News

05 Dec 2016

Pan African Resources positive DFS and production update

Pan African Resources (PAF:AIM) The company is planning to move forward with production for its Elikhulu Tailings project, as Definitive Feasibility results surpass expectations of previous technical and financial assessments. Construction will commence on finalisation of a project financing package. Rand Merchant Bank has provided a five-year R1bn debt facility for the funding of the […]

05 Dec 2016

New fee structure, new investment policy and new name for Standard Life European Private Equity

Standard Life European Private Equity delivered a total return for the year ended 30 September 2016 of 24.8%. By contrast, the MSCI Europe Index delivered a total return of 20.2% over the same period. The closing mid-market price of the Company’s ordinary shares on 30 September 2016 was 267.3p, an increase of 24.9% over the year […]

02 Dec 2016

Seneca Global Income & Growth posts decent returns despite UK mid cap exposure

Seneca Global Income & Growth Trust has published its interim results for the six months ended 31 October 2016. The fund generated a net asset value per share total return of +10.1% for the six months to 31st October 2016 and the share price total return was slightly lower at +9.8%, both much better than the benchmark […]

02 Dec 2016

Lowland issues 20 year debt

Lowland Investment Company has agreed to issue GBP30m in senior unsecured fixed rate private placement notes at an annualised coupon of 3.15% with a 20 year bullet maturity. The funding date for the Notes will be 5 January 2017 and the Notes will be due for repayment on 5 January 2037. The semi-annual interest payment dates […]

02 Dec 2016

Ground Rents sees big valuation uplift reflecting investor demand

Ground Rents Income Fund has announced results for the year ended 30 September 2016. Over the period the fund’s NAV increased by 14.3% to 129.31p. the dividend for the year was 3.959p. They say that RPI reviewable ground rents are particularly in demand. For those that review every 25 years with rents doubling, yields have dropped […]

02 Dec 2016

Pacific Alliance China Land sells Project Auspice

Pacific Alliance China Land Limited has realised its entire interest in Project Auspice. The investee (Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co., Ltd., or “Wanda”), is one of China’s largest property developers focusing on integrated mixed-use development and operation management of commercial properties throughout the PRC. In 2009, PACL invested RMB 153 million (approximately equal to USD […]

02 Dec 2016

HICL Infrastructure invests in Colorado toll road

HICL Infrastructure Company Limited has reached an agreement to acquire a 33.3% equity interest in Northwest Parkway, a toll-road located in the Denver metropolitan area of Colorado, U.S.A.  HICL is part of a consortium alongside DIF Infrastructure IV and Northleaf Capital Partners, which has agreed to acquire a 100% equity interest in the project from […]

01 Dec 2016

Invesco Perpetual Enhanced positioned itself for Brexit

Invesco Perpetual Enhanced Income has announced results for the year ended 30 September 2016. Over the period, the NAV total return was 15.7% which compares to a total return for the Merrill Lynch European High Yield Bond index (Sterling Hedged) of 9.5%; the Sterling Investment Grade Bond Index return of 16.3%; and United Kingdom Gilts returning […]

01 Dec 2016

Call to remove Industrial Multi Property Trust directors

Industrial Multi Property Trust PLC has announced that it has received notice from Alpha Real Trust Limited who holds approximately 18.7 per cent. of the share capital requisitioning an extraordinary general meeting of the Company (the “EGM”) to consider the following resolutions: That Jonathan Clague is removed as a Director of Industrial Multi Property Trust PLC. That […]

01 Dec 2016

Acorn Income moves to extend life of zeros

Acorn Income Fund has announced proposals that seek to extend the life of its zeros until 28 February 2022. Zero holders have the option their cash back in 2017 as planned. There will also be an opportunity to subscribe for new ordinary shares and new zeros. Acorn Income has, currently, two classes of shares in issue: […]

01 Dec 2016

RM Secured Direct Lending prepares IPO

RM Secured Direct Lending (RMDL) plans to list on the London Stock Exchange’s main market later this month, and if the move goes ahead it will be only the third investment company* to launch an initial public offering (IPO) this year. Hadrian’s Wall Secured Investments (HWSL) ended an IPO drought in June and earlier this […]

01 Dec 2016

Globalworth in another dilutive issue

Globalworth is to raise €200m at €8 per share a 12.6% discount to its NAV. This means value is being transferred from existing investors to the new investors. The net asset value will be diluted. The shares have risen on the news, possibly reflecting the good news that it will now have enough money to develop its Globalworth campus […]

30 Nov 2016

Lazard World Trust discount narrows

Lazard World Trust Fund’s net asset value rose 5.9% on a total return basis, compared with the gain of 6.2% of the MSCI All Country World ex-USA Index during the six-month period ended 30 September 2016. The Fund’s share price, as traded on the London Stock Exchange, was up 8.6% (dividends reinvested) as the discount narrowed. […]

30 Nov 2016

Jupiter Green underperforms in first half

During the six months to 30 September 2016 Jupiter Green’s net asset value per share increased by 16.5 per cent. (with dividends added back). This compares with a total return in the benchmark index, the MSCI World Small Cap Net Total Return Index of 20.9 per cent. over the same period. The mid market price of […]

