Japan’s economy could be given a significant boost by a US-Japan alliance, analysts have predicted. James Carthew, research director for QuotedData claimed the implications for Yen risk-asset markets are “poised to be positive”…. Read more here Trump bodes well for Japan
Shires Income has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2016. During the period, the trust provided an NAV total return of 15.9% and a share price total return of 16.4%, both of which outperformed its FTSE All-Share Index benchmark, which it says returned 12.9%. The trust’s chairman, Anthony B Davidson, […]
Sierra Metals (SMT-CN) The discovery of a new high grade sulfide zone 200 meters north of the central mine, along strike and adjacent to current mining activities, contributes to the future growth potential of the company. Underground drilling intersects several wide high-grade copper, lead, zinc and silver sulfide intercepts at the Cuye-Mascota area of the […]
British Land has published figures covering the six months ended 30 September 2016. Its EPRA NAV reduced by 3.0% to 891p over this period. Adjusted diluted earnings per share rose 20% to 19.3p helped by a 16.4% increase in its underlying profit before tax to GBP199 million. They say this was driven by like-for-like income growth of […]
Savannah Resources (SAV:AIM) Final results for the resource drilling program at the Mahab 4 prospect in Block 5, Oman reveal high grade zones of copper. Mahab Resource Drilling: 14.25m@3.86% copper, 0.62% zinc and 0.22 g/t gold from 109.1m. Mahab 4: 67.4m@4.64% copper, 1.13% zinc and 0.3 g/t gold from 18.6m incl. 35.4m@8.3% copper, 2.1% zinc and 0.4 […]
Trinity Capital says that its subsidiary, Trinity Capital Mauritius Limited, completed the realisation of its investments in Trinity Capital (One) Limited and Trinity Capital (Five) Limited on 15 November 2016. Disposal proceeds of GBP8.7 million were received by Trinity Capital Mauritius Limited. The only remaining investment is Trinity Capital (Ten) Limited, held together with Immobilien […]
In the year to 30th September 2016, JPMorgan Japanese’s total return on net assets was 36.0% in sterling terms, compared with the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section (TOPIX) Index (the benchmark), which rose by 31.7%. The returns are calculated on a total return basis in sterling terms and were improved by the movement in the […]
VinaLand Limited says it has divested its stake in Project Ceana. The project, acquired by VNL in 2007, is a 7.3 hectare parcel of land located in Dien Ban District, Quang Nam Province and has approval for a future villa resort development. VNL has disposed of its entire stake at a total valuation 12.9% above […]
Schroder Real Estate says its NAV fell from 62.2p to 61.1p over the six months ended 30 September 2016. They are also reporting a 10% increase in underlying EPRA earnings per share to 1.3p. Based on the two 0.62p dividends they declared for the period, dividend cover is 106%. The NAV total return for the […]
HICL Infrastructure reports that over the six months to 30 September 2016 it delivered a 2.5% rise in NAV per share to 145.7p, up from 142.2p at 31 March 2016. Earnings per share were 6.1p (2015: 5.6p). Net operating cash flow of GBP60.9m (2015: GBP58.9m) covered the interim dividends paid in the six month period 1.26 times (2015: […]
Standard Life Equity Income says that, taken in isolation, its headline numbers for the year to 30 September 2016 do not make pleasant reading. The Net Asset Value Total Return for the year was 0.9%. By contrast, the FTSE All-Share Index returned 16.8%. Unsurprisingly, the share price has suffered over the last twelve months. The discount widened […]
VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity has made $40m by selling an unnamed asset valued at $60m in their books for $100m. They buyer is a newly formed consortium. VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity expects to sign and close a Share Purchase Agreement within 21 days. VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity will receive minimum net proceeds of USD100 million from the sale of the […]
Alcentra European Floating Rate Income Fund has published some figures for the period ended 30 September 2016. NAV per share increased from 103.04p as at 31 March 2016 to 103.88p as at 30 September 2016. They declared dividends of 2.94p. The manager says that the NAV of the company has remained relatively stable over the […]
Land Securities has published interim figures covering the six months ended 30 September 2016. Adjusted diluted net assets per share fell 1.8% to 1408p. The adjusted diluted earnings per share rose by 4.7% to 24.3p as revenue profits rose 4.5% to £192.5m. The main drivers of increased revenue profits were lower interest costs (which fell […]
McKay Securities has announced its half year results for the six months ended 30 September 2016. Its EPRA NAV at the end of the period was 295 pence per share, down 2.0% (31 March 2016: 301 pence per share). EPRA earnings per share were up 10.3% to 4.3 pence as gross rental income rose by 2.4% to […]
