The Board of Directors of London & St Lawrence Investment Company has decided to undertake a strategic review with regard to the company’s future. Once that review has concluded, they will make a further announcement of the conclusions reached. London & St Lawrence has been managed by three generations of the Ashfield family. It sits […]
ICG Longbow has announced results for the six-month period ending 31 July 2016. The NAV increased to GBP111.1 million whilst the NAV per share has increased by 2.48 pence per share to 102.66 pence per share. The shares traded in a range of 99 pence per share to 104 pence per share finishing at a small […]
The Board of Electra Private Equity PLC has announced the outcome of the first phase of the review announced on 25 January 2016. The principal object of the review is to maximise long-term shareholder value by assessing Electra’s investment strategy and policy and its structure. The key outcomes of Phase I are as follows: On […]
Further to the announcement dated 1 August 2016 of a review into the investment objective and policy, BlackRock Income Strategies’ Board has considered a number of factors. These include the performance of the investment portfolio, the cost of the company’s debt, the cost of paying the dividend and its discount management policy. The Board has now decided to […]
The Board of BlackRock Income Strategies and the Investment Manager have been considering the company’s investment objective and policy as implemented in February 2015 in the context of the prevailing market conditions and investment outlook post the recent UK Brexit Referendum. The investment objective is, over the medium term (5 to 7 years), to aim […]
Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review Welcome to the second edition of Marten & Co’s Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review – a regular publication that looks at Fidelity and recent developments in three of its investment trusts – Fidelity Asian Values, Fidelity Japanese Values and Fidelity Special Values. In this issue: Fidelity Asian Values rises to the top of the […]
Welcome to the second edition of QuotedData’s Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review – a regular publication that looks at Fidelity and recent developments in three of its investment trusts – Fidelity Asian Values, Fidelity Japanese Values and Fidelity Special Values. In this issue: Fidelity Asian Values rises to the top of the performance tables in the AIC’s Asia […]
QuotedData’s review of the year – the funds and sectors that performed and those that didn’t; new issues, liquidations, funds expanding and contracting; the funds and sectors that got cheaper or more expensive; the year’s big news stories; and a few thoughts from experts in the sector about what 2016 might hold. 2015 Annual Review
