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11 Nov 2016

Henderson Far East Income held back by technology underweight

Henderson Far East Income’s NAV just underperformed its benchmark by 2.2% over the year ended 31 August 2016. The net asset value total return was 32.1% whilst the share price total return was 33.4%. In local currency terms, the markets returned 11.3% highlighting the significance of the weakness of sterling pre and post the UK’s vote […]

10 Nov 2016

Gem Diamonds stays on track, Q3 update.

Gem Diamonds Limited (GEMD:LSE) The company is on track to achieve full year production guidance at Letšeng, despite extreme weather disruptions. In Q3 2016: 24,388 carats were recovered at Letšeng, compared to 28,682 carats in Q2 2016. The weather conditions restricted access to the pits, therefore ore was sourced from surface stockpiles which resulted in a reduction […]

10 Nov 2016

M&G High Income rollover into JPMorgan Elect

As M&G High Income nears the maturity date of its zero dividend preference shares (in March 2017), its board has been considering its future. Today they have announced that they intend to put forward proposals for a reconstruction of the company. They’ll publish more detailed proposals early in 2017. Closed-ended rollover into JPMorgan Elect Conscious […]

10 Nov 2016

Ariana Resources completes Tavsan scoping study, pre-tax IRR 80%

Ariana Resources Plc (AAU:AIM) The completion of a scoping study for the Tavsan Project in Turkey reveals excellent results. Tavsan is part of the Red Rabbit JV with Proccea Construction Co. and will be 50% owned by Ariana once mine construction at the Kiziltepe Sector is completed in Q4 2016. The Tavsan project is planned to be […]

09 Nov 2016

Better Capital 2012 NAV may fall by 14%

The Board of Better Capital PCC Limited  has received an update from the General Partner of the Better Capital Funds ahead of the release of the Interim Report to 30 September 2016.  2012 Cell NAV may fall by 14% Everest is expected to close FY16 with positive EBITDA better than prior year albeit, significantly below […]

09 Nov 2016

Workspace NAV barely moves but interim dividend up 40%

Workspace’s EPRA net asset value per share was down 0.9% over the six months ended 30 September 2016, falling from 923p to 915p. Adjusted underlying earnings per share rose 15.2% to 14.4p as net rental income was up 6% to £38.0m. The interim dividend has been upped by 40% to 6.8p. Net initial yields shifted from 5% […]

08 Nov 2016

JPMorgan Japan Smaller lags benchmark by 8.4%

JPMorgan Japan Smaller Companies Trust reports that its NAV return for the half year ended 30th September 2016, was 14.1% (15.4% adjusting for the effect of the subscription shares), versus 22.5% for the benchmark. The share price total return was 16.5%. The Board was notified during the period of Naohiro Ozawa’s decision to resign from […]

08 Nov 2016

Woodford trust falls into worst performers list in October

The £733m Woodford Patient Capital trust appeared in the top ten worst performing funds in NAV terms in October according to the latest research from investment company analysts QuotedData. The trust, ran by star manager Neil Woodford, was down 5.1% for the month, making it the fifth worst performing fund in NAV terms in the […]

08 Nov 2016

Henderson International Income charges fallling

Henderson International Income Trust very marginally underperformed its benchmark over the year to 31 August 2016. The total return on the net asset value was 26.9%. The return on the ordinary share price was 24.0%. These returns compare to a total return of 27.2% in the MSCI World (ex UK) Index (sterling adjusted). They also announced a dividend […]

08 Nov 2016

Savannah – initial heavy mineral sands resource defined.

Savannah Resources Plc (SAV:AIM) Announces an initial resource estimation on the Jangamo and Dongane deposits which form part of the Mutamba project in Mozambique. Savannah currently holds a 10% interest in the Mutamba project with partner Rio Tinto and has the right to earn 51% upon completion of key milestones. CEO, David Archer said: “Savannah believes that […]

08 Nov 2016

HgCapital Trust to contribute £3.7m to an investment in Evaluate Group

HgCapital, the Manager of HgCapital Trust has announced that is has made an investment in Evaluate Group, a London-headquartered provider of commercial intelligence to the global life sciences industry. The terms of this transaction have not been disclosed. HgCapital Trust plc will invest in Evaluate, alongside other institutional clients of HgCapital, who will participate through […]

08 Nov 2016

Electra Private Equity proposes to return up to £200m via a tender offer

Electra Private Equity has announced proposals to return up to £200m to shareholders via a tender offer. The company says that Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc or to act as principal and a circular dated 8 November 2016, containing the full terms and conditions, together with a Tender Form and details of a General […]

07 Nov 2016

Fair Oaks will launch new master fund

The commitment period of FOIF LP (the “Master Fund”) in which Fair Oaks Income Fund is invested ended in June 2016. The Company has subsequently introduced a redemption mechanism to return to Shareholders capital realised from the Master Fund and has made its first distribution under that mechanism. Fair Oaks Capital Limited, the Company’s investment […]

07 Nov 2016

Fidelity Special Values just fails to keep pace with benchmark

Fidelity Special Values just failed to keep pace with its benchmark over the year to 31 August 2016, delivering a NAV return of 9.9% against 11.7% for the index. The total dividend for the year is 3.7p, 10.4% higher than last year. The discount widened from 2.0% at the start of the reporting year to 10.0% […]

07 Nov 2016

Scottish Mortgage bets on the strong getting stronger

Over the six months to the end of September, both Scottish Mortgage’s net asset value (NAV) and price per share rose by 25% on a total return basis; for context, the FTSE All World Index rose by 18% over the same period.  All three of these figures were favourably influenced by the falls in the pound against […]

