A trust for all seasons Alliance Trust (ATST) underwent a major overhaul three and a half years ago, refocusing on its global equity portfolio. Non-core parts of the company have been sold and overheads slashed. Today, the trust’s assets are managed by nine of the world’s best stock pickers. Investing sustainably is a strong theme […]
On the 24th November QuotedData hosted the first of three ESG focused webinars. This Environmental webinar began with an overview from the AIC on the growth of ESG in the sector and was followed by presentations and Q&As from 3 investment companies’ managers focused on providing renewables solutions such as wind farms, solar power and energy […]
Boxing clever The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated trends in online retailing, to the benefit of the European logistics market, in which Tritax EuroBox (EBOX) is a leading player. Demand for logistics space is growing exponentially, while supply of existing and new stock is depleted. This dynamic is even more acute in prime locations close to […]
Boxing clever The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated trends in online retailing, to the benefit of the European logistics market, in which Tritax EuroBox (EBOX) is a leading player. Demand for logistics space is growing rapidly, while supply of existing and new property is dwindling. This supply-demand imbalance is even more acute in prime locations close […]
Boxing clever The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated trends in online retailing, to the benefit of the European logistics market, in which Tritax EuroBox (EBOX) is a leading player. Demand for logistics space is growing rapidly, while supply of existing and new property is dwindling. This supply-demand imbalance is even more acute in prime locations close […]
In this week’s show, James Carthew talked to Fran Radano, manager of North American Income Trust (NAIT) Watch it again here If you were looking for QuotedData’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 […]
IMPORTANT INFORMATION NB: Marten & Co has been paid to prepare this note on behalf of Downing Renewables and Infrastructure Trust Plc. This is a marketing communication and not a prospectus. The note is based upon publicly available information and information provided to us by Downing Renewables and Infrastructure Trust Plc and should be read […]
IMPORTANT INFORMATION NB: Marten & Co has been paid to prepare this note on behalf of Downing Renewables and Infrastructure Trust Plc. This is a marketing communication and not a prospectus. The note is based upon publicly available information and information provided to us by Downing Renewables and Infrastructure Trust Plc and should be read […]
Underappreciated emerging and frontier income access Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income (JEFI) offers unique access to well-positioned emerging and frontier market companies in many countries where economic activity has largely returned to normal. Perhaps for the first time, companies based in the likes of Taiwan, South Korea, and even Kenya can arguably have greater confidence […]
Underappreciated emerging and frontier income access Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income (JEFI) offers unique access to what its manager considers to be well-positioned emerging and frontier market companies in many countries where economic activity appears to have largely returned to normal. Perhaps for the first time, companies based in the likes of Taiwan, South Korea, […]
Underappreciated emerging and frontier income access Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income (JEFI) offers unique access to well-positioned emerging and frontier market companies in many countries where economic activity has largely returned to normal. Perhaps for the first time, companies based in the likes of Taiwan, South Korea, and even Kenya can arguably have greater confidence […]
In this week’s show, Richard Williams talked to Roger Clarke of IPSX Group Watch it again here If you were looking for QuotedData’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 […]
Economic and Political Monthly 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 […]
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data October’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. October finished with the threat of a second lockdown looming over the UK as COVID-19 cases continued to rise. However, this did not dampen demand for shares in some of the companies […]
Investment Companies Monthly 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 Legal New research Here is a list of research we published over October: Herald Investment Trust – Hot chips “Reflecting its focus on technology, […]
International Biotechnology Trust (IBT) has delivered strong returns over the past 12 months, with the NAV up 30% over the year to date, well ahead of its benchmark, and wider national and global indices. The COVID-19 pandemic has focused attention on the sector as a number of companies search for effective treatments and vaccines. The […]
International Biotechnology Trust (IBT) has delivered strong returns over the past year; its net asset value (NAV) is up 30% over the year to date, well ahead of its benchmark, and wider national and global indices. The COVID-19 pandemic has focused attention on the sector as a number of companies search for effective treatments and […]
International Biotechnology Trust (IBT) has delivered strong returns over the past year, the NAV is up 30% over the year to date, well ahead of its benchmark, and wider national and global indices. The pandemic has focused attention on the sector as a number of companies search for effective treatments and vaccines. The sector has […]
In this week’s show, James Carthew talked to Michael Bonte-Friedheim of NextEnergy Solar 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]. […]
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, […]