KEFI Minerals has reported that it is likely to fund the whole of the US$120 million required to build a mine at its 100%-owned Tulu Kapi gold project, in Ethopia, at the project level through a combination of debt, gold streaming and equity funding as well as the participation of the Government of Ethiopia, which […]
Renewable Energy Generation published a trading statement this morning in which it said that the UK Government’s decision to change the subsidy regime for onshore wind had hit its business hard. The proposed changes to the Renewables Obligation scheme will not be binding until they receive Royal Assent (due sometime next year) and this is […]
Martin Currie Global Portfolio generated a 2.2% return on net assets over the six month period ended 31 July 2015 – a bit better than its benchmark, the FTSE World Index, which returned 1.9%. the discount widened slightly however and the return to shareholders was 1.2%. The quarterly dividends total 1.8p for the first half – same […]
ICG Longbow has published its interim report covering the six months ended 31 July 2015. They say that over the period the NAV increased modestly to 100.12p. The shares traded in a range of 101.25p to 106.25p, they are currently 106p, maintaining a small premium to NAV throughout. The Company paid a first interim dividend of 1.5p for the […]
ARC Capital Holdings has published results for the year ended 31 December 2014. These are obviously well out of date but they bring investors more up to speed with developments in the business. Normally we summarise large chunks of results statements to make your life easier but In ARC Capital’s case there is so much […]
Over the six months ended 31 July 2015, Mercantile managed to generate a return on net assets of 15.0%, 3.9% more than the 11.1% return posted by the FTSE All-Share ex FTSE100 and Investment Companies Index that the fund uses as a benchmark. the return to shareholders was 15.6%. They have paid 20p in dividends so far […]
SVG Capital has published interim results covering the six months ended 31 July 2015. Over that period the fund’s net asset value rose by 3% to 606p on the back of a 4% return on the investment portfolio. £101m was returned to shareholders during the period They say the portfolio is now broadly split between […]
Merchants Trust reports a 2.8% return on net assets for the six months ended 31 July 2015 and a -1.1% return to shareholders as the discount widened from 0.4% to 4.3%. The return on the FTSE100 Index for the period was 1.2%. Dividends for the first half totalled 12p, 1.7% higher than the pervious year. […]
Macau Property Opportunities has published results for the year ended 30 June 2015. The adjusted NAV per share fell by 18.7% over the year as the portfolio value fell by 14% to $463.7m. The discount widened from 11% to 17% over the year and has widened further since – to 39% today. Assuming a full drawdown […]
Pacific Assets’ interim results for the six months ended 31 July 2015 show the total return on net assets was -3.9% which was better than the -7.1% return posted by The MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index for the period and the best performing fund in its peer group. Shareholders will be pleased that the share […]
Sarah Emly, co-portfolio manager for JPMorgan Claverhouse Investment Trust, JPMorgan Elect, JPMorgan Income and Capital and JPMorgan Income & Growth, will be taking a period of leave away from the office for health reasons, with immediate effect. Sarah has worked closely alongside a number of senior JPMAM portfolio managers for 20 years; those colleagues continue […]
Aurora Investment Trust’s Board has agreed in principle to proposals that it believes will achieve the Board’s objective of offering an attractive continuing vehicle and a cash exit for shareholders. The Company’s existing manager is to be acquired by Phoenix Asset Management Partners Limited. It is then intended that the Company’s investment policy and strategy will reflect the […]
JPMorgan Mid Cap, managed by Georgina Brittain and Katen Patel, has reported a total return on net assets for the year to 30th June 2015 of 24.7%, 9.7% ahead of the Company’s benchmark index, the FTSE 250 Index (excluding investment trusts), which returned 15.0%. The discount at which the ordinary shares trade to their net asset value per […]
The Cayenne Trust has released its interim results for the six-months ended 31 July 2015 during which its NAV per share increased by 1.6% (4.2% on a fully diluted basis). In comparison, the FTSE All Share Equity Investment Instruments Index increased by 3.39% during the period. A dividend of 3.8p was paid on 21st August. […]
