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Worldwide Healthcare ‘closely’ monitoring lacklustre performance

Chair Doug McCutcheon said he would provide a further update in the full-year results.

Life Science REIT makes major letting at Oxford tech campus

Life Science REIT (LABS) has completed a major letting at its Oxford Technology Park asset to Oxford Ionics, an Oxford University spinout and pioneer ...

QuotedData’s morning briefing 04 December 2023

In Quoteddata’s morning briefing for 04 December 2023: Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (GSF) has announced that its investment manager, Gore Street Ca...

James Carthew: Co-investments give NBPE pick of private equity pie

Private equity is much more than financial engineering and investors who shun funds like NB Private Equity miss out on great returns.

QuotedData’s weekly news update 1st December

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...

BB Biotech’s Koller: This crash will look like a blip

Swiss-listed BB Biotech celebrates 30 years of outperformance with fund manager Dr Daniel Koller confident the biotechnology slump of the past two years will in time look like a small setback.

Retail investors snap up Abrdn Equity as it makes rare issuance

The board has seen demand from retail investors soar with platforms increasing their joint stake in the UK income fund from 41% to 65% over the last three years.

Baillie Gifford UK: We were ‘overly patient’ with Farfetch & Naked Wines

Iain McCombie and Milen Mileva, managers of Baillie Gifford UK Growth, strike a defensive tone in the trust’s interim report with the shares having essentially gone nowhere in the five years under their watch.

QD view – a sector in turmoil

Another week, another bout of corporate activity. Subject to shareholder approval, abrdn China is to be absorbed by Fidelity China Special Situations,...

RECI dumps bonds to lock in loans at best-ever rate

Half-year results highlight opportunities for lenders as banks fled the property downturn, with trust manager Ravi Stickney noting returns would beat those of the global financial crash.

TR Property tells discounted Reits to raise cash

TR Property says UK-listed trusts should follow in the footsteps of US peers and raise capital despite their discounts to take advantage of cheap deals in a consolidating market.

Life Science REIT disposes of Oxford asset to focus on large scale developments

Life Science REIT (LABS) has completed the sale of Lumen House in Oxford for £7.65m to Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, a joint venture between ...