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UK Commercial Property REIT and Picton merger talks off

UK Commercial Property REIT (UKCM) has terminated discussions with Picton Property over a possible merger of the companies. It was announced on 8 Nove...

QuotedData’s morning briefing 21 November 2023 – GRID, MTU, SREI

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 21 November 2023: Gresham House Energy Storage (GRID) says that its 50MW West Didsbury project has been successfully ...

Trust industry backs British ISA but warns on cost disclosure issue

ISA reform would need to go hand and hand with cost disclosure in order to protect closed-end funds, according to some industry participants.

Sirius Real Estate looks to raise £145m

Sirius Real Estate (SRE) is looking to raise £145m in a placing. This will enable the company to acquire a near-term pipeline of opportunities, follow...

QuotedData’s morning briefing 20 November 2023 – SSIT, INOV, IBT, USF, UKCM

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 20 November 2023: Seraphim Space Investment Trust (SSIT) has released its Q1 update. Highlights include a further £4....

James Carthew: RTW Biotech will succeed with or without Arix

The biotech slump is a combination of the deflation of a bubble that was triggered by COVID and the general aversion to growth companies that has accompanied rising interest rates. It seems clear to me though that this has gone too far.

QuotedData’s weekly news update 17th November 2023

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 – Positive inflation data to reignite real estate sector

The real estate sector got a boost from the lower-than-expected UK inflation figure that was released on Wednesday, which followed a similarly positiv...

Warehouse Reit puts site up for sale as it falls short on dividend cover

Warehouse Reit has put a development in Crewe up for sale and said it will use the proceeds to pay down debt and rebuild its sub-par divdend cover.

Baillie Gifford European Growth has 2nd difficult year

Baillie Gifford European Growth (BGEU) has published its annual results for the year ended 30 September 2023, during which it provided NAV and share p...

US tech rally is a 'bubble echo' not a recovery, says Temple Bar

Temple Bar duo Nick Purves and Ian Lance have warned this year's tech rally is following the same pattern as the Nasdaq after the 2000 tech bubble burst.

QuotedData’s morning briefing 17 November 2023 – SBO, OIG

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 17 November 2023: Schroder British Opportunities (SBO) has announced that EasyPark Group, one of its private investme...