Picton Property Income has bucked a trend of falling capital values post the EU referendum by posting an NAV increase for the six months ended 30 September 2016. The EPRA NAV rose by 1.7% to 78.5p over the period as the portfolio valuation increased by 0.6% against a market backdrop of falling values. They say their outperformance was due […]
Dolphin Capital Investors has entered into an agreement for the disposal of its Playa Grande Golf and Resort project, including the Amanera resort, in the Dominican Republic to Third Point LLC. The deal is being done an enterprise value of EUR140 million which represents a 10% discount to the project’s carrying gross asset value as at […]
M&G is offering investors in its High Income investment trust options to move to different vehicles as it prepares to wind up in March 2017, including the JP Morgan Elect trust as a closed-ended option. The firm has offered investors in the trust, currently managed by Richard Hughes, two options – open and closed-ended – following […]
This year has been a tumultuous year for markets and the investment trust sector has not escaped the action. After three years of strong demand supporting discount tightening, 2016 saw discounts to net asset value (NAV) go back out at the start of the year due to concerns over China, then over the forthcoming referendum […]
Donald Trump’s success in the 2016 US Presidential Elections has led to investment trust shares prices in the healthcare sector to soar today, while Latin American funds, which had recently seen strong performance, are among the biggest losers. Republican candidate Donald Trump was named the 45th President of the US earlier this morning and markets […]
The Woodford Patient Capital trust has enjoyed a 4 per cent boost to its NAV following the election of Donald Trump to the White House. The Woodford fund was among the top-10 investment trusts on the day after the US election, with many of the best performing being focussed on biotech. read more here
LONDON (Alliance News) – The best performer in both price and net asset value terms in the third quarter was UIL Ltd, boosted by its largest investment, Australian-listed Resolute Mining Ltd, which benefited from a strong gold price. Industrial Multi Property Trust PLC and Kubera-Cross Border Fund Ltd both saw recoveries in their share price […]
In a world of continued record low interest rates and low bond yields it’s no surprise that investors have been piling into equity income funds. But do investment trusts offer a more attractive route than their closed-ended peers? read more here
Northern Investors’ NAV rose 6.3% from 685.4p to 728.6p over the six months ended 30 September 2016. The share price rose by 33% to 845p, putting the shares on a premium of 16%. Including funds distributed through the March 2016 tender offer (GBP15.3 million) and the July 2016 dividend (GBP0.6 million), the total cash returned to […]
Serabi Gold (SRB:AIM) (SBI-CN) In the quarter the company was able to achieve record production, reduce debt and dramatically increase profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The company achieved record Q3 2016 gold production of 10,233 oz, compared to 9,896 in Q2 2016. The addition of a third ball mill, a second flotation […]
As at the half year to 5 October 2016, Capital Gearing Trust’s net asset value per share was 3,647.0p compared to 3,382.0p as at the last year end on 5 April 2016, an increase of 7.8%. This compares with increases of 15.6% in the MSCI UK and of 17.9% in the sterling MSCI World Index. RPI […]
Gabelli Value Plus+ says that, over the six months ended 30 September 2016, a moderate rise of 6.4% in the S&P 500 Index was boosted by the pound’s weakness to a 18.1% return in sterling terms. The NAV total return, which was 17.2% during the period, slightly lagged this index. The share price total return during […]
I don’t know whether fund management legend Neil Woodford was in favour of Trump or Clinton, or wished a plague on both their houses, and nor do I care (writes Harvey Jones of Motley Fool). However, Donald Trump’s shock victory has given Mr Woodford something to celebrate, by applying much-needed balm to his Achilles’ heel. read more […]
Target Healthcare REIT Limited has exchanged contracts to acquire a purpose-built care home located in the town of Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. The home will be acquired for approximately GBP5.6 million including acquisition costs. The transaction is expected to conclude by April 2017 once the build has been completed and the home has been fitted out to specifications. […]
NextEnergy Solar hopes to double in size and, as a first step, it is planning a £104m share issue. At 30 September 2016, NextEnergy Solar had net assets of £350.1m (up from £283.1m at 30 June 2016) and the NAV per share had increased from 98.7p to 100.4p over that period. They expect to publish […]
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