The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited has published its interim report for the six months to 30 June 2016. Total annualised shareholder return for the six months to 30 June 2016 was -0.3% (with the FTSE-250 total return being -5.2% over the same period). The Board reaffirms its intention to pay a dividend of, in aggregate, 6.25p […]
Axiom European Financial Debt Fund has published its interim accounts. This is the first half-yearly report since the company was launched in November 2015. The Company’s NAV at 30 June 2016 was GBP50.3 million (92.02p per Ordinary Share). From listing until 30 June 2016, the Company’s shares traded at an average price of 95.96p per Ordinary Share, with a price of […]
Aurora has published its first set of interims since changing its investment approach and its year end. Because the Company’s year end has been brought forward to December 31st , this report covers the four month period from March 1st to June 30th. Since the year-end on February 29th , the NAV per share declined […]
For the six months ended June 30, 2016, Middlefield Canadian Income generated a total return of 20.8%. Dividends of 1.25 pence per share were paid on a quarterly basis during the period in the months of January and April. For the six months ended 30 June 2016, the S&P/TSX Composite Index returned 9.8%, outperforming all […]
JPMorgan US Smaller Companies reported an increase of 20.5% in the Company’s net asset value during the six months’ period to 30th June 2016. This represented an outperformance of the benchmark index, the Russell 2000 index in sterling terms, which rose 12.6%. The NAV return was not reflected in the share price which increased less than 2.0%. The discount […]
Baker Steel Resources Trust says that, during the first six months of the year, the unaudited net asset value per share rose 15.7% to 38.8p in a recovering market for mining shares, with the Euromoney Global Mining 100 Index rising 58.9% in Sterling terms. The most significant factor in the recovery of the Euromoney Global […]
LXB Retail Properties Plc reports that it has exchanged contracts for the unconditional sale of its investment at Kingsmead Stafford to Triple Jersey Limited, a private investment vehicle. The Group has previously exchanged an agreement with WM Morrison Supermarkets plc to surrender its leasehold interest in the Kingsmead site and completion of the surrender will […]
Prospect Japan reports a slight increase in its NAV per share from US cents 135.53 at 31 December 2015 to US cents 137.64 at 30 June, 2016. It underperformed over the period with a gain of 0.7% (based on published NAV) as against the MSCI Japan Small Cap Index (Total Return) for the six months of […]
UK Commercial Property reports that its NAV per share at the end of the period was 86.5p, just 0.2p lower than the level at 31 December 2015 resulting in a NAV total return of 1.9% for the six month period to 30 June 2016. On an EPRA basis, adjusting for the effect of their interest rate swap transaction, […]
In the six month period ended 30 June 2016, Threadneedle UK Select’s net asset value total return was 1.4%, compared with the 4.3 % total return from the FTSE All-Share Index, the benchmark against which the Investment Manager’s performance is measured. Earnings per share for the half year amounted to 4.16p (30 June 2015: 8.21p). The Board […]
Aberdeen Asian Income’s net asset value returned 16.9% in sterling terms over the six months to 30 June 2016, outperforming the MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan Index, which returned 13.0%. Against this backdrop, the Ordinary Share price total return rose by 16.6% and the discount over NAV per Ordinary share widened from 6.8% at […]
Apax Global Alpha’s investment performance was broadly flat in H1 2016. Against a backdrop of volatile markets, Total Return for the period was -0.6% and on a constant currency basis the Total Return was +0.6%. In the year since 30 June 2015, adjusted NAV per share has grown 2.3% to EUR1.82. In Sterling terms, adjusted […]
City Merchants High Yield says that, in the six months to 30 June 2016, its net asset value total return was +2.2% which compares with an average total return of +3.6% from the funds in the Investment Association Sterling Strategic Bond sector. The Board believe that the action the portfolio managers took which successfully protected the NAV […]
Murray International says its net asset value total return, with net income reinvested, for the six months to 30 June 2016 increased by 30.1% compared with a total return of 10.0% on the Company’s benchmark (40% FTSE World UK and 60% FTSE World ex UK). Over the six month period the share price total return increased […]
