Investment Companies Research

28 Sep 2017

Aberdeen Emerging Markets – Access to a wealth of talent

Aberdeen Emerging Markets – Access to a wealth of talent Aberdeen Emerging Markets (AEMC) is designed for investors who want exposure to, what the managers are convinced is, the compelling investment opportunity that emerging markets provide. Its managers believe that they have built a portfolio of funds, managed by best-of-breed and, often, hard to access […]

28 Sep 2017

Aberdeen Emerging Markets – Access to a wealth of talent

Aberdeen Emerging Markets – Access to a wealth of talent Aberdeen Emerging Markets (AEMC) is designed for investors who want exposure to, what the managers are convinced is, the compelling investment opportunity that emerging markets provide. Its managers believe that they have built a portfolio of funds, managed by best-of-breed and, often, hard to access […]

27 Sep 2017

JPMorgan Russian Securities – Low valuations and rising yields

JPMorgan Russian Securities – Low valuations and rising yields Weak oil prices and a deteriorating relationship with the US have weighed on the Russian market for some time. Hopes of a rapprochement with the West in the wake of President Trump’s election have fizzled out. Russia is adjusting to the environment it finds itself in […]

27 Sep 2017

JPMorgan Russian – Low valuations and rising yields

JPMorgan Russian – Low valuations and rising yields Weak oil prices and a deteriorating relationship with the US have weighed on the Russian market for some time. Hopes of a rapprochement with the West in the wake of President Trump’s election have fizzled out. Russia is adjusting to the environment it finds itself in and […]

14 Sep 2017

QuotedData investment companies roundup – September 2017

    QuotedData investment companies roundup – September 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of August 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. September Investment Companies Roundup Winners and losers in August Ashmore Global’s […]

14 Sep 2017

QuotedData’s economic round up – September 2017

    QuotedData’s economic round up – September 2017 – is 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 […]

13 Sep 2017

Seneca Global Income & Growth – Steady reduction in equity exposure

Seneca Global Income & Growth – Steady reduction in equity exposure. Marten & Co is publishing a new update note on a company in the Flexible Investment sector. Seneca Global Income & Growth – Steady reduction in equity exposure Over the past year, Seneca Global Income & Growth (SIGT) has delivered returns well in excess of its new […]

13 Sep 2017

Seneca Global Income & Growth – Steady reduction in equity exposure

QuotedData is publishing a new update note on a company in the Flexible Investment sector. Seneca Global Income & Growth – Steady reduction in equity exposure Over the past year, Seneca Global Income & Growth (SIGT) has delivered returns well in excess of its new benchmark (see page 2), further enhancing its strong track record. […]

06 Sep 2017

John Laing Environmental Assets Group – Diverse renewables exposure

John Laing Environmental Assets Group – Diverse renewables exposure Since its launch in March 2014, John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) has built up a diverse portfolio of wind, solar, anaerobic digestion, waste and wastewater projects. It uses most of the revenue from these to pay its dividends (currently a yield of 5.9%) and the balance goes […]

06 Sep 2017

John Laing Environmental Assets Group – Diverse renewables exposure

Diverse renewables exposure Since its launch in March 2014, John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) has built up a diverse portfolio of wind, solar, anaerobic digestion, waste and wastewater projects. It uses most of the revenue from these to pay its dividends (currently a yield of 5.9%) and the balance goes to reinvest in new […]

30 Aug 2017

Strategic Equity Capital – Quality small cap focus

Strategic Equity Capital – Quality small cap focus Strategic Equity Capital (SEC’s) managers believe the current portfolio consists of very high quality smaller companies. The high cash balances that built up in 2016, on the back of events such as the e2v technologies takeover, have, largely, been redeployed. Cash drag and the fund’s focus have held […]

30 Aug 2017

Strategic Equity Capital – Quality small cap focus

Strategic Equity Capital – Quality small cap focus – Strategic Equity Capital (SEC’s) managers believe the current portfolio consists of very high quality smaller companies. The high cash balances that built up in 2016, on the back of events such as the e2v technologies takeover, have, largely, been redeployed. Cash drag and the fund’s focus […]

03 Aug 2017

QuotedData investment companies roundup – August 2017

QuotedData investment companies roundup – August 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of July 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. August Investment Companies Roundup Monthly NAV/Price moves: A couple of themes stand out […]

