Kubera Cross Border Fund has released results for the year ended 31 December 2015. The value of the Fund’s net assets decreased from US$ 56.90 million to US$ 55.33 million during the year. The Fund’s net asset value has remained fairly constant at around US$ 0.50 between 31 December 2014 and 31 December 2015. The Fund’s share […]
LMS Capital reports that its Net Asset Value per share at the end of 2015 was 92p, a 1% decrease from 93p a year ago. They wrote up the value of 365iTMS and wrote down the value of Nationwide Energy Partners. They say 365 made good progress in 2015 and this is reflected in the […]
Funding Options, one of GLI Finance’s investments, has been recommended by the British Business Bank to go forward for designation by HM Treasury for the Bank Referral Scheme. Announced within HM Treasury Budget 2016, businesses that are rejected for finance by high-street banks will be able to access new options, with the Budget announcing that […]
The Board of Altin has announced that, at the EGM held on Friday, all of the proposals put forward by Alpine Select and its associate were rejected by shareholders. We understand that the vote was quite decisive. As promised, the Altin Board did agree that Thomas Amstutz, one of the directors that Altin put forward, […]
Jupiter Global’s board has decided to seek shareholders’ approval for a change in both the company’s investment strategy and name with effect from the general meeting of shareholders which has been convened for next month. These changes are the subject of a circular which has been posted alongside the Half Year report. This is an important […]
Fundsmith Emerging Equities has published results for the year ended 31 December 2015. The MSCI Emerging and Frontier Markets Index, measured on a net sterling adjusted basis, fell by 10.0% over the year. The Company’s net asset value per share outperformed the benchmark but fell by 7.0% itself (after expenses). The Company’s share price also fell, […]
GLI Alternative Finance announces that GLI Asset Management Limited, its Investment Manager, has changed its name to Amberton Asset Management Limited (“Amberton”). This follows the change in ownership structure of the Investment Manager as disclosed on 16 February 2016. In addition, Amberton is pleased to announce the appointment of Graham Glass as lead manager to the […]
Over the year to the end of January 2016 Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon’s net asset value per share (after deducting borrowings at fair value) rose 25.4%, whilst the comparative index, MSCI Japan Small Cap Index (total return in sterling terms), rose by 10.9% in sterling terms. The share price increased by 39.6%. The manager says, […]
Starwood European Real Estate Finance has published results for the year ended 31 December 2015. The NAV and share price total return in the period were 7.58% and 8.22% respectively. At the year end, the shares were quoted at 107.63 pence per share, being a premium of 7.17% to the net asset value per share of […]
JPMorgan Global Convertible Income Fund has released its interim results for the half-year ended 31 December 2015. During the period, the company’s NAV total return was -3.4% and the share price total return was -7.8%. The company says that whilst NAV performance was stronger than the broader convertibles market, the concurrence of declines in equity […]
JPMorgan US Smaller Companies has announced its final results for the year ended 31 December 2015. During the period, the company’s NAV increased by 4.0%, which the company says reflects both good stock selection and a rise in the US dollar against sterling. The Company’s share price rose by 6.8% over the year as the […]
Dunedin Enterprise has announces its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2015. During the year the companies NAV total return was flat whilst it share price fell 7.5%; both underperforming the FTSE Small Cap Ex-Investment Trusts Index, which returned 13.0%. At the end of February, the trust announced that, following consultation with the […]
Atlantis Japan Growth Fund has announced that, on 17 March 2016, it received from LIM Asia Multi-Strategy Fund Inc. (a registered holder of more than 10% of the issued share capital), a requisition to convene a general meeting of the company. The company says that the purpose of the requisitioned meeting is to consider a […]
Funding Circle SME Income Fund has announced that, further to the statement made in the its prospectus relating to a possible participation in a financing project with the European Investment Bank, negotiations have reached an advance stage and they say they are working towards a completion of such an arrangement in the second quarter of […]
LondonMetric Property has announced that it has acquired three distribution warehouses for £21.8m, totalling 212,600 sq ft and reflecting a net initial yield (“NIY”) of 6.6%, which contractually rises to 6.9% within two years. The warehouses are located in Castle Donington, Royston and Hemel Hempstead and are let to toy retailer Hamleys, Howdens and Goodrich respectively for […]
