors have […]

• 16 Oct 2020 11 min read

  QuotedData’s Investment Companies Quarterly Review – Third Quarter 2020

  Investment Companies Quarterly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and Aberdeen Standard Investments Table of contents In this issue Performance data Positive movers Negative movers Discounts and premiums Getting more expensive Getting cheaper Money in and out Money in Money out Major news stories Upcoming Events New research Guide The legal bit Stubborn resistance The end […]

• 03 Sep 2020 19 min read

  Premier Global Infrastructure Trust – Renewed focus

  Following on from an exceptional year of performance for the ordinary shareholders of Premier Global Infrastructure Trust (PGIT) in 2019, the trust had a good start in 2020. Whilst it suffered heavily in the market rout, it has bounced back strongly (in both cases the moves were amplified by PGIT’s significant gearing). By the end […]

• 19 min read

  Premier Global Infrastructure Trust – Renewed focus

  Following on from an exceptional year of performance for the ordinary shareholders of Premier Global Infrastructure Trust (PGIT) in 2019, the trust had a good start in 2020. Whilst it suffered heavily in the pandemic-related market crash, it has bounced back strongly (in both cases the moves were amplified by the gearing effect of PGIT’s […]

• 10 Aug 2020 7 min read

  QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – August 2020

  Investment Companies Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and Aberdeen Standard Investments  Table of contents  New research Performance data Discounts and premiums Money in and out Major news stories Income Events Guide Appendix – Performance by sector full list  New research Here is a list of research we published over July: Seneca Global Income & Growth – […]

• 07 Jul 2020 7 min read

  QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – July 2020

  Investment Companies Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and Aberdeen Standard Investments  Table of contents  New research Performance data Discounts and premiums Money in and out Major news stories Income Events Guide Appendix – Performance by sector full list  New research Here is a list of research we published over June: CQS New City High Yield – […]

• 11 Mar 2020 21 min read

  Premier Global Infrastructure Trust – Don’t stop me now

   Don’t stop me now A much-improved 2019, helped by falling interest rate expectations, translated into 38.3% gains for Premier Global Infrastructure Trust (PGIT) ordinary shareholders. Before the viral panic engulfed markets, PGIT was having a strong start to 2020 as well, with the shares hitting 147p on 21 February. In unsettled markets, the predictable and […]

• 21 min read

  Premier Global Infrastructure Trust – Don’t stop me now

   Don’t stop me now A much-improved 2019, helped by lower interest rate expectations, translated into 38.3% gains for Premier Global Infrastructure Trust (PGIT) ordinary shareholders. Before the covid-19 panic caused markets to stumble, PGIT was having a strong start to 2020 as well, with the shares hitting 147p on 21 February. In unsettled markets, the […]

• 24 Jan 2020 20 min read

  QuotedData’s Investment Companies Annual Review – 2019

   In this issue The sector at the end of 2019 Performance data Performance by sector and fund Money in and out of the sector Money in and out of existing funds Money coming into existing funds Money going out of existing funds Liquidations, de-listings and trading cancellations Significant rating changes Major news stories Outlook for […]

• 30 Oct 2019 18 min read

  Premier Global Infrastructure Trust – Strong income growth

   Strong income growth Aided by the significant gearing provided by its ZDP shares, Premier Global Infrastructure Trust’s (PGIT’s) ordinary shares have provided an NAV total return of 34.4% during the last 12 months. The returns have been achieved despite PGIT having a significant allocation to Asia, and particularly China, which has faced a headwind from […]

• 18 min read

  Premier Global Infrastructure Trust – Strong income growth

   Strong income growth Premier Global Infrastructure Trust’s (PGIT’s) ordinary shares have provided an NAV total return of 34.4% during the last 12 months, boosted by the trust’s split capital structure (see page 13). The returns have been achieved despite PGIT having a significant allocation to Asia, and particularly China, which has faced a headwind from […]

