Real Estate Roundup Performance data March’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. As the interest rates waiting game continues, the real estate sector was flat during April, with the mean average share price at 0.0% and the median average down 1.4%. Self-storage specialist Lok’n Store’s share price jumped on news […]
Economic and Political Roundup Investment companies | Monthly | April 2024 The conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East continued throughout April, with oil volatile on fears of an escalation to the conflict between Israel and Iran. Meanwhile, moderately improving figures have fuelled hopes for economic recovery in several markets. In a rather unexpected turn […]
May 2024 Monthly | Investment companies Kindly sponsored by abrdn Winners and losers in April 2024 Chinese shares lead the list of best performers in April, although they remain deeply depressed with the world’s second largest economy still struggling with a range of long-standing structural issues. So far, the People’s Bank of China has been […]
by Meg Bratley, IFA Magazine, May 14, 2024 The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has expanded its research offering for investment trust investors. Research from various providers is now available on the AIC’s website theaic.co.uk. This research is from Edison Group, Hardman & Co, Kepler, QuotedData and others and can be accessed on theaic.co.uk. This […]
Christian Mayes, Portfolio Adviser, 14 MAY 2024: The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has broadened its pool of external research available to be accessed by investors via their website. As part of the move, research from Edison Group, Hardman & Co, Kepler, QuotedData and others will be accessible at theaic.co.uk. Two types of research are […]
Tritax EuroBox has agreed a lease re-gear, a new lease and associated solar PV Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) at Logistics Park Bornem, Belgium. The re-gear and new lease are both eight-year, inflation-linked leases and have been signed, together with the PPA, with an existing customer, which is a leading global pharmaceutical and medtech company. The […]
Asian Energy Impact Trust (AEIT) announced its annual results for the 12 month period to December 2023. The company’s NAV total return was -3.6%, after falling 49.2% the previous year. Shares fell a total of 84% following a long period of suspended trading after issues with the release of the company’s annual report, being readmitted […]
North Atlantic Smaller Companies (NAS) has published its annual results for the year ended 31 January 2024, during which its NAV increased by 3%. Its chairman, Sir Charles Wake, points out that this “compares unfavourably with the Sterling adjusted Standard & Poors index but [is] a good outperformance of appropriate United Kingdom indices where the […]
Following the announcement on 22 December 2023 of an approach from Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT – click here to see our coverage of this) and then subsequently that its board was looking at possible combinations with other investment trusts, Aquila European Renewables (AERI) has said that, following consultation with its shareholders, it has received […]
In a surprise move, the board of The North American Income Trust says that it has agreed heads of terms to appoint Janus Henderson Fund Management UK Limited as its new AIFM and investment manager. This follows an extensive review of its existing management arrangements and engagement with a number of management groups. The board […]
