Why an Aegon sustainable manager is buying bonds in polluting companies May 7, 2024 Rory Sandilands, manager of the Aegon Global Climate Transition fund, is pushing to make companies emit less by buying their bonds.
Segro hikes rents and eyes expansion following fundraising April 18, 2024 In the first three months of 2024, the real estate investment trust invested £99m in new developments, with £600m total expected to be spent throughout the year, it said in a trading update.
Serco announces buyback and dividend hike as firm reaps the rewards from government contracts February 29, 2024 Asset manager and warehouse developer Segro made a profit during the full year, helped by securing lucrative government contracts.
Strong demand for shares allows Segro to tap investors for £900m to fund growth and new data centres February 28, 2024 Warehouse giant Segro has announced a £800m placing to capitalise on the booming demand for big box warehouses.
Segro looks to lift rents 50 per cent in next three years as warehouse demand continues to grow February 16, 2024 The company's boss, David Sleath, made these comments alongside its full-year numbers, which showed a 12.5 per cent jump in rental income.
FTSE 100 live: London’s blue chip index falls as NatWest and Lloyds share prices slump February 17, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 dropped lower on Friday as a share price slump from NatWest and high street rival Lloyds weighed on the index. The capital’s premier index jumped 0.53 per cent to 7,972.29 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, dropped 0.76 per [...]
Profit jump for property developer Segro as dividend raised February 18, 2022 Property developer Segro has posted surging profit as it hikes its final dividend. In results for the year ended 31 December 2021, the London-based firm reported pre-tax profit of £356m. This was a leap of 20 per cent compared with the prior year, when 2020 profit stood at £296m The company raised its final dividend [...]
Segro hits £26m new headline rent in post-lockdown demand for space October 20, 2021 Warehouse developer Segro has reported £26m new headline rent signed during the last quarter. The total new headline rent for the nine months to September 30 2021 hit £64m, an increase on the £50m sum from the same period last year. In a trading update for July 1 to October 19, David Sleath, chief executive, [...]
Segro signals strong start to 2021 as it secures more rental income April 22, 2021 Commercial landlord Segro signed £18m of new headline rent during the first quarter of 2021, marking a strong start to the year. The FTSE 100 firm saw a 13 per cent increase in the vacancy rate to 4.4 per cent, driven by taking back space for refurbishment in its highly sought after London and Paris [...]
Commercial landlord Segro bucks trend to collect majority of rent owed in 2020 January 15, 2021 Commercial landlord Segro has bucked the current trend to collect almost all of the rent due last year, as its out-of-town business property assets proved to be resilient during the pandemic. The real estate investment trust (Reit) said it had collected 98 per cent of the £417m owed in 2020. Segro has also received 88 [...]