• 07 Aug 2019 3 min read

  QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – August 2019

  Investment Companies Roundup  New research Over July, we published notes on CQS New City High Yield, BlackRock Throgmorton, Strategic Equity Capital, Seneca Global Income & Growth, CG Asset Management, Standard Life Investments Property Income and Aberdeen New Dawn. You can read all these notes by clicking on the links above or by visiting www.quoteddata.com.  In this issue Performance data – appetite […]

• 5 min read

  QuotedData’s economic roundup – August 2019

  Economic & Political Roundup A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell any of the […]

• 15 Apr 2019 6 min read

  Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – First Quarter 2019

  Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – First Quarter 2019  QuotedData news Through the first quarter of 2019, global equities largely clawed back the losses suffered over the final weeks of 2018. How much longer this ten-year bull market can sustain itself is the subject of much debate. US interest rate rises have stalled, reflecting growing cautiousness. Elsewhere, […]

• 05 Apr 2019 4 min read

  QuotedData’s economic roundup – April 2019

  Kindly sponsored by Polar Capital Economic & Political Roundup A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy […]

• 29 Mar 2019 1 min read

  Premier Global Infrastructure Trust – Quick out of the blocks in 2019

  With a cloud hanging over emerging markets, and adverse sentiment overriding strong micro-economic fundamentals, Premier Global Infrastructure Trust (PGIT) had a testing 2018. However, in the first two months of 2019 it has made an excellent start. Aided by its geared capital structure, PGIT has returned 20.6% in NAV total return terms, closely matched by its […]

• 1 min read

  Premier Global Infrastructure Trust – Quick out of the blocks in 2019

  With a cloud hanging over emerging markets, and adverse sentiment overriding strong micro-economic fundamentals, Premier Global Infrastructure Trust (PGIT) had a testing 2018. However, it has made an excellent start in 2019. In the first two months of the year, aided by the gearing provided by its zero dividend preference shares, PGIT has made 20.6% […]

• 22 Feb 2019 1 min read

  QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – February 2019

  QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – February 2019 is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of January 2019. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. December’s sharp sell-off in technology and growth stocks reversed somewhat in January. This was […]

• 25 Jan 2019 1 min read

  QuotedData review of 2018 – Annual report investment companies

  QuotedData review of 2018 – Annual report investment companies 2018 – the return of volatility A trade war, Brexit, US interest rate rises, slowing Chinese growth, a US government shutdown, a dispute over Italy’s budget, the Skripal poisonings, numerous elections – there was plenty to worry about in 2018. A last-minute dive left the US […]

• 19 Dec 2018 1 min read

  QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – December 2018

  QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – December 2018 is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of November 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. Extract from ‘winners and losers’ The Californian wildfires took their toll on CatCo Reinsurance as it […]

• 16 Oct 2018 2 min read

  Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – Third Quarter 2018

  Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – Third Quarter 2018 Global equities delivered positive returns over the third quarter of 2018.  This was principally because of strength in the US market. Political uncertainty and concerns about global trade held back other regions. Generally, government bond yields rose over the quarter. The UK equity market fell as the Bank of […]

• 12 Oct 2018 1 min read

  QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – October 2018

  QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – October 2018 is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of August 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. Money raised and returned in September Trian Investors 1 is a new fund that will adopt […]

• 14 Sep 2018 1 min read

  QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – September 2018

  QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – September 2018 is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of August 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. Money raised and returned in August GRIT Real Estate Income floated on the UK Stock Exchange in […]

• 18 Jul 2018 2 min read

  Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – Second Quarter 2018

  QUARTERLY INVESTMENT COMPANIES ROUNDUP – SECOND QUARTER 2018 Global equities markets rose in the second quarter of 2018, Markets were volatile, as positive economic data and encouraging company performances played off against geopolitical concerns. Yields from bond markets rose early in the quarter but fell back as investors turned to ‘safer’ investments. The threat of […]

• 11 Jul 2018 1 min read

  QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – July 2018

  QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – July 2018 is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of June 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. July Investment Companies Roundup Money raised and returned in June Newcomer to the market, Yew Grove […]

• 11 Jun 2018 1 min read

  QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – June 2018

  QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – June 2018 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of May 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. The premium of biotech company, Syncona, rose on positive news on two of its […]

