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Seneca Global Income & Growth reports an NAV total return of -1.3% for the six months ended 31 October 2015. This is below the return on its benchmark of 1.8%. However SIGT has outperformed most indices and its competitors. On a capital only basis Seneca Global Income & Growth reported a 3.2% fall in NAV as compared to a 7.3% fall […]

Majedie Investments generated a 12.9% return on net assets for the year ended 30 September 2015 and a return to shareholders of 15.7%. The dividend was increased from 7.5p to 8p. This was the first full year of the Company’s assets being managed by Majedie Asset Management and they did a pretty good job – over […]

Blue Capital Global Reinsurance Fund is proposing to revise its investment policy and modify its performance fees. They want to do this in advance of the January 2016 reinsurance cycle. they also feel it is appropriate to reduce the company’s target return. The key changes proposed to the investment policy are as follows: the formal adoption of investment guidelines and […]

Small Companies Dividend Trust has announced its interim results for the six-months ended 31 October 2015. During the period, the NAV per ordinary share rose 11.6% beating the MSCI Small Cap Index, which fell 2.02%. The ordinary share price increased by 17.1% during the period and the discount narrowed from 16.99% to 12.90%. A second […]

CEB Resources Plc has announced that it has changed its name to Andalas Energy and Power Plc. The company, which is listed on AIM, was previously focused on invest in and/or acquire companies and/or projects within the natural resources and/or energy sector with potential for growth (The geographical focus was primarily Australia). Going forward, it […]

Aseana Properties says lenders are holding up capital distributions Aseana Properties has released an update on their progress towards making a first capital repayment to shareholders. The intention had been to make a first return of capital of US$10m to shareholders as of the end of September 2015 and to then make further returns of capital […]

New City Energy says its Board have been reviewing the level of likely income from the portfolio of investments.  This has been impacted by the sharp fall in the oil price over the last 12 months leading to a number of portfolio companies reducing or cancelling their dividends.   The Board have concluded that the current level […]

The Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust, which is due to list on the London Stock Exchange on 9 December 2015, with a secondary listing in South Africa, has announced the results of its initial public offering. Commitments for 104,347,800 ordinary shares were received under the initial placing and a total of 3,152,200 ordinary shares […]

BlackRock Income Strategies has announced its final results for the year ended 30 September 2015. The period was one that a saw a number of key developments for the trust. A new multi-strategy investment policy was adopted, investment management responsibility was moved from F&C to BlackRock, a nil discount policy was adopted, a tender mechanism […]

Online estate agency, Purplebricks, has announced that it has conditionally raised £58.1m before expenses from an institutional placing for its upcoming float on AIM. The company, which is expected to list on 17 December, is expected to have an opening market capitalisation of £240.3m. Woodford Patient Capital Trust, managed by Neil Woodford (pictured) has an investment […]

CVC Credit Partners European Opportunities has announced that it intends to place up to 20 million Euro ordinary shares, currently held in treasury, at a price of between 0.25 % and 1.00 % premium to the Company’s NAV per share. The Placing will be based on the NAV of the Company as at 30 November […]

John Laing Environmental Assets has announced that it has purchased the Burton Wold Extension Wind Farm from John Laing Group plc for a cash consideration, including working capital, of £21.8m. The wind farm is located near Burton Latimer in Northamptonshire and comprises nine General Electric 1.6MW-100 turbines with a total generating capacity of 14.4MW. The […]

Qannas Investments Limited has announced the results of its tender offer to purchase up to 8,414,968 ordinary shares at a tender price of US$0.95 per ordinary share (approximately US$7.99 million in total). The Company says that that a total of 8,414,968 Ordinary Shares have been tendered and that tenders for up to 10.77% of shareholders’ […]

Better Capital PCC has announced that its 2009 Fund (BECAP Fund LP) has disposed of its interests in Santia Holdco Limited, together with its wider trading group, Santia. Santia is a provider of health & safety and accreditation services, which was acquired on 1 February 2011 from the administrators of Connaught plc. Santia was sold […]

Bluefield Solar Income Fund has announced that, following its placing and offer for subscription, it has received commitments for 30,098,639 new ordinary shares under the placing and 901,361 new ordinary shares under the offer for subscription. As such, 31.0m new ordinary shares are to be issued at a price of 102p per share, raising gross […]

