Who will win the Abrdn property trust bidding war? March 14, 2024 The bidding war over the Abrdn Property Income Trust has reached new heights between Custodian Property Income REIT and Urban Logistics REIT.
GCP Asset Backed Income proposes shuttering trust March 14, 2024 The debt-focused trust's merger with GCP Infrastructure fell through in September after a "significant minority" of the trust's shareholders said they did not support it, leading to a strategic review.
Bridgepoint reports ‘robust’ investment returns despite tough market conditions March 14, 2024 Private equity firm Bridgepoint has posted an 11.5 per cent rise in underlying pretax profit despite "more challenging, but improving, market conditions".
IG Group posts rise in revenue despite lowest market volatility in over five years March 14, 2024 Online trading platform IG Group has posted an increase in revenue in the third quarter despite seeing the lowest level of market volatility in more than five years.
Amati’s AIM-focused venture capital trust could ditch the growth market as performance plummets March 14, 2024 The venture capital trust, which launched in 2001, has seen its share price continue to shrink in recent years and credited this to "ongoing challenges in the AIM market."
Tesco and Sainsbury’s landlord reports profit boom despite declining assets March 13, 2024 Supermarket Income REIT, which rents out properties to some of the UK's biggest supermarkets, saw operating profit jump 18 per cent last year, even as its net assets dropped eight per cent in the same period.
Abrdn: Investment trust cost disclosure reform ‘at risk of stalling’ March 13, 2024 Reforms around the cost disclosure of investment trust that the sector has been clamouring for are "at risk of stalling", Abrdn has warned.
Mercia’s venture capital trusts raise £60m as investors bulk up exposure to private businesses March 13, 2024 Mercia Asset Management has raised £60m for three of its venture capital trusts focused on the North of England.
FCA chief Rathi: Pension industry must ‘tackle questions’ on risk appetite March 13, 2024 The pension industry needs to “tackle questions” about its risk appetite as the government piles pressure on the sector to pump more cash into UK-based companies, the chief of the Financial Conduct Authority has said.
IP Group aims to build on UK’s ‘science superpower’ ambition despite difficult funding environment March 13, 2024 "The market environment for early-stage investing remained challenging in 2023," CEO Greg Smith noted.