• 11 May 2018 1 min read

  QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – May 2018

  QuotedData investment companies roundup – May 2018 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of April 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. India Capital Growth has experience a rebound in performance in the past month, as […]

• 10 May 2018 1 min read

  Premier Global Infrastructure Trust – Swings and roundabouts

  Premier Global Infrastructure Trust – Swings and roundabouts – Premier Global Infrastructure Trust (PGIT) has had a difficult start to 2018. Global markets have been focusing on growth and neglecting areas that are perceived as being defensive, such as utilities and infrastructure. PGIT’s capital structure has amplified the impact on the ordinary share NAV. However, […]

• 1 min read

  Premier Global Infrastructure Trust – Swings and roundabouts

  Premier Global Infrastructure Trust – Swings and roundabouts – Premier Global Infrastructure Trust (PGIT) has had a difficult start to 2018. Global markets have been focusing on growth and neglecting areas that are perceived as being defensive, such as utilities and infrastructure. PGIT’s capital structure has amplified the impact on the ordinary share NAV. However, valuation measures […]

• 25 Apr 2018 1 min read

  Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018

  Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018 Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018 – Global equity markets declined in the first quarter of 2018. Concerns about US interest rate rises were the feature of the first half of the quarter. However, worries about global trade took over in the second part, particularly […]

• 18 Apr 2018 1 min read

  QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – April 2018

  QuotedData investment companies roundup – April 2018 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of March 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. Stock markets have suffered their first meaningful fall for nearly two years. At the quarter end, […]

• 13 Mar 2018 1 min read

  QuotedData’s Economic round up – March 2018

  QuotedData’s economic round up – March 2018 is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell […]

• 1 min read

  QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – March 2018

  QuotedData investment companies roundup – March 2018 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of February 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. Equity markets continued to run up in early February, supported by strong corporate earnings […]

• 18 Jan 2018 1 min read

  QuotedData – 2017 review of the year

  QuotedData – 2017 review of the year – Many commentators, including us, were wary going into 2017. In the event, economic growth and markets surprised on the upside:  US markets hit new highs despite three interest rate rises.  Perceived low/no growth areas such as Europe and Japan burst into life.  Asia’s technology stocks surged.  India’s […]

• 11 Dec 2017 2 min read

  QuotedData investment companies roundup – December 2017

  QuotedData investment companies roundup – December 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of November 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. December Investment Companies Roundup Money raised and returned in November There were no […]

• 28 Nov 2017 1 min read

  Premier Global Infrastructure Trust – Evolution, not revolution

  Premier Global Infrastructure Trust – Evolution, not revolution Premier Global Infrastructure Trust (PGIT), formerly Premier Energy & Water, has announced a change of investment emphasis within its portfolio. PGIT’s investment objectives remain unchanged (high income and long-term capital growth – see below) but fuller use is now being made of the existing authority to invest in […]

• 1 min read

  Premier Global Infrastructure Trust – Evolution, not revolution

  Premier Global Infrastructure Trust – Evolution, not revolution Premier Global Infrastructure Trust (PGIT), formerly Premier Energy & Water, has announced a change of investment emphasis within its portfolio. PGIT’s investment objectives remain unchanged (high income and long-term capital growth – see below) but fuller use is now being made of the existing authority to invest […]

• 12 Jul 2017 1 min read

  Premier Energy and Water – ‘Pocket rocket’

  Premier Energy and Water – ‘Significant latent value’ Marten & Co published an update note on a company invested in the utilities sector Premier Energy and Water (PEW) has become Premier Global Infrastructure (PGIT) Helped by its significant zero dividend preference share borrowings, sterling depreciation and some notable successes within its portfolio, Premier Energy and […]

• 1 min read

  Premier Energy and Water – ‘Significant latent value’

  QuotedData is publishing a new update note on a company in the Split Capital  sector: Premier Energy and Water – ‘Significant latent value’ Helped by its significant zero dividend preference share borrowings, sterling depreciation and some notable successes within its portfolio, Premier Energy and Water Trust (PEW’s) NAV and share price have beaten the MSCI Utilities Index […]

