In QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 January 2024: European Assets Trust (EAT) announced that as part of an orderly succession plan, Kate Cornish-Bowden has today been appointed to the board and its committees. Kate Cornish-Bowden is the chair of International Biotechnology Trust, and a non-executive director of Finsbury Growth & Income Trust and CC Japan Income […]
by Cherry Reynard from interactive investor, 5th December 2023: At a time when income is abundant, “enhanced income” strategies have been a surprise hit in 2023. The largest actively managed ETF in the world is now the JPM Equity Premium fund, a covered call strategy with $30 billon (£23.7 billion) in assets, while Morningstar identified […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 20 November 2023: Seraphim Space Investment Trust (SSIT) has released its Q1 update. Highlights include a further £4.1m, invested in two projects over the quarter. Portfolio value increased to £199.9m up £12.4m, due to a combination of additional investments, unrealised fair value net gains and an unrealised FX gain. The main […]
by Dave Baxter, Investors’ Chronicle, November 16, 2023: The idea that investment trusts provide a reliable income through thick and thin has truly been tested in recent years, from the UK equity dividend suspensions of 2020 to the bond sell off seen over the last two years and the consequences that has had for yield-rich […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 November 2023: Riverstone Energy Limited (RSE) announced that Hammerhead Energy Inc has finalised the sale of Hammerhead to Crescent Point Energy Corp, a Calgary based energy company, for an enterprise value of C$2.55 billion. RSE invested in Hammerhead, alongside Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund V, holding approximately 15.5 million […]
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 […]
A milestone was passed very recently without much fanfare. 15 September 2023 marked the 15th anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a vanquished titan of American finance, an event which precipitated the 2008 global financial crisis, the most significant downturn since the great depression of the 1930s. While the societal consequence of the crisis […]
September 2023 Monthly roundup | Investment companies Kindly sponsored by abrdn Winners and losers in August 2023 Share price total returns for investment companies were generally poor over August, with the best performing sector, Debt – Structured Finance, returning just 2.1%, with only a few sectors managing to eke out a positive total return. Funds […]
QuotedData’s morning briefing 3 August 2023: Tritax Big Box REIT (BBOX) posted a 1.5% uplift in EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) to 183.02p per share in the six months to 30 June 2023. Its portfolio valuation was stable at £5.05bn, while adjusted earnings were up 5.6% to 3.94p per share. This covered its dividend for […]
Economic and Political Monthly Roundup Investment companies | Monthly | June 2023 By now, it’s probably a pretty safe bet that people are sick of talking about inflation. With the midpoint of the year fast approaching, it feels like we have spent the best part of the last six months attempting to forecast the direction […]
