Herald Investment Trust (HRI) has generated an impressive uplift in its net asset value (NAV) over the last 12 months. Reflecting its focus on technology, which has generally performed well as the world tries to adjust to life under the COVID-19 pandemic, HRI’s NAV total return of 26.1% eclipses the return on one of the […]
Herald Investment Trust (HRI) has generated an impressive uplift in NAV over the last 12 months. Reflecting its focus on technology, which has generally performed well as the world tries to adjust to life under the pandemic, HRI’s NAV total return of 26.1% eclipses the return on the Numis Smaller Companies plus AIM Index, which […]
Herald Investment Trust (HRI) has generated an impressive uplift in NAV over the last 12 months. Reflecting its focus on technology, which has generally performed well as the world tries to adjust to life under the pandemic, HRI’s NAV total return of 26.1% eclipses the return on the Numis Smaller Companies plus AIM Index, which […]
In this week’s show, James Carthew talked to Andrew Lister, co-manager of Aberdeen Emerging Markets Watch it again here If you were looking for James Carthew’s roundup of the week’s news, this is now in the news section – just click here If there is a guest speaker you’d particularly like to hear from, please email us […]
In this week’s show, James Carthew talked to Dean Orrico, manager of Middlefield Canadian Income Trust Watch it again here If you were looking for James Carthew’s roundup of the week’s news, this is now in the news section – just click here If there is a guest speaker you’d particularly like to hear from, please email us […]
Solid foundations for future growth Civitas Social Housing (CSH) is one of only a small handful of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) that have had a positive year in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the nature of its income – which is ultimately paid through housing benefit from central government – CSH […]
Solid foundations for future growth Civitas Social Housing (CSH) is one of only a small handful of REITs that have had a positive year in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the nature of its income – which is government-backed through housing benefit – rent collection rates have not been affected and, to […]
Solid foundations for future growth Civitas Social Housing (CSH) is one of only a small handful of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) that have had a positive year in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the nature of its income – which is ultimately paid through housing benefit from central government – CSH […]
Too much pessimism? Whilst there are some bright spots, such as payments companies, which are beneficiaries of the shift to online shopping, fears about the potential impact of COVID-19 have hit valuations across much of the financial sector. The fall in Polar Capital Global Financials Trust’s (PCFT’s) NAV reflects this situation. The managers are cautious, […]
Too much pessimism? Whilst there are some bright spots, such as payments companies, which are beneficiaries of the shift to online shopping, fears about the potential impact of COVID-19 have hit valuations across much of the financial sector. The fall in Polar Capital Global Financials Trust’s (PCFT’s) NAV reflects this situation. The managers are cautious, […]
Too much pessimism? Whilst there are some bright spots, such as payments companies, which are beneficiaries of the shift to online shopping, fears about the potential impact of COVID-19 have hit valuations across much of the financial sector. The fall in Polar Capital Global Financials Trust’s (PCFT’s) NAV reflects this situation. The managers are cautious, […]
Real Estate Quarterly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Toughing it out It has been another challenging quarter for the real estate sector as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll. The economy bounced back in the early part of the quarter after the national lockdown was lifted, while government schemes such as […]
In this week’s show, James Carthew talked to Charles Luke, manager of Murray Income Trust Watch it again here If you were looking for James Carthew’s roundup of the week’s news, this is now in the news section – just click here If there is a guest speaker you’d particularly like to hear from, please email us – […]
Investment Companies Quarterly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and Aberdeen Standard Investments Table of contents In this issue Performance data Positive movers Negative movers Discounts and premiums Getting more expensive Getting cheaper Money in and out Money in Money out Major news stories Upcoming Events New research Guide The legal bit Stubborn resistance The end […]
Seneca Global Income & Growth Trust’s (SIGT’s) UK-biased value style and mid-cap exposure suffered heavily as markets collapsed during the first quarter of 2020. However, the manager used the rout to take advantage of deep value opportunities, while adding risk to the portfolio, and SIGT has benefitted during both recovery phases. While small-mid caps have […]
Seneca Global Income & Growth Trust’s (SIGT’s) UK-biased value style and mid-cap exposure suffered heavily as markets collapsed during the first quarter of 2020. However, the manager used the rout to take advantage of deep value opportunities, while adding risk to the portfolio, and SIGT has benefitted during both recovery phases. While small-mid caps have […]
Seneca Global Income & Growth Trust’s (SIGT’s) UK-biased value style and mid-cap exposure suffered heavily as markets collapsed during the first quarter of 2020. However, the manager used the rout to take advantage of deep value opportunities, while adding risk to the portfolio, and SIGT has benefitted during both recovery phases. While small-mid caps have […]
On the 14th October 2020 we hosted our Growth Strategies Conference webinar. The event showcased 4 investment trust managers investing across a range of investment themes with an overriding focus on growth. We would like to thank all our speakers and our attendees for joining us. Click below to watch the individual managers’ presentations – […]
Impressive returns in difficult market Montanaro European Smaller Companies (MTE) has generated impressive returns for investors over the past year and has outperformed its benchmark in four of the past five 12-month periods. The trust is ahead of both its benchmark and its peer group average by more than 80 percentage points over the five […]
Impressive returns in a difficult market Montanaro European Smaller Companies (MTE) has generated impressive returns for investors over the past year and has outperformed its benchmark in four of the past five 12-month periods. The trust is ahead of both its benchmark and its peer group average by more than 80 percentage points over the […]
Impressive returns in difficult market Montanaro European Smaller Companies (MTE) has generated impressive returns for investors over the past year and has outperformed its benchmark in four of the past five 12-month periods. The trust is ahead of both its benchmark and its peer group average by more than 80 percentage points over the five […]
In this week’s show, James Carthew talked to Matt Setchell and David Bird of Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust. Watch it again here If you were looking for James Carthew’s roundup of the week’s news, this is now in the news section – just click here If there is a guest speaker you’d particularly like to hear from, please […]
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data September’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. There was an eclectic mix of property companies to feature in the top price movers for September. Top of the tree was private rented sector and residential development specialist Sigma Capital Group, […]
Economic & Political Roundup Kindly sponsored by Allianz A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell […]
Investment Companies Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and Aberdeen Standard Investments Table of contents New research Performance data Discounts and premiums Money in and out Major news stories Events Guide Appendix – Performance by sector full list New research Here is a list of research we published over September: Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust – […]
In this week’s show, James Carthew talked to Nick Wood of Quilter Cheviot Watch it again here If you were looking for James Carthew’s roundup of the week’s news, this is now in the news section – just click here If there is a guest speaker you’d particularly like to hear from, please email us – [email protected]. The […]
In this week’s show, James Carthew talked to Oliver Gardey from ICG Enterprise Trust. Watch it again here If you were looking for James Carthew’s roundup of the week’s news, this is now in the news section – just click here If there is a guest speaker you’d particularly like to hear from, please email us – [email protected]. […]
Building for a new normal As with the wider real estate investment trust (REIT) sector, Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust’s (SLI) share price has been hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rent collection rates have been impacted with many tenants struggling during the crisis and property values have fallen. Unlike many of its peers […]
Building for a new normal As with the wider REIT sector, Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust’s (SLI) share price has been hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike its peers however, a 52.7% weighting to the buoyant industrial sector gives it scope for enhanced rental growth. It has been on the front foot in […]
Building for a new normal As with the wider REIT sector, Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust’s (SLI) share price has been hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike its peers however, a 52.7% weighting to the buoyant industrial sector gives it scope for enhanced rental growth. Given that its nimble, sector-agnostic approach has seen […]