30 Nov 2016

European Trust underperforms as value style remains out of favour

Over the year to 30 September 2016, European Investment Trust’s NAV per share increased by 12.3% from 742.2p to 833.8p. After taking account of dividends paid in the year of 16.0p per share, the NAV total return was 14.9%. This compares with the total return of 21.8% from the fund’s benchmark. The share price increased by 7.4% […]

30 Nov 2016

Residual retail and residential exposure holds back LondonMetric

LondonMetric Property says its EPRA NAV fell to 143p from 147.7p over the course of the six months ended 30 September 2016. Its EPRA earnings per share climbed to 4p from 3.7p however. The interim dividend has edged up by 0.1p to 3.6p. Year to date they have sold GBP84.2 million of retail and leisure […]

30 Nov 2016

Better Capital 2012 struggling

Better Capital has published a half-year report covering the six months ended 30 September 2016. The 2009 cell is doing OK, as the sale of its largest holding nears but the 2012 cell is struggling. The 2009 Cell NAV per share was 116.08p at 30 September 2016 which compares to 116.73p at 31 March 2016 […]

30 Nov 2016

NextEnergy Solar NAV climbs as power prices rise

NextEnergy Solar Fund reports that its NAV per share increased from 98.5p on 31 March 2016 to 102.0p as at 30 September 2016. The NAV return was 8.3%. Reported profit for the period ended 30 September 2016 was GBP25.3m and earnings per share were 8.46p. During the period the share price increased from 97.75p to 106.13p […]

30 Nov 2016

BlackRock Income Strategies and Aberdeen UK Tracker to merge

The Board of BlackRock Income Strategies has completed its strategic review and has agreed heads of terms with Aberdeen Asset Management and Aberdeen UK Tracker Trust (AUKT) to propose the following changes: Appointing Aberdeen’s Diversified Multi-Asset team, with Mike Brooks and Tony Foster as new lead portfolio managers; Significantly enlarging the company by a merger with AUKT; renaming the newly combined […]

29 Nov 2016

Keystone struggles

Keystone says its total return to shareholders over the year to 30 September 2016 was 1.3%, based on the share price with dividends reinvested. Whilst this was a marginally positive return it was some way behind the benchmark which returned 16.8%. The total return on the underlying NAV was 5.6% with debt at par value and […]

29 Nov 2016

F&C Capital & Income celebrates 20 years of decent performance from Julian Cane

F&C Capital & Income reports an NAV total return for the year ended 30 September 2016 of 16.6%, marginally shy of the benchmark return of 16.8%. The share price total return for the year was also 16.6%. The total dividend for the year is 10.30 pence per share, an increase of 2% on prior year and the 23rd consecutive […]

29 Nov 2016

Shaftesbury highlights 30%-45% increase in business rates

Shaftesbury has published its results for the year ended 30 September 2016. Its EPRA NAV at the end of the period was GBP8.88 per share, an increase of 19p (2.2%). Portfolio capital value growth added 43p (4.9%) before a reduction of 24p as a result of early termination of debenture debt and interest rate swaps. EPRA […]

29 Nov 2016

BH Macro says exit now or after March 2019 unless you want to pay a big penalty

BH Macro is offering shareholders the chance to exit now via a tender. They are instituting some transition arrangements covering the period between the tender and March 2019. After March 2019 it will be easier to exit the fund without paying a big penalty. 100% Tender BH Macro is holding a tender for all its shares at […]

29 Nov 2016

Riverstone Energy amending its investment policy

Riverstone Energy wants to amend its investment policy to allow it to make an additional investment in Canadian International Oil Corporation (CIOC). At the moment they are limited to a maximum of 25% in any one investment. They want to take the limit up to 35% for this investment. Shareholders get to vote on this […]

29 Nov 2016

Investors Capital ahead of benchmark in first half

Investors Capital Trust says it generated a net asset value total return for the A shares and B shares of 13.4 per cent. over the six months to 30 September 2016. This return was ahead of the 12.7 per cent. total return for their benchmark. During the six months to 30 September 2016, the company’s […]

28 Nov 2016

Troy Income & Growth benefits from consumer staples exposure

Troy Income & Growth delivered a total return on net assets of 14.7% and a share price total return of 14.8% for the year ended 30 September 2016. By contrast, the return on the UK market was 16.8%. The fourth interim dividend of 0.625p represented a 4.2% increase on the dividend of 0.6p paid each […]

28 Nov 2016

Sirius Real Estate has a good six months

Sirius Real Estate says the six month period to 30 September 2016 has been a good one. The adjusted net asset value per share increased by 4.3 per cent to 55.62c. Total income increased by 25.9 per cent to EUR32.6 million and this led to adjusted earnings per share of 2.01c per share, up from 1.25c. A 1.39c interim dividend has […]

28 Nov 2016

Empiric Student Property is investing in Leicester

Empiric Student Property has entered into three forward funding arrangements with a Leicester-based property company to develop a total of 170 beds in Leicester across three properties for an aggregate investment of GBP15.975 million. 134 New Walk and 140-142 New Walk are located immediately to the west and east, respectively, of the Group’s recently acquired standing […]