• 05 Sep 2016 1 min read

  Premier Energy & Water Trust – A BREXIT beneficiary

  Premier Energy & Water Trust – A BREXIT beneficiary is Marten & Co’s update note on the fund since the EU referendum Premier Energy & Water Trust – A BREXIT beneficiary, assisted by a marked depreciation of sterling and no currency hedging, Premier Energy and Water Trust’s (PEW’s) NAV has risen by 26.1% since the UK’s EU referendum. […]

• 1 min read

  Premier Energy & Water Trust – A BREXIT beneficiary

  Premier Energy & Water Trust – A BREXIT beneficiary, assisted by a marked depreciation of sterling and no currency hedging, Premier Energy and Water Trust’s (PEW’s) NAV has risen by 26.1% since the UK’s EU referendum. PEW has little exposure to UK companies, a geared structure and many holdings that the manager believes are materially […]

• 04 Feb 2016 1 min read

  Premier Energy & Water – It’s a £24m rollover!

  Premier Energy & Water – It’s a £24m rollover! Please click on the link to read Marten & Co’s latest research report on Premier Energy & Water (Now Premier Global Infrastructure – PGIT) On 31 December 2015, Premier Energy & Water Trust (PEW) issued £24.1m of new Zero Dividend Preference shares (ZDPs) to partially refinance […]

• 1 min read

  Premier Energy & Water – It’s a £24m rollover!

  Please click on the link above to read our latest research report on Premier Energy & Water On 31 December 2015, Premier Energy & Water Trust (PEW) issued £24.1m of new Zero Dividend Preference shares (ZDPs) to partially refinance its 2015 ZDP issue that matured that day. Following this transaction, its borrowings are significantly less […]

• 16 Jul 2015 1 min read

  Premier Energy & Water – three years later in a new league

  Premier Energy & Water – three years later in a new league Please click on the link to read Marten & Co’s research report on Premier Energy & Water Three years ago, James Smith joined the team managing Premier Energy and Water Trust (PEW). His appointment was followed by a seismic shift in approach, which […]

• 1 min read

  Premier Energy & Water – three years later in a new league

  Please click on the link above to read our latest research report on Premier Energy & Water Three years ago, James Smith joined the team managing Premier Energy and Water Trust (PEW). His appointment was followed by a seismic shift in approach, which has led to a significant uplift in performance as well as an […]

• 27 Apr 2015 1 min read

  The importance of income – where to find it?

  Life used to be simpler. If you had a bit of spare cash or you wanted to save up for something you’d just stick some money in a bank or building society account. If you had a nest egg and wanted to invest it in something safe and live off the income, you’d maybe buy […]

• 24 Feb 2015 1 min read

  Premier Energy & Water – Value in emerging markets

  As evidenced by its recent final results, Premier Energy and Water (PEW) has seen the NAV of its ordinary share, supported by gearing from its zero dividend preference share (ZDP), outperform all of the FTSE benchmarks commonly used to compare its performance (FTSE All-World Utilities, FTSE World and FTSE All-Share). Global utilities had a strong […]

• 15 Aug 2014 1 min read

  Premier Energy and Water solid interims and plans for the future

  PEW : Premier Energy and Water solid interims and plans for the future Solid interims and plans for the future Attached is our latest note on Premier Energy and Water, please take a minute to have a look. Premier Energy & Water’s interim results show that the portfolio beat comparable indices over the first half […]

• 11 Jun 2014 1 min read

  Premier Energy & Water : PEW – A step change in performance

  140610 PEW initiation QD Attached is a sponsored research note on Premier Energy & Water. Almost two years ago the management team and the investment style of Premier Energy and Water (PEW) changed with greater emphasis placed on maximising the company’s total return. The record since PEW’s revamp in the summer of 2012 is impressive; the […]

News

• 25 Nov 2025 3 min read

  Morning briefing: Cordiant Digital returns 10% in six months; Seraphim’s ICEYE valuation cut 6%; plus CLDN, GROW, MPO, PMGR