Empiric Student Property has acquired the freeholds of three operating properties, two in London and one in Exeter, with a total of 213 beds, for an aggregate cash consideration of GBP21.5 million (excluding acquisition costs) from CBRE Global Investors. Isca Lofts, Exeter – GBP4.73 million Isca Lofts, Longbrook Street, Exeter, is a direct-let student accommodation […]
NB Global Floating Rate Income reports that for the six months ended 30 June 2016 its total return per share was 3.62% for the Sterling Ordinary Shares and 3.54% for the U.S. Dollar Ordinary Shares. During the same period the share price return was -0.76% per Sterling Ordinary Share and -1.08% per U.S. Dollar Share reflecting […]
Over the first half of 2016 JPMorgan American underperformed its benchmark, returning 10.4% against 14.3% for the US equity market. Moreover, almost all of that return came from a fall in sterling relative to the US dollar. The interim dividend has been increased to 2.25p. The Board says “Garrett’s portfolio is made up of companies […]
The Board of Ground Rents Income Fund has announced that, on 12 August 2016, it agreed two amendments to the property adviser agreement with Brooks Macdonald Funds Limited (the investment adviser). At the moment, the adviser collects ‘Consent Fees’ and ‘Notice Fees’ from leaseholders on behalf of the fund. ‘Consent Fees’, which are levied by the freeholder, are typically […]
The net asset value of Princess Private Equity Holding Limited increased by 5.8% over the first half of 2016 to end the reporting period at EUR 9.78 per share (adjusted for the first interim dividend of EUR 0.27 per share distributed in June). As of the end of the reporting period, the 50 largest direct portfolio […]
Foresight Solar Fund Limited has published results for the six months ending 30 June 2016. The NAV per Ordinary Share increased to 99.3 pence from 99.0 pence at 31 December 2015. The increase incorporates a 3.7 per cent. fall due to the continued reduction in their power price forecasts. Foresight has incorporated two further falls in […]
Derwent London has announced interim figures covering the six months ended 30 June 2016. Its EPRA net asset value per share increased by 1.8% to 3,598p from 3,535p at 31 December 2015. Net rental income increased by 8.5% to GBP72.6m (from GBP66.9m in the equivalent period in 2015). This fed through into EPRA adjusted profits before tax […]
Ecofin Water & Power Opportunities held its continuation vote on 24 June 2016, which was approved by shareholders on the basis that the Board would implement its reconstruction proposals. under these, shareholders would be: issued with shares in Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust, a newly incorporated investment trust that would invest in listed global utilities […]
CatCo Reinsurance Opportunities has announced interim results. The NAV return for the Ordinary Shares for the first six months of 2016 was 4.86 per cent benefiting from the release in the first quarter of 2016 of the loss reserve relating to the 2015 UK flood Side Pocket Investment (see below). The NAV return for the […]
Over the year to 31 May 2016, Diverse Income Trust’s NAV per share rose from 87.03p to 91.02p (+4.6%). This compares with a fall in the FTSE All-Share Index of 9.7% – small cap.s outperformed – the FTSE SmallCap (excluding Investment Companies) Index ended the year to 31 May 2016 down just 2.5% and the FTSE AIM All-Share […]
HgCapital, the Manager of HgCapital Trust plc (“The Trust”), today announces an investment in Mobyt, a provider of Application-to-Person SMS services to enterprises, headquartered in Italy, subject to regulatory approval. The terms of this transaction have not been disclosed. HgCapital Trust plc will invest in Mobyt, alongside other institutional clients of HgCapital, who will participate through […]
BlackRock World Mining experienced a strong recovery in its net asset value during H1 2016 yet lagged its benchmark index by 4.4%. The first six months saw the mining sector rebound, shrugging off a difficult start to the year when world equity markets took fright on heightened concerns over global economic growth. The Euromoney Global Mining […]
Witan Investment Trust has announced results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. During the first half of 2016, the Company’s net asset value total return was +6.4% compared with a benchmark return of +7.7% – reflecting underperformance of 1.3%. Excluding changes in the fair value of the Company’s debt, the NAV total return […]
The board of KHP Fund GP LLC, the general partner of KHP, and the board of Private Equity Investor are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer pursuant to which KHP, acting by the General Partner, will acquire the entire issued and to be issued share […]