GLI Finance, headed up by CEO Andy Whelan (pictured), has confirmed that it has now entered entered into a new 1 year loan, for £14.86m, at an interest rate of 8.75%. The company say that it has repaid its existing £30m loan facility with Sancus, which had been incurring an interest rate of 11%. GLI Finance’s Board […]
After the repayment of the Mansion loan, as notified on 8 March 2016, the ICG Longbow has redeployed the proceeds through the completion of a new £22.4m loan to Commercial Regional Space Limited and affiliates on 16 March 2016. The loan has a maturity date of April 2019 and represents 19.96% of the Company’s gross assets […]
John Laing Environmental Assets has announced the acquisition of Pylle Southern Solar Park, near Shepton Mallet in Somerset, for £6.1m (including working capital). The company has also extended its revolving credit facility from £50m to £65m. Commissioning of the solar park was completed in December 2015 and it has a total generating capacity of 4.99MW. […]
Henderson High Income generated an NAV return of 7.6% over the year ended 31 December 2015 while its benchmark, 80% of the FTSE All-Share Index (total return) and 20% of the Merrill Lynch Sterling Non-Gilts Index (total return), returned 0.9%. The return to shareholders was 6.6%. The dividend was increased from 8.6p to 8.9p. This […]
Tritax Big Box REIT reports that its EPRA net asset value per share increased by 17.11 pence (or 15.91%) to 124.68 pence (31 December 2014: 107.57 pence) over the course of 2015. This works out as a total return for the year of 19.4%, compared to the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT UK REITs Index of 10.5%. Dividends […]
European Assets Trust recorded a Sterling net asset value total return for the year of +20.5% (26.9% in Euro terms), a Sterling share price return of +20.4% and a Euro dividend increase of +20.3% for the year ended 31 December 2015. The Euromoney Smaller European Companies (ex UK) Index returned 17.2% (23.4% in Euro terms). The Board […]
Wolf Minerals has reported its first financial results since commissioning the Drakelands tungsten/tin mine in September 2015. The company recorded a loss for the six months to 31 December 2015 of A$24.2 million (approximately £12.8 million), equivalent to 1.6 pence per share. The mining operation and processing plant are still ramping up to full production, […]
John Laing Infrastructure reports that its NAV at the end of December 2016 was 108.4p. In late February 2016, they announced a dividend of 3.41 pence per share for the second half of 2015, an increase of 1.04% on the previous dividend of 3.375 pence per share. This results in a total dividend payable in respect […]
Mirland has reported its results for the year ended 31 December 2015. Total assets as at 31 December 2015 decreased by 23.7% to US$577.4 million, as compared to US$756.6 million as of 31 December 2014. Equity as at 31 December 2015 was a negative US$(19.3) million compared to US$141.4 million the preceding year. The Company’s […]
Investors seeking returns from peer-to-peer lending have been subjected to big swings in share prices since the turn of the year. Peer-to-peer investment trusts have moved from large premiums to discounts as uncertainty has hit the still developing sector. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/investing/funds/investors-nursing-losses-from-star-backed-peer-to-peer-trusts/
London-listed funds with exposure to commodities and natural resources saw their fortunes improve in February, according to analysis by research firm QuotedData. See more at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/AN_1458113487917777800/londons-natural-resources-funds-saw-gains-in-february—quoteddata.aspx#sthash.x209LJ8E.dpuf
India Capital Growth outperformed its benchmark, the S&P BSE Mid Cap Index, over the course of 2015 – generating a return on net assets of 8.6% against a 7.7% return on the index. Unfortunately though the discount widened from 18.7% to 24.4% and so the share price was up 1%. With the exception of Financials, […]
Greencoat UK Wind has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 49.9% of Clyde Windfarm (Scotland) Limited from SSE for a headline consideration of £355m, together with GMPF & LPFA Infrastructure LLP, the infrastructure investment joint venture between Greater Manchester Pension Fund and London Pensions Fund Authority. UKW will acquire 28.2% of […]
Hansteen’s results for the year ended 31 December 2015 have been published. Its EPRA NAV per share increased by 9% to 111p to give a total return of 17.3%. Full year dividend increased by 5.0% to 5.25p per share. The Normalised Income Profit or NIP, which excludes profits or losses from the sale of properties, essentially […]
NB Private Equity reports that, at 31 December 2015, its NAV per Share was $14.35, up from $14.24 NAV per Share at 31 December 2014. this translated into a 4.9% NAV total return during 2015. They say this was driven by unrealised gains on private equity and public holdings as well as cash and payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest on its income investment portfolio. […]
