Greencoat Renewables (GRP) reported final results for the year to 31 December 2020, with key highlights from the year including the following: 2020 Generation increased by 22% to 1,404GWh, 3 per cent below budget. (2019: 1,154GWh) 2020 Net cash generation increased by 36% to €66.4 million (2019: €48.7million) Dividend cover for 2020 of 1.7x Increased the portfolio […]
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Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data January’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the chart below. The UK’s vaccination programme has lifted optimism for a speedier opening of the economy than first feared at the start of the year. Property companies that reported positive valuation figures for the […]
Sustainable long term growth Impax Environmental Markets (IEM) invests in good-quality, fast-growing companies that are providing innovative solutions to environmental challenges or improving resource efficiency. The pace of change may be slower in some countries than others and, overall, slower than many of us would like, but it is inexorable, which underpins an attractive long-term […]
Sustainable long term growth Impax Environmental Markets (IEM) invests in good-quality, fast-growing companies that are providing innovative solutions to environmental challenges or improving resource efficiency. The pace of change may be slower in some countries than others and, overall, slower than many of us would like, but it is inexorable, which underpins an attractive long-term […]
Sustainable long term growth Impax Environmental Markets (IEM) invests in good-quality, fast-growing companies that are providing innovative solutions to environmental challenges or improving resource efficiency. The pace of change may be slower in some countries than others and, overall, slower than many of us would like, but it is inexorable, which underpins an attractive long-term […]
The port in the storm America may still be in better economic health than its developed peers, yet Fran Radano, the manager of North American Income Trust (NAIT), says that it is not all plain sailing for US equity investors. He believes that cracks are starting to show, but the market is yet to reflect […]
The port in the storm America may still be in better economic health than its developed peers, yet Fran Radano, the manager of North American Income Trust (NAIT), says that it is not all plain sailing for US equity investors. He believes that cracks are starting to show, but the market is yet to reflect […]
The port in the storm test quote block America may still be in better economic health than its developed peers, yet Fran Radano, the manager of North American Income Trust (NAIT), says that it is not all plain sailing for US equity investors. He believes that cracks are starting to show, but the market is […]
Coming into its own Thanks in no small part to Alliance Trust’s (ATST) diversified blend of actively managed strategies, the trust’s performance has been ahead of global equity markets over multiple time frames. ATST has been able to capture benefits of the major sentiment shifts behind the differing segments of global equities over the last […]
Storm damage reparable Ecofin US Renewables (RNEW) has been impacted by tornado damage to a substation in Texas, cutting off its wind farm’s connection to the local power grid. This is going to act as a temporary constraint on cash flows generated by this particular investment. As we explain on page 4, insurance will cover […]
Bringing you redemption Vietnam Holding (VNH) has provided both a peer group and benchmark beating performance (it is the top-performing Vietnamese fund in NAV terms over one, three and five years – see pages 18 to 20) and, with the support of Vietnam’s long-term structural growth drivers, its manager continues to see very strong growth […]
Momentum building despite discount While shares of HydrogenOne Capital Growth (HGEN) have continued to fall, investors should be buoyed by the ongoing growth of the portfolio and the accelerating development of the green hydrogen sector. Despite challenging macro-economic conditions, HGEN’s NAV grew 5.8% over 2023, while the portfolio generated aggregate revenue growth of 125%. This […]
Powering through A number of factors have combined to have a small negative effect on Aquila European Renewables’s (AERI’s) NAV and discount in recent weeks, including nerves about when interest rates will be cut, lower power prices, and the imposition of new taxes on renewables in Norway and Spain. These have added to the broader […]
Coming into its own Thanks in no small part to Alliance Trust’s (ATST) diversified blend of actively managed strategies, the trust’s performance has been ahead of global equity markets over multiple time frames. ATST has been able to capture benefits of the major sentiment shifts behind the differing segments of global equities over the last […]
Coming into its own Thanks in no small part to Alliance Trust’s (ATST) diversified blend of actively managed strategies, the trust’s performance has been ahead of global equity markets over multiple time frames. ATST has been able to capture benefits of the major sentiment shifts behind the differing segments of global equities over the last […]
Despite further geopolitical uncertainty, US growth appeared undeterred, and the inflation rate continued on its downward trend, strengthening the likelihood of a soft landing. However, the inflation rate was higher than had been expected and the US central bank (the Federal Reserve or Fed) may delay interest rate cuts as a result; that unnerved markets. […]
Share price and discount Time period 31/10/2018 to 26/11/2023 Source: Morningstar, Marten & Co Performance over five years Time period 31/10/2018 to 31/10/2023 Source: Morningstar, Marten & Co The port in the storm America may still be in better economic health than its developed peers, yet Fran Radano, the manager of North American Income Trust […]
CDespite the significant headwinds that have faced both Asia and growth strategies during the last 12 months, Pacific Horizon’s (PHI’s) NAV has held up so that its long-term (five- and 10-year) track record of outperformance versus peers (see page 19) remains intact. Its portfolio continues to offer strong growth prospects (forecast earnings growth of 14.8%, […]
An update note on Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust (SLI). The group is future-proofing its portfolio fit for a post-pandemic world and has put ESG at the heart of its decision-making process. An update note on Grit Real Estate (GR1T). The pan-African real estate investor’s diverse portfolio has proved resilient during COVID-19, […]
Civitas Social Housing has secured Investment Grade credit rating with Fitch Ratings. It has been rated High Credit Quality rating of “A” (senior secured) and a Long-Term IDR (Issuer Default Rating) of “A-” with a stable outlook. The rating will allow Civitas to grow its debt funding strategy and gives it access the broader bond […]
Urban Logistics REIT has forward funded on a speculative basis the development of five assets in the East Midlands for £23m. The group has exchanged contracts with developer Wilson Bowden Developments, conditional on receipt of planning permission, to finance the construction of two sites in Nottingham and Leicester. The development yield on cost of 6.12% […]
Premier Miton Global Renewables (PMGR), formerly Premier Global Infrastructure, announced annual results covering the period to 31 December 2020. The total assets total return, measuring the return on the portfolio including all income and costs, (including the costs associated with the ZDP refinancing of £0.41 million), was 16.5%. PMGR said that this performance was well ahead of […]
JLEN Environmental Assets (JLEN) announced the acquisition of a 100% equity stake in Gigabox South Road (GSR). GSR holds the development rights to construct the West Gourdie project, a 50MW lithium-ion battery energy storage plant-based in Dundee. The acquisition will see JLEN invest up to £21.2m over the next 12-15 months. JLEN notes that the West Gourdie […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 3 March 2021 – Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income (SEQI), the specialist investor in economic infrastructure debt, raised £110m in a placing. A total of 104,513,064 new ordinary shares will be issued at a price of 105.25 pence per share. Steve Cook, head of portfolio management at Sequoia Investment Management Company (SEQI’s manager), said: “We […]
Sirius Real Estate, the German business park owner, has completed the acquisition of a 8,800 sqm mixed-use business park in Fellbach, near Stuttgart, for €9.2m, reflecting an EPRA net initial yield of 6.0%. The asset is located adjacent to a business park already owned by Sirius, with the acquisition creating an enlarged business park comprising over 36,000 […]
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Warehouse REIT, the multi-let industrial specialist, has acquired an asset at Glasgow Airport Business Park for £5.3m, reflecting a net initial yield of 6.3%. The asset, which comprises three units totalling 55,600 sq ft, is occupied by two global transport companies and a craft beer distributor. It generates an annual income of £357,000, equating to […]