07 Nov 2016

BACIT to become a life sciences company

BACIT plans to expand its investment policy and grow its assets under management with a couple of deals. This will nudge the fund towards becoming more of a life sciences company. BACIT is hoping to acquire Syncona LLP, a limited partnership vehicle founded by Wellcome Trust. this has an existing portfolio of life science investments. The […]

07 Nov 2016

Takeovers help International Biotechnology beat its benchmark

International Biotechnology Trust outperformed the Nasdaq Biotech Index over the year to the end of August 2016 as the fund’s NAV return was -1.7% against -3.8% for the index. Unfortunately, the discount widened from 5.7% to 13.5% and therefore the return to shareholders was -9.8%. Quoted portfolio The quoted portfolio outperformed the NBI by 1.1% in the […]

07 Nov 2016

Chelverton Growth says no reason for the premium to be maintained

Over the year to 31 August 2016, Chelverton Growth Trust’s NAV increased from 54.95p to 62.53p – an increase of 13.79% a significant outperformance over the Company’s benchmark index, the MSCI Small Cap UK Index which rose by 3.78%. On the share price, the chairman says “It would be my reasonable expectation that the share […]

07 Nov 2016

Axa Property sells Agnadello property

The Board of AXA Property Trust Limited is pleased to announce that the company, together with its joint venture partner, has entered into a  binding contract for the sale of the property at Agnadello, Italy. The sales price reflects a discount of 1.3% below the asset’s independent valuation as at 30 September 2016. Completion is […]

07 Nov 2016

Highcroft sells Warwickshire warehouse

The Board is pleased to announce that Rodenhurst Estates Limited (the property owning subsidiary of Highcroft Investments PLC) has today agreed the sale of a freehold warehouse on the Heathcote Industrial Estate, Warwick to a private investor.  It is expected that contracts will be completed within one month. Built in the early 1990’s, the property […]

07 Nov 2016

Biotech Growth Trust lags benchmark in first half

Biotech Growth’s net asset value per share increased 20.5% during the six month period ended 30 September. The Company’s benchmark, the Sterling-adjusted NASDAQ Biotechnology Index, increased 23.2% during the same period. The Company’s share price increased 21.7% during the period. Currency movement contributed significantly to performance, as the Dollar appreciated 10% relative to the Pound […]

03 Nov 2016

Anglo Asian Mining lowers AISC to US$703

Anglo Asian Mining Plc (AAZ:AIM) Gold, copper and silver production & exploration in Azerbaijan; the company posted an updated investor presentation today. The presentation provides details of the all in sustaining costs per ounce of gold produced at their Gedabek mine in Western Azerbaijan. Target production for the full year to 31 December 2016 is 73k – […]

03 Nov 2016

Highland Gold Mining – Q3 2016 progress

Highland Gold Mining (HGM:LSE) Three operating mines in Russia and a pipeline of promising development projects. 9-months production 191,752 oz AuEq (2015:191,408 oz ). Q3 production 63,096 oz AuEq, 11% decrease from Q3 2015. Mnogovershinnoye: Recovery rates improved to 92.1% from 91.9% Q3 2015. Average grade improved to 2.42 g/t from 2.22 g/t in Q3 […]

03 Nov 2016

Edinburgh Dragon’s performance picks up

For the year to 31 August 2016, Edinburgh Dragon’s NAV rose by 31.9% on a total return basis. This was slightly less than the MSCI All Country Asia (ex Japan) Index ‘s increase of 33.0% in sterling terms. Most of these returns were generated in the second half of the year when Edinburgh Dragon’s performance picked up, […]

03 Nov 2016

3i Infrastructure on track as it deploys its cash pile

3i Infrastructure says it generated a total return of GBP74 million in the six months to 30 September 2016, or 5.0%, in line with its target of 8% to 10% per annum to be achieved over the medium term. Foreign exchange movements in the period, following the depreciation of sterling, contributed 1.2% to the total return. […]

02 Nov 2016

Sirius Real Estate secures new bank funding

Sirius Real Estate continues to reduce the average cost of its borrowings. It has confirmed it has completed a new 7 year EUR70 million banking facility with BerlinHyp with an all-in fixed interest rate of 1.48% for the term of the loan. This replaces an existing EUR39.3 million facility which was incurring an all-in fixed […]

02 Nov 2016

Global Resources pays down debt

The board of directors of Global Resources Investment Trust confirm that they have today repaid GBP1.0 million nominal of 9% Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock 2017 to LIM Asia Multi-Strategy Fund Inc.  As announced on 28 October 2016, it expects to repay the balance of GBP1.5 million nominal of 9% Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock 2017 to LIM from […]

01 Nov 2016

Axa Property Trust making progress with disposals

Axa Property Trust reports that its Net Asset Value  at 30 June 2016 was GBP38.7 million (30 June 2015: GBP49.4 million). Adding back to the NAV the GBP16.2 million capital returned during the quarter, the NAV increased by GBP5.5 million (11.2%). In pence per share, the NAV rose from 57.6p to 67.2p, an increase of 16.6% […]

01 Nov 2016

Gemfields Q1 2017 sees significant reduction in unit cost of rubies

Gemfields (GEM:AIM) Operational update for 3 month period ending 30 September 2016, the first quarter of the 2017 financial year. Ian Harebottle, CEO of Gemfields , commented: “Work on new projects continues apace and plans remain on schedule to meet our annual target production of 40 million carats of rough emeralds from Kagem and 20 million carats of […]

01 Nov 2016

Foresight Solar Fund acquires the minority stakes in three of its assets

Foresight Solar Fund has announced that it has completed the acquisitions of the remaining minority equity positions in its 10MW Southam Asset (30% minority position acquired), 9MW Paddock Wood asset (41% minority position acquired) and the 15MW Atherstone assets (22% minority position acquired). The company says that the acquisitions are the first from its previously […]

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