  Strong half-year results from Cordiant Digital Infrastructure; Seraphim Space pauses for breath in its first quarter after previous valuation hikes; Caledonia Investments breaks down a 4.4% return six-month return; Molten Ventures is on a roll; Macau Property Opportunities will close its emergency fund raise tomorrow; and Premier Miton Global Renewables shares are temporarily suspended. Cordiant […]

• 06 Nov 2025 2 min read

  Morning briefing: HgCapital returned 2.4% in Q3; William Hemmings to chair Worldwide Healthcare; PMGR details wind-down plans

  HgCapital Trust (HGT), the £2.2bn private equity fund specialising in IT services, grew net asset value (NAV) by 2.4% in the third quarter with NAV per share of 550p at 30 September compared to the current 473.5p share price, putting the shares on a 14% discount. The share price slipped 2.7% in the period although […]

• 18 Sep 2025 1 min read

  Tiny Premier Miton Global Renewables prepares to zero out from the stock market

  Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust (PMGR), a £19m split capital infrastructure securities fund, has confirmed its intention to wind up after concluding the repayment of its maturing zero dividend preference shares in November will leave it too small to continue. It will offer ordinary shareholders their money back at close to net asset value (NAV) […]

• 22 Aug 2025 3 min read

  Morning briefing: Tritax bows out of Warehouse auction so Blackstone wins the day; plus MCT, USA, HOME, HET-FEV, NBDD, CREI, UEM & PMGR

  Tritax Big Box declares its cash and shares offer for Warehouse REIT final, which means victory for Blackstone’s improved and recommended 115p per share cash offer. Middlefield Canadian Income finalises plans for its conversion to an exchange-traded fund and suspended Home Reit renegotiates the contract with its wind-down fund manager AEW. Tritax Big Box (BBOX) […]

• 06 Mar 2025 2 min read

  The end is nigh for Premier Miton Global Renewables

  Premier Miton Global Renewables’s (PMGR) results for 2024 show a -26.1% return on NAV and -15.2% return to shareholders. The return on the S&P Global Clean Energy Index was -24.1%. Equity shareholders’ net assets are now just £18.5m and the asset cover on the zero dividend preference (ZDP) shares is down to 1.89x. The full […]

• 02 Sep 2024 1 min read

  QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 September 2024 – PMGR, GPM

  In QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 September 2024: Premier Miton Global Renewables (PMGR) has announced a non-material change to its investment objective. It says that its Board has considered the Financial Conduct Authority’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) which come into force on 2 December 2024 and has confirmed that pursuant to the SDR’s voluntary labelling regime, […]

• 07 Mar 2024 4 min read

  Premier Miton Global Renewables ploughs on in difficult markets

  Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust has published its annual report covering the 12 months ended 31 December 2023. In a difficult period for the sector that it operates in, the return on the trust’s assets was -7.5%, which was meaningfully better than the return on the S&P Global Clean Energy Index of -20.1%. Thanks to […]

• 15 Mar 2023 2 min read

  Premier Miton Global Renewables falls back to earth

  Following strong performances over recent years, 2022 saw a reversal of fortunes for the portfolio with the trust experiencing a fall in asset values and a negative investment return to shareholders. NAV dropped 15.3% while shares fell -7.3% after returning 19.8% the previous year, falling well behind the S&P Global Clean Energy Index return of […]

• 09 Mar 2022 3 min read

  Premier Miton Global Renewables soars above new benchmark

  Premier Miton Global Renewables soars above new benchmark – Premier Miton Global Renewables (PMGR) has posted its full year results for the 12 months to 31 December 2021. During this time, the trust achieved a share price total return of 30.7% and a NAV total return of 26.5%. Total return performance, including income and costs, […]

• 03 Mar 2021 2 min read

  Premier Miton Global Renewables reports results to recap an excellent year

  Premier Miton Global Renewables (PMGR), formerly Premier Global Infrastructure, announced annual results covering the period to 31 December 2020. The total assets total return, measuring the return on the portfolio including all income and costs, (including the costs associated with the ZDP refinancing of £0.41 million), was 16.5%. PMGR said that this performance was well ahead of […]

• 05 Feb 2021 1 min read

  QuotedData’s weekly news show 5 February 2021

  QuotedData’s weekly news show 5 February 2021 Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live, on Facebook or on Youtube. In this week’s show, James Carthew covered the week’s top stories: IPO boom – Next Energy Renewables, Digital 9 Infrastructure and Great Point Entertainment Round Hill Music update He […]

• 12 Jan 2021 1 min read

  QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 January 2021

  In QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 January 2021: UK Mortgages Limited is launching Hops Hill No.1, a securitisation of the portfolio of first ranking, buy-to-let mortgage loans originated by Keystone Property Finance. Keystone have been originating loans for UKML for the last two years with warehouse financing provided by NAB. The portfolio size reached almost £340m by 31st […]

• 01 Dec 2020 1 min read

  QuotedData’s morning briefing 1 December 2020

  In QuotedData’s morning briefing 1 December 2020: Polar Capital Global Financials says that George Barrow has been appointed as joint fund manager of the trust, alongside Nick Brind and John Yakas. George joined Polar Capital in September 2010 and has over 10 years’ experience analysing Europe, Asia and emerging markets. Prior to joining Polar Capital, he […]

• 20 Nov 2020 3 min read

  QD view – Looking after the environment

  Over the next few weeks, QuotedData is hosting a series of webinars focused on ESG – environmental, social and governance – aspects of investing that are increasingly important to investors. The first of these, on 24 November, will look at the ‘E’ in ESG. The main thrust of the debate around tackling the environmental issues […]

• 17 Nov 2020 2 min read

  QuotedData’s morning briefing 17 November 2020

  In QuotedData’s morning briefing 17 November 2020: BBGI Global Infrastructure has announced a placing of up to £55m worth of shares at a price between 164p and 172p. the money wil be used to help pay for a 25% stake in Signature on the Saint-Lawrence Group, the operator of the Samuel De Champlain Bridge Corridor in Montreal, […]

• 28 Oct 2020 1 min read

  Premier Global Infrastructure updates on name change to Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust

  Premier Global Infrastructure (PGIT) released a statement noting that “following the consultations with dissenting shareholders, and in order to ensure consistency between the name of the company and its investment policy, and further to reflect the merger of Premier Asset Management Group with Miton Group in November 2019, the company confirms that on 20 October […]

• 23 Oct 2020 2 min read

  QD view – US election, why worry?

  Election day is edging closer in the US and the rhetoric is ramping up. We managed to catch up with Dean Orrico, the manager of Middlefield Canadian Income Fund (the subject of last week’s article) in the weekly interview and he reiterated his observation that Biden is likely to win the Presidential election. The more […]

• 09 Oct 2020 1 min read

  Premier Global Infra shareholders reject name change

  Premier Global Infra shareholders reject name change – in a surprise move, at today’s meeting shareholders in Premier Global Infrastructure voted heavily against the proposal to change its remit and defeated the proposal to change its name. The ordinary resolution to amend the investment policy so that the portfolio consists primarily of investments in companies […]

• 18 Sep 2020 1 min read

  QuotedData’s weekly news show 18 September 2020

  In QuotedData’s weekly news show 18 September 2020 Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live, on Facebook or on youtube. In this week’s show, James Carthew covered the week’s top stories: Securities Trust of Scotland changing its manager Premier Global Infrastructure changing its investment approach JPMorgan Brazil losing its continuation vote Gabelli […]

• 16 Sep 2020 2 min read

  Premier Global Infrastructure posts circular setting out plans to amend investment policy and name

  Premier Global Infrastructure posts circular setting out plans to amend investment policy and name – Premier Global Infrastructure (PGIT) is to seek approval from shareholders to amend its investment policy and, if the company’s new investment policy is to be adopted, to change its name to Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust. In the announcement today, […]