03 Aug 2017
27 Jul 2017

Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review

Marten & Co is publishing a new Fidelity Closed-End Funds review. This covers funds in the Asia-Pacific ex-japan, Japanese Smaller Companies and UK All Companies sectors. Welcome to the fourth edition of QuotedData’s Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review – a regular publication looking at Fidelity and recent developments in three of its investment trusts – Fidelity Asian Values, Fidelity Japanese Values and Fidelity Special Values. In […]

18 Jul 2017

Quarterly investment companies roundup – Second quarter 2017

Quarterly investment companies roundup – Second quarter 2017 – Markets were cheered by a decisive win for Macron in France but, in the UK, a hung parliament and an unsteady start to Brexit negotiations were seen as bad news. Generally, stock markets have risen but, at the end of the quarter, some investors started to […]

12 Jul 2017

Premier Energy and Water – ‘Pocket rocket’

Premier Energy and Water – ‘Significant latent value’ Marten & Co published an update note on a company invested in the utilities sector Premier Energy and Water (PEW) has become Premier Global Infrastructure (PGIT) Helped by its significant zero dividend preference share borrowings, sterling depreciation and some notable successes within its portfolio, Premier Energy and […]

12 Jul 2017

QuotedData’s economic round up – July 2017

QuotedData’s economic round up – July 2017 – is 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 […]

12 Jul 2017

QuotedData investment companies roundup – July 2017

QuotedData investment companies roundup – July 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of June 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. July Investment Companies Roundup Money raised in July Newly launched in June were […]

12 Jul 2017

Premier Energy and Water – ‘Significant latent value’

QuotedData is publishing a new update note on a company in the Split Capital  sector: Premier Energy and Water – ‘Significant latent value’ Helped by its significant zero dividend preference share borrowings, sterling depreciation and some notable successes within its portfolio, Premier Energy and Water Trust (PEW’s) NAV and share price have beaten the MSCI Utilities Index […]

11 Jul 2017

Herald Investment Trust – Backing growing businesses

Herald Investment Trust – Backing growing businesses. Marten & Co has published an update note on a company in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications sector: Herald Investment Trust – Backing growing businesses The Technology sector has been rising strongly in recent months. This note discusses a number of stocks that contributed to a near 40% increase […]

11 Jul 2017

Herald Investment Trust – Backing growing businesses

QuotedData is publishing a new update note on a company in the Small Media, Communication & IT Companies sector: Herald Investment Trust – Backing growing businesses The Technology sector has been rising strongly in recent months. This note discusses a number of stocks that contributed to a near 40% increase in Herald Investment Trust’s NAV over […]

10 Jul 2017
03 Jul 2017

Standard Life Private Equity – Loading the portfolio

Standard Life Private Equity – Loading the portfolio – Marten & Co has publish an update note on a company in the Private Equity sector Standard Life Private Equity – Loading the portfolio SL Capital Partners, the manager of Standard Life Private Equity Trust (SLPE), sees the outlook for Europe improving. However, it thinks that some form of […]

03 Jul 2017

Standard Life Private Equity – Loading the portfolio

QuotedData is publishing a new update note on a company in the Private Equity sector: Standard Life Private Equity – Loading the portfolio SL Capital Partners, the manager of Standard Life Private Equity Trust (SLPE), sees the outlook for Europe improving. However, it thinks that some form of market disruption could occur during the next one […]

02 Jul 2017

Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review

Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review Welcome to the third edition of Marten & Co’s Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review – a regular publication looking at Fidelity and recent developments in three of its investment trusts – Fidelity Asian Values, Fidelity Japanese Values and Fidelity Special Values. In this issue: The appointment of Nitin Bajaj as manager of Fidelity Asian […]

14 Jun 2017

QuotedData’s economic round up – June 2017

QuotedData’s economic round up – June 2017 – is 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 […]

14 Jun 2017

QuotedData investment companies roundup – June 2017

QuotedData investment companies roundup – June 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of May 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. June Investment Companies Roundup Japan was one of the best places to be […]

13 Jun 2017

Seneca Global Income & Growth – Changing tack

Seneca Global Income & Growth – Changing tack – Marten & Co has published an update note on a company in the Flexible Investment sector Seneca Global Income & Growth – Changing tack Seneca Global Income & Growth (SIGT) has continued to outperform its flexible investment peer group, since QuotedData last wrote, while providing lower volatility of returns. Under […]

13 Jun 2017

Seneca Global Income & Growth – Changing tack

QuotedData is publishing a new update note on a company in the Flexible Investment sector: Seneca Global Income & Growth – Changing tack Seneca Global Income & Growth (SIGT) has continued to outperform its flexible investment peer group, since QuotedData last wrote, while providing lower volatility of returns. Under its discount control mechanism, SIGT has […]

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