Monks Investment Trust has announced its interim results for the six months ended 31 October 2015. Over the period, the company’s NAV lost 3.5% in total return terms, modestly outperforming the FTSE World Index which lost 4.3% (all in sterling terms). Reflecting a modest widening of the discount during the period, the share price total […]

LondonMetric Property has announces that it has sold its PC World property in Hove to clients of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC for £13.6m, reflecting a net initial yield of 5.4%. LondonMetric acquired the asset for £8.1m and recently signed a new 15 year lease (with a break at 10 years) with PC World at a […]

Renewable Energy Generation has provided an update on the proposed sale of the Group’s Business to a fund managed by BlackRock, which values the company’s equity, before exit costs, at £64.5m. The board is recommending that shareholders approve the proposals related to the transaction and an EGM is being convened on 18 December 2015. If […]

Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust, managed by Harry Nimmo (pictured), has announced some changes to its managaement fee and discount control policy. The company has agreed with the investment manager that, with effect from 1 January 2016, a tiered management fee will be introduced with the current fee of 0.85% continuing to apply to […]

BlueCrest Capital Management has announced that they intend to return all external money to investors and just manage their own. The implication of this is that BlueCrest AllBlue will follow BlueCrest BlueTrend into liquidation. The full text of their announcement is given below: The Company has today received a notification from BlueCrest Capital Management Limited […]

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As anticipated in Amedeo Air Four’s Prospectus from April 2015, Amedeo Air Four Plus Limited, via its wholly-owned subsidiary AA4P Delta Limited, has bought, directly from Airbus, one A380 aircraft bearing manufacturer’s serial number 201. The deal was completed on 30 November at a net cost to the company of $275,000,000.  In accordance with the investment […]

Over the six months ended 30 September 2015, SVM UK Emerging delivered a total return of 6.0%, outperforming the IA UK All Companies sector average (its benchmark) which returned -5.0%. the return to shareholders was 2.5%. The statement says there were positive contributions over the period from retailers, Supergroup and Ted Baker.  Marketing group, Four […]

Keystone Investment Trust has published its accounts for the year ended 30 September 2015. On a total return basis (i.e. including income), the FTSE All-Share Index returned -2.3% over the year. Keystone however managed a return on net assets of 6.4% and a return to shareholders of 7.3%. The base dividend was increased slightly from […]

Nimrod Sea Assets has published interim accounts covering the six months ended 30 September 2015. From 24 March 2014 (the date the Company listed on the SFM) to 30 September 2015, Nimrod Sea Assets invested 54% of available funds. They say the NAV at the end of September was 68.96 cents per share. The Board has […]

Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Fund has published its first set of figures, covering the period from its incorporation up until the end of September 2015. By the end of September, 82.8% of the initial IPO proceeds had been invested in 24 assets, they had a paid a 1p dividend, the portfolio had a yield to maturity […]

HgCapital, the Manager of HgCapital Trust plc, has announced it will has taken a majority stake in EidosMedia, a leading global provider of digital publishing solutions. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. HgCapital Trust plc will invest in EidosMedia, headquartered in Milan, alongside other institutional clients of HgCapital, who will participate through the HgCapital 7 Fund.  […]

Investors Capital half hear results for the period ended 30 September 2015 show an NAV total return of -6.1%, modestly better than the -7.0% return posted by the FTSE All-Share Capped 5% Index. The interim dividend was increased by 2.7% and the plan is to pay dividends totalling 4.6p for the year ended 31 March 2016. […]

Invesco Income Growth’s interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2015 show the fund outperforming the FTSE All-Share index, returning -3.5% on net assets against -7.2% for the index. The return to shareholders was -5.0%. the first two quarterly dividends total 4.3p, up from 4.2p for the equivalent period last year. Ciaran Mallon’s […]

RAB Special Situations has given notice of an EGM to be held on 17 December 2015 at which shareholders are to be given the opportunity to decide whether the company should continue as an investment company. Based on discussions with major shareholders, the board believe this resolution will not pass and, assuming it doesn’t, shareholders […]