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Tenant demand flourishes as Warehouse Reit rents climb 22%

Occupational demand for UK warehouses remains strong at the end of 2023 and Warehouse Reit’s leasing activity resulted in higher rents.

James Carthew: Global funds can learn from Alliance Trust’s success

Our columnist says he is increasingly convinced Alliance Trust makes a ‘core’ holding for investors after its prgamatic multi-manager revamp seven years ago.

Star-struck Cowie buys Edinburgh Worldwide shares on 14% discount

Sunday Times columnist Ian Cowie puts 1% of his pension in badly-performing Baillie Gifford trust, drawn by its holding in Elon Musk’s SpaceX and double-digit share price discount.

RTW Biotech promises $30m capital return as it buys Acacia’s Arix stake

Biotech investment firm acquires the 25.5% stake from Acacia and now faces a shareholder vote on the remaining purchase, which has received the backing of two proxy advisers.

RTW comes closer to acquiring Arix’s assets

RTW Biotech Opportunities (RTW) has provided an update on Arix and its capital allocation plan. RTW has now completed the previously announced $57.1m ...

QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 January 2024 – AEET, HGT, CREI, WHR

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 January 2024: HgCapital Trust (HGT) has announced that it has sold its entire stake in Argus Media, a leading inde...

Custodian tumbles 12% on deal to buy lowly-rated Abrdn Property

Update: Abrdn Property Income bows to an all-share merger with Custodian Property Income, which makes good on a promise to pursue consolidation in real estate investment trust sector.

QuotedData’s weekly news show 19th January 2024

Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live, on Facebook or on YouTube. In this week’s show, James Carthew covered...

QD view – the REIT entry point

The start of a new year often brings optimism and that was certainly the case in the real estate sector as inflation around the world continued its do...

Peel Hunt 2024: Law Debenture and JGGI lead our 12 picks for income

The broker's latest 'income playbook' focuses on a dozen investment companies with ‘robust fundamentals’ when it comes to dividends.

Law Debenture and JGGI strong income bets, says Peel Hunt

The 2024 income playbook focuses on ‘robust fundamentals’ and highlights 12 funds that have grown their mostly fully-covered dividends.

Investec: Witan’s multi-manager style isn’t working

Analysts at Investec say that the trust’s underperformance in the past five years is astounding as the portfolio of distinct but complementary philosophies should mitigate risk.