Taylor Maritime fishes for 'economies of scale' from Grindrod deal
Taylor Maritime has aligned management of its vessels with Grindrod Shipping, which it acquired last year, and overhauled its debt facilities.
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Index-beating Schroder Japan asks to borrow with derivatives
As lending markets become expensive the £352m Schroder Japan trust wants to use contracts for difference (CFDs) to borrow cheaply and boost returns ahead of a performance deadline next year.
Distressed Home Reit sells 137 properties for a third of what it paid
Investment manager AEW continues to offload bad properties from the suspended homeless accommodation provider as it looks to stablise the suspended portfolio.
Hipgnosis Songs chair to step down as investors signal discontent
Andrew Sutch, chair of Hipgnosis Songs Fund, agrees to leave as royalties fund sets out a timetable to sack its fund manager if the share price does not re-rate in a year's time.
Flatlining JPM Emerging Markets drops fees before continuation vote
JPMorgan Emerging Markets trust has cut its fees after it avoided the falls it index suffered in its last financial year.
Digital 9 shares crash as it ditches dividend and delays Verne deal
Debt-laden Triple Point digital infrastructure fund starts a formal consultation with shareholders to discuss its future dividend policy and direction as a company.
Bluefield increases dividend in bid to rerate shares
Manager James Armstrