Volatility hinders returns at Keystone – Keystone Investment Trust (KIT) posted a NAV return of 0.0% for the year ended 30 September 2018, compared to last year’s NAV return of +7.8%. Share price total return for the year was also down compared to 2017 (share price total return for 2018 was 0.8% and 2017 was […]
Shaftesbury resilient to Brexit slowdown – Shaftesbury PLC owns a 15-acre portfolio in the heart of London’s West End. It says “The West End’s global appeal and resilient, broad-based economy provide considerable insulation from headwinds affecting the national economy and consumer confidence“. For the year ended 30 September 2018, it reports: EPRA NAV of GBP9.91 (2017: […]
Phoenix Spree Deutschland agrees lower management fees – Phoenix Spree Deutschland Limited has entered into a new property advisory and investor relations agreement with PMM Residential Limited. The new agreement replaces the existing property advisory agreement. It will reduce future management fees and result in significant cost savings: Based on the EPRA NAV as at 30 June […]
Tritax Big Box confirms Littlebrook planning approval – Tritax Big Box REIT owns 114 acres of prime London development land at Littlebrook, Dartford, within the M25, which was acquired in July 2017. It has successfully secured planning permission from Dartford Borough Council for the proposed development of a 450,240 sq ft cross-docked logistics facility with […]
Foresight Solar’s Australian subcontractor in administration – RCR Tomlinson Limited was contracted by Foresight Solar to provide Engineering Procurement and Construction (“EPC”) and Operations and Maintenance (“O&M”) services to its Longreach and Oakey 1 assets, both located in Queensland, Australia. RCR Tomlinson made an announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange on 22 November 2018 which said that administrators […]
Troy Income and Growth lags benchmark – Troy Income and Growth reports an NAV total return of +4.3% and a share price total return of +4.5% for the year ended 30 September 2016, lagging the All-Share Index, which returned +5.9%. Dividends for the year totalled 2.665p, a 4.1% increase on the prior year. The company shrank a […]
Augmentum releases first results – Augmentum Fintech has published its interim results for the period ending 30 September 2018. The NAV total return for the period was 5.1%.At the date of the report, the share price was 96.1 pence per share, representing a 7.6% discount to the NAV per share. The directors have resolved not to pay a […]
TwentyFour Income Fund (TFIF) has announced that its intends to raise additional equity capital. The fund raise opens today and new shares are to be issued at a premium of 2% to the unaudited net asset value per share as at 23 November 2018 (to be published on 26 November). TFIF says that the fund […]
Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited buys two containerships- Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited has acquired two containerships for US$13 million. The first containership is designed to haul fresh fruit all over the globe and the second ship is an LPG Carrier that they bought a 75% stake on 25 July 2018. Tufton purchased the remaining 25% stake […]
Aberdeen Standard European Logistics buys in France- Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income PLC (ASLI) acquires a high quality logistics warehouse in Meung-sur-Loire, France. The total value of the acquisition is €23.5 million which will provide Aberdeen Standard a net initial yield of 4.7%. Contracts will become unconditional by no later than 22 January 2019. The […]
ReSI outperforms its expectations- Residential Secure Income plc (“ReSI”) (RESI) outperforms its expectations for the year since its IPO in July 2017. The NAV total return for the year was 9.5% which exceeded the 8%+ target set at IPO. This was driven by 7.0% uplift in portfolio valuation to £225.2 million compared to their acquisition […]
Second half brings down Baring Emerging returns- Baring Emerging Europe (BEE) reported a NAV per ordinary share of -2.57% for 2018 while the benchmark (MSCI Emerging Europe 10/40 Index) went up 1.62% on the year. After a strong first half of the year Baring Emerging Europe was brought down by turbulent economic situations. The manager […]
Shift to global helps Manchester and London outperform- Manchester and London (MNL) has reported an NAV total return per share of 26.9% (2017’s NAV return was 22.3%). This compares well with the benchmark, which is the MSCI UK Investable Market Index, which posted a NAV of 9.23%. Manchester and London has beaten its benchmark over […]
CATCo expecting large losses after California Fires – CATco Investment Management Ltd (CAT) is expecting large losses after the recent early November wildfires in California, specifically the Camp Fire and Woolsey fires. These fires are the most destructive in California’s history. the early estimates are predicting potential losses due to the fires in the portfolio […]
Intu Properties updates on possible takeover- Intu Properties (INTU) announced that there is currently a consortium of companies that are currently in the process of trying to put a cash offer together for Intu. The consortium consists of the Peel Group, the Olayan Group, and Brookfield Property Group. The independent committee formed by Intu decided […]
Schroder Oriental reports marginal underperformance- Schroder Oriental Income Fund (SOI) reported a net asset value return of 1.5% for the year, while the index reported a return of 1.8%. The dividend for the year did go up from 8.80p in 2017 to 9.40p in 2018 which represents a yield of 3.8% on the share price […]
BlackRock Emerging Europe announces rollover option- BlackRock Emerging Europe (BEEP) announces a rollover option to new C shares to be issued by BlackRock Frontier Investment Trust plc. The rollover option will consist of 11,286,143 ordinary shares. There is also a cash option that is being offered as part of the liquidation that was previously reported […]
Gore Street Energy Storage reports contracts secured- Gore Street Energy Storage (GSF) has announced that they have secured a Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract for their two most recent UK energy storage projects. The provider is NEC Energy Solutions with support from Nippon Koei-strategic partners and cornerstone investors. As previously announced (read more here) the […]
Tritax Eurobox buys another facility in Hannover- Tritax Eurobox (EBOX/BOXE) has exchanged contracts to provided forward funding for a new development of a new cold store and primary distribution facility at Wunstorf, near Hannover Germany. The contract is conditional on receiving the building permit. The development represents an investment of €27.5 million, which gives a […]
Establishment Investment Trust to wind up?- Establishment Investment Trust board after a poor performance recently has decided that the best option is to not vote to continue the trust. In October the share price fell 5.6%. The manager says that, during the month of October, the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index declined 8.8%, the […]
Aberdeen Standard Equity Income Trust just missed the benchmark for the year- Aberdeen Standard Equity Income Trust (ASEI) says its net asset value return was 5.5% which just missed the benchmark which was 5.9%. Earnings per share were 22.06p which is up 14.7% compared to last year’s figure of 19.23p. Dividends for the first three […]
Vinaland sells Green Park Estate, Vietnam Opportunity Fund sells alongside. VNL will return cash to shareholders VinaLand Limited is selling its stake in the Green Park Estate project, located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The project consists of a total land area of approximately 15.7ha and was acquired by VNL in 2007, with the […]
Aberdeen Standard European Logistics buys Dutch warehouses in Zeewolde and Waddinxveen, revises gearing target Zeewolde Aberdeen Standard European Logistics has exchanged contracts to acquire a newly built pre-let warehouse in Zeewolde, the Netherlands, for a purchase price of EUR29.25 million providing a net initial yield of 5.0%. The agreement with developer Borghese, a developer of logistics, […]
ECJ ruling hits battery storage funds – Gore Street Energy Storage and Gresham House Energy Storage comment on ruling The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that the UK’s capacity market mechanism (which enables generators and battery projects to bid for contracts to provide back-up power to the grid during times of peak demand) […]
Woodford Patient Capital updates on three investments – has released some news on Immunocore, Mission Therapeutics and Spin Memory. Immunocore Immunocore has entered into a new partnership with Genentech, part of the Roche Group, to expand an existing discovery collaboration. As part of the agreement, Genentech will pay Immunocore $100 million in upfront and near-term […]
Hipgnosis Songs Fund has acquired another music catalogue- Hipgnosis Songs Fund (SONG) has acquired a music catalogue from Jason Boyd. Jason Boyd is a US-based song writer who goes by the name Poo Bear. He has collaborated with some of the biggest artists over the past 20 years, including: Usher, David Guetta, DJ Khaled, Fifth […]
European Assets Trust is redomiciling to the UK- European Assets Trust (EAT) is expected to move their legal domicile from the Netherlands to the United Kingdom. There will not be any difference in the investment policy or dividend policy and the investment team will not change. European Assets Trust has also set up a subsidiary […]
Capital Gearing Trust net asset value is up 5.3% – Capital Gearing Trust (CGT) is up 5.3% since its year end and is up 2.8% since this time last year. The performance since year end on 5 April 2018 is being driven by a weakening sterling compared to the dollar. Around 47% of the portfolio […]
Chelverton Growth Trust has decided to wind up- Chelverton Growth Trust has seen a significant decline in the net assets value per share from 85.63p to 60.48p which is a decrease of 29.37%. Which is a reverse of the gains made from last year. Also, in the same period the index for the MSCI Small […]
Manager resigns at Ranger Direct Lending- Ranger Direct Lending (RDL) today has announced that the manager will resign on 12 February 2019. The manager announced its resignation following the publication of the decision to change Ranger’s investment strategy. The voting on the new investment strategy will take place at the extraordinary general meeting on 16 […]
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