Showing some grit Grit Real Estate Income Group (Grit) has taken decisive action to secure its future with the announcement of a proposed capital raise of up to US$215.6m. The group’s portfolio has suffered heavy valuation declines during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in the retail sector, which has seen its loan to value ratio (LTV […]
Showing some grit Grit Real Estate Income Group (Grit) has taken decisive action to secure its future with the announcement of a proposed capital raise of up to US$215.6m. The group’s portfolio has suffered heavy valuation declines during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in the retail sector, which has seen its loan to value ratio (LTV) […]
Investment Companies Monthly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and abrdn Performance The new Omicron COVID-19 variant dominated markets in November. Technology & media funds performed best, the MSCI All Countries World Information Technology Index rose by 6.2% over the month, indicating that investors were likely returning to the perceived pandemic-resistance of growth stocks. This […]
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data November’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. November ended under a cloud of uncertainty, with the discovery of the Omicron coronavirus variant threating a return of restrictions that have wreaked havoc in the property sector over the past two […]
Economic and Political Monthly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Allianz A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairs 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 […]
In this week’s show, Matthew Read talked to Rob Crayfourd from CQS Natural Resources Growth & Income If you were looking for the first part of QuotedData’s show, focused on the roundup of the week’s news, click here. If there is a guest speaker you’d particularly like to hear from, please email us. Additionally, if […]
Healthy dividend increases Unlike its AIC North America peers, North American Income Trust (NAIT) combines an income focus with having at least 90% of its assets invested in the US. NAIT’s manager, Fran Radano, says that, after more than a year of uncertainty around dividends, things finally seem to be normalising, with some companies reportedly […]
Healthy dividend increases Unlike its AIC North America peers, North American Income Trust (NAIT) combines an income focus with having at least 90% of its assets invested in the US. After more than a year of uncertainty around dividends, things finally seem to be normalising, with some companies even increasing their dividends. Over the past […]
Healthy dividend increases Unlike its AIC North America peers, North American Income Trust (NAIT) combines an income focus with having at least 90% of its assets invested in the US. After more than a year of uncertainty around dividends, things finally seem to be normalising, with some companies even increasing their dividends. Over the past […]
QuotedData hosted a webinar with Nicholas Weindling of JPMorgan Asset Management to provide an update on JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust (JFJ). Nicholas discussed his current thoughts on the Japanese market, the company’s recent performance and the outlook for Japan. Follow the link below to view the update. Let us know if you have any questions […]
In this week’s show, Jayna Rana and Richard Williams talked to David Cornell from India Capital Growth. If you were looking for the first part of QuotedData’s show, focused on the roundup of the week’s news, click here. If there is a guest speaker you’d particularly like to hear from, please email us. Additionally, if you would […]
On the 18th November QuotedData hosted the last of our three ESG focused webinars. This Governance webinar highligthed managers who actively engage with investee companies to ensure best practices are introduced and maintained and the shareholders are a key consideration in the management of businesses. We would like to thank all our speakers and our […]
On the 17th November QuotedData hosted the second of three ESG focused webinars. This Social webinar focused on investment companies providing corporate solutions to the society’s social needs. We would like to thank all our speakers and our attendees for joining us. Dunedin Income Growth – Ben Ritchie Civitas Social Housing – Paul Bridge Resonance […]
On the 16th November QuotedData hosted the first of three ESG focused webinars. This Environmental webinar began with opening remarks from Natalie Kenway of ESG Clarity and Julia Dreblow of SRI Services. We would like to thank all our speakers and our attendees for joining us. Opening Remarks – Natalie Kenway (ESG Clarity) and Julia […]
Since we last published in January of this year, Pacific Horizon (PHI) has continued with its trend of significant outperformance of both its peer group (where it is comfortably the top-performing trust) and the various indices that it benchmarks itself against. PHI, with its strong focus on growth, benefitted from a high allocation to technology […]
Since we last published in January of this year, Pacific Horizon (PHI) has continued with its trend of exceptional outperformance of both its peer group (where it is comfortably the top-performing trust) and the various indices that it benchmarks itself against. PHI, with its strong focus on growth, benefitted from a high allocation to technology […]
Since we last published in January of this year, Pacific Horizon (PHI) has continued with its trend of exceptional outperformance of both its Asia Pacific peer group (where it is comfortably the top-performing trust) and the various indices that it benchmarks itself against. PHI, with its strong focus on growth, benefitted from a high allocation […]
In this week’s show, James Carthew talked to Iain McCombie from Baillie Gifford UK If you were looking for the first part of QuotedData’s show, focused on the roundup of the week’s news, click here. If there is a guest speaker you’d particularly like to hear from, please email us. Additionally, if you would prefer […]
More to go for Polar Capital Global Financials Trust (PCFT) has been having a great run and we are delighted to see it re-expanding. The bounce in the financials sector began with last year’s good news on vaccines. Restrictions on distributions are being lifted and, as defaults have remained low, banks are looking overcapitalised. There […]
More to go for Polar Capital Global Financials Trust (PCFT) has been having a good run of performance both in absolute and relative terms. It has also been re-expanding. The bounce in the financials sector coincided with last year’s good news on vaccines. Restrictions on distributions are being lifted and, as defaults have remained low, […]
More to go for Polar Capital Global Financials Trust (PCFT) has been having a great run of performance and we are delighted to see it re-expanding, with over 148m shares issued since 31 October 2020. The bounce in the financials sector began with last year’s good news on vaccines. Restrictions on dividends and share buy […]
Short shrift to short seller An attack by an activist short seller on the fabric of Civitas Social Housing (CSH), coinciding with it falling out of the FTSE 250 index, appears to have driven down CSH’s share price in recent months. CSH has published a strong rebuttal (details of the claims and CSH’s response are […]
Short shrift to short seller An unwarranted attack by an activist short seller on the fabric of Civitas Social Housing (CSH), coinciding with it falling out of the FTSE 250 index, has driven down CSH’s share price in recent months. CSH has published a strong rebuttal (details of the claims and CSH’s response are on […]
Short shrift to short seller An unwarranted attack by an activist short seller on the fabric of Civitas Social Housing (CSH), coinciding with it falling out of the FTSE 250 index, has driven down CSH’s share price in recent months. CSH has published a strong rebuttal (details of the claims and CSH’s response are on […]
Ducks in a row Lar España Real Estate has lined up its ducks ready for a growth push, having trod water successfully through the COVID-19 pandemic. The group has made significant headway in improving the ESG-credentials of its more than €1.4bn shopping centre and retail park portfolio, so much so that it was able to […]
Ducks in a row Lar España Real Estate has lined up its ducks ready for a growth push, having trod water successfully through the COVID-19 pandemic. The group has made significant headway in improving the environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials of its more than €1.4bn shopping centre and retail park portfolio, so much so […]
Ducks in a row Lar España Real Estate has lined up its ducks ready for a growth push, having trod water through the COVID-19 pandemic. The group believes that it has made significant headway in improving the ESG-credentials of its more than €1.4bn shopping centre and retail park portfolio, so much so that it was […]
In this week’s show, James Carthew talked to Helen Steers from Pantheon If you were looking for the first part of QuotedData’s show, focused on the roundup of the week’s news, click here. If there is a guest speaker you’d particularly like to hear from, please email us. Additionally, if you would prefer to watch […]
Economic and Political Monthly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Allianz A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairs 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 […]
Investment Companies Monthly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and abrdn Performance October saw somewhat of a turnaround for a number of sectors with Japan funds back among the worst performers after a brief uptick during the previous month, and the commodities & natural resources sector back at the top of the best performers list […]