Hansteen Holdings has announced the acquisition of two assets in Derbyshire for a total price of £41.1m. West Hallam Industrial Estate (Ilkeston, South Derbyshire) is being acquired for £27.3m, which reflects a net initial yield of 6.2%. Completion is due on 24 September. Belasis Business Park (pictured) is located in Billingham, Teesside. It is being acquired […]
Dexion Absolute has announced the results of its 2015 redemption and with it the closure of both the US$ and Euro share classes. Now only the sterling share class remains although Euro and US$ shareholders were given the option to switch into the Sterling share class. Under the terms of the redemption offer, 25% of the […]
Foresight Solar Fund has announced the completion of its acquisition of the 16MW Membury asset, located in Hungerford, Berkshire. The solar farm was connected to the Grid in March 2015 and has received Renewable Obligation Certificate (“ROC”) accreditation at the rate of 1.4ROCs/MWh. The deal has been funded using the Company’s existing £150m acquisition facility. […]
Gresham House has sold a large part of its site at Newton le Willows, Merseyside and announced interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2015. 25.8 acres of the site at Newton-le-Willows has been sold to Persimmon Homes Ltd. The transaction will realise a total of £7.25m net. A deposit and initial payment of £944,610 has been […]
Tritax Big Box REIT has announced that it has completed the land purchase and entered into contracts to provide forward funding for the development of a new regional distribution facility, pre-let in its entirety to TJX UK (“TK Maxx”), a major retailer of branded apparel and home fashions in the UK and Ireland. The investment price […]
GLI Finance’s new investment company, GLI Alternative Finance, raised £52.7m, a large proportion of which came from GLI Finance itself as it swapped loans on its balance sheet for shares in the new fund. The new fund will start trading tomorrow (23 September). The intention is to expand the fund with a series of C […]
After trading for just a few days, Cambria Africa has asked that its shares be suspended again “pending clarification of a dispute in relation to a material agreement”. We will have to wait to see what this means. UPDATE 30 September 2015 The dispute relates to the secured loan agreements held with Consilium Corporate Recovery […]
UK Commercial Property Trust has announced that it has acquired Ventura Park in Hertfordshire for £67.1m through a swap transaction with SEGRO plc, which also comprises the sale to SEGRO of a 298,850 sq ft Asda Distribution Centre in Northampton for £31m. UK Commercial Property Trust paid the £36.1m difference from its existing cash resources. Ventura […]
Dunedin Income Growth’s results for the six months ended 31 July show the fund’s asset value falling by 2.1% and the share price by 4.7% despite a 2.8% positive return on the FTSE All-Share. on the dividend, they say they intend to make three equal distributions of 2.575p in August, November and February and to pay […]
Kuala Innovations has subscribed for 1,471 ordinary shares of SatoshiPay at a price of EUR108.76 per SatoshiPay Share, for total cash consideration of EUR159,985.96. At the price paid by the Company, SatoshiPay has an aggregate value of approximately EUR1.6 million. SatoshiPay is developing a two-way payment platform, which will enable online content providers to monetise […]
Nord Gold, one of the fastest growing gold companies in the world, updated investors on the company’s plans on Monday during the first morning of the prestigious Denver Gold Forum, in Denver, US. Since producing 193 koz in 2008, the company’s gold production has grown at a compound annual growth rate of 31% to 985 […]
Custodian REIT has acquired a 19,493 sq ft trade counter unit on Stephenson Road, North Hykeham, three miles south-west of Lincoln and one mile from the A46. The unit is let to MKM Building Supplies Limited on a lease expiring on 10 June 2022. Net passing rent is GBP169,711 per annum, reflecting a net initial yield of […]
Strategic Equity Capital (which we recently published a note on) has announced results for the year ended 30 June 2015. The Company’s Net Asset Value Total Return per share was 25.8% over the twelve months ended 30 June 2015, exceeding the comparable FTSE Smaller Companies ex Investment Companies Index by 17.4% over the same period. Shareholders did much […]