• 05 Aug 2020 2 min read

  QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 August 2020

  In QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 August 2020: SEGRO (SGRO), the £11.5bn market cap REIT focused on modern warehouses and light industrial property, announced results covering the interim period to 30 June 2020. Adjusted pre-tax profit of £140.4m, represented an increase of 6.5% year-on-year. Adjusted NAV per share increased by 2.6% over the six-month period, helped by an […]

• 23 Apr 2020 1 min read

  QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 April 2020

  In QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 April 2020 Happy St George’s day! Premier Global Infrastructure won the continuation vote that was put to shareholders at yesterday’s AGM TOC Property Backed Lending has delayed the payment of its next dividend from 4 May to 1 June. It says “The ability of borrowers to meet their interest payment […]

• 05 Mar 2020 1 min read

  Premier Global Infrastructure has much better 2019

  Premier Global Infrastructure has much better 2019 – 2019 was a much improved year for the Premier Global Infrastructure Trust. The portfolio’s total return, measuring the return on the portfolio including all income and costs was 19.0%. The company’s capital structure, geared by its zero dividend preference shares, amplified the gain resulting in a total return on […]

• 30 Jul 2019 1 min read

  QuotedData’s other news 30 July 2019

  In QuotedData’s other news 30 July 2019: RDL Realisation announced that Deloitte LLP has resigned as the company’s auditor with effect from 29 July 2019. Premier Global Infrastructure (PEW) reported half-year results to 30 June 2019. The total return on the company’s portfolio was 12.4%, which although an improvement was below the benchmark FTSE global core […]

• 17 May 2019 1 min read

  QuotedData’s other news 17 May 2019

  Murray International has agreed a new GBP30 million loan facility with the Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited which was drawn in full on 16 May 2019 and fixed for five years at an all-in rate of 2.25%. The new facility has, in part, been used to repay a maturing GBP15 million loan (also with the […]

• 11 Mar 2019 2 min read

  Premier Global Infrastructure suffers tough 2018; struggles against benchmark

  Premier Global Infrastructure suffers tough 2018; struggles against benchmark – In the year ended 31 December 2018, Premier Global Infrastructure reported a negative total return on assets of 11%. This was a stark underperformance compared to the FTSE global core infrastructure index, which returned a positive 2.7%. NAV per share dropped to 112.55p from 165.07 […]

• 02 Nov 2017 2 min read

  Premier Energy & Water becomes Premier Global Infrastructure

  Premier Energy & Water becomes Premier Global Infrastructure – The Board of Premier Energy and Water Trust PLC has announced that the name of the company has changed to Premier Global Infrastructure Trust PLC in order to reflect a change of investment emphasis within the portfolio. The name change has been registered at Companies House today […]

• 16 Oct 2017 1 min read

  Investment Trust Insider on Zero Dividend Preference Shares

  James Carthew: there is a future for quality ‘zeros’ Split capital investment trust Jupiter Dividend & Growth (JDT) is approaching the end of its life. It was launched in December 2005 and is by far the oldest of the ‘splits’ that exist today. However, its articles of association say it must wind up on 30 […]

• 14 Mar 2017 1 min read

  Premier Energy & Water held back by Indian and Chinese investments

  Premier Energy & Water says that for 2016 its gross assets total return, which measures the total return of the portfolio, including income received and taking into account fees and costs, was 17.9%. This was ahead of the UK market but behind the total return seen by the All-World Utilities Index, which returned 28.7% in GBP […]

• 04 Aug 2016 2 min read

  Premier Energy & Water on track to exceed dividend forecast

  Premier Energy & Water’s results for the six months t the end of June 2016 show that its portfolio recorded a total return including income received of 10.1%. This was below the FTSE All-World Utilities Index which delivered a total return in sterling of 27.1%. Unlike the fund, the global utilities index has a high weighting […]

• 21 Apr 2016 1 min read

  Premier Energy and Water Trust is looking to grow

  Premier Energy and Water Trust has announced that it has published a prospectus in connection with a placing programme. Shareholders approved the scheme, which allows for the company to issue up to 20m shares, at a general meeting on 19 April 2016. The company’s board say that it will enable them to promptly respond to investor demand […]

