Real estate quarterly report Kindly sponsored by abrdn Chinks of light It has been another quarter of pain for real estate investment trusts (REITs) and listed property companies, with share price weakness continuing and average falls of 13.7% across the sector (as shown in the chart to the right). There are chinks of light appearing […]
Third quarter of 2023 Investment Companies | Quarterly roundup | October 2023 Kindly sponsored by abrdn ‘Uncomfortable’ Following a fast start to the first half of the year, globally equities took a breather in Q3, as markets assessed the implications of the worst bond sell-off in a generation. Yields on 10-year US treasuries and UK […]
Ecofin US Renewables (RNEW) has announced that, given the wide discounts impacting RNEW and other alternatives investment trusts, and the unfavourable short-term prospects to raise new equity as a result, the board has decided to undertake a review of RNEW’s strategy, which will centre on a sale of the company’s assets. If a sale proceeds […]
The Romanian Ministry of Finance, which has a 5.96% stake in Fondul Proprietatea, has added a few extra resolutions for investors to consider at its upcoming shareholder meeting on 25 September 2023. First is a resolution that Franklin Templeton’s contract is renewed for just one year (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025). Second a […]
Real estate quarterly report Kindly sponsored by abrdn Discounted indiscriminately Stubbornly high inflation in the UK has raised the prospect of higher for longer interest rates, with the base rate hitting 5.0% in the UK dashing any hopes of a recovery in commercial property values for the foreseeable future. This negative outlook was reflected in […]
Second quarter of 2023 Investment Companies | Quarterly roundup | July 2023 Kindly sponsored by abrdn Calm like a bomb As we wave goodbye to the first half of 2023, we can reflect on what may well go down as one of the most bizarre periods in recent market history. The dominant assumption to begin […]
Real estate quarterly report Kindly sponsored by abrdn Headwinds mount up The headwinds facing commercial real estate continued to mount up in the first quarter of 2023, reflected in an 8.9% average share price fall across the sector. Already reeling from the impact of higher interest rates on valuations, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank […]
First quarter of 2023 Investment Companies | Quarterly roundup | April 2023 Kindly sponsored by abrdn Into the unknown The first quarter of 2023 serves as a good reminder that things are never quite as predictable or certain as the consensus may lead you to believe. Having seemingly come around to the prospect of ‘higher […]