• 11 Mar 2016 1 min read

  Falling markets weigh on Premier Energy & Water

  Premier Energy & Water has published its results for the year ended 31 December 2015. Over the period the fund underperformed the FTSE All-World Utilities Index, returning -4.3% on total assets as compared to a -2.7% return on the index. The gearing provided by the company’s zero dividend preference shares (2.89x at the end of […]

• 15 Dec 2015 1 min read

  Premier Energy & Water new ZDP issue oversubscribed

  Enough of Premier Energy & Water’s existing ZDP holders have rolled over into its new issue to leave it oversubscribed. There will be no placing of new zeros. We talked about the new issue in this month’s warrants, subscription share and zeros roundup. the new zero (PEZ), issued by PEWT Securities 2020, will start trading on […]

• 24 Nov 2015 1 min read

  Premier Energy & Water plans new ZDP issue

  Premier Energy & Water published a prospectus on Friday that covers a reconstruction and voluntary winding up of PEWT Securities PLC. PEWT Securities PLC is the company behind Premier Energy & water’s current ZDP issue. These are coming to the end of their life. They are proposing that holders of these zeros be given the […]

• 29 Sep 2015 1 min read

  How the utilities sector will fare over the medium term and three investment trusts to consider.

  The performance of utilities companies across the world has been difficult so far this year, following strong performance in 2014. A relatively benign interest rate outlook, coupled with modest growth, saw the US provide much of the gains last year, but this year investors have become increasingly wary of the potential for interest rate rises […]

• 11 Aug 2015 2 min read

  Premier Energy & Water says utilities pull back has created opportunities

  Premier Energy & Water has published its interim accounts, covering the six months to the end of June 2015. The period was a difficult one for the global utilities market, as evidenced by a -7.5% return on the FTSE All-World Utilities Index but Premier Energy & Water did much better than this with a return […]

• 17 Sep 2014 1 min read

  Premier Energy and Water scheme effective

  PEW : Premier Energy and Water scheme effective Premier Energy and Water has announced that its scheme to move its zero dividend liabilities into a separate company has become effective today. The scheme will allow the fund to prolong its life beyond 2015.

• 16 Sep 2014 1 min read

  Utilico on track to repay zeros

  UTL : Utilico on track to repay zeros Utilico Investments results for the year to 30 June 2014 show the fund generating a total return per share of 18.1%. This compares to 13.1% for the FTSE All-Share Index over the same period. The Board has decided to reduce the fund’s gearing by cutting the overall […]

• 06 Aug 2014 1 min read

  PEW : Premier Energy and Water outperforms in H1

  Premier Energy and Water outperforms in H1 Premier Energy and Water’s interims for the period ended 30 June 2014 that show the fund generating a total return ahead of the FTSE All-World Utilities Index (fund returned 12.6% vs. the index’s 12.4%) and well ahead of the FSE All-Share Index which returned 1.6%. Thanks to the gearing effect […]

• 25 Jul 2014 1 min read

  Premier Energy & Water : PEW – reorganisation and extension of life

  Premier Energy & Water, which we recently wrote an extensive report on, has announced proposals for reorganising the company with a view to extending its life. At the moment Premier Energy & water is due to wind up in December 2015 – coincident with the maturity date of its zero dividend preference shares. The Board […]

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• 17 Nov 2025 1 min read

  Investment trust insider on UK government’s misguided subsidy shake up

  Investment trust insider on UK government’s misguided subsidy shake up – James Carthew: Gov policy shift is bad news for infra trusts and must be resisted The moving of goal posts creates a precedent for the government to change the terms later if it does not like them. I caught up with Vietnam Enterprise (VEIL) […]

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  Investment trust insider on US infrastructure

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• 09 Jun 2021 1 min read

  Turnover in focus during pandemic

  Which trusts manoeuvred during 2020 and which stood their ground? Kathleen Gallagher, Investment Week, 08 June 2021 • 4 min read   Several investment trusts overhauled their portfolios during the market volatility of 2020 as managers chose to revamp their holdings and take advantage of depressed markets. However, other managers saw this strategy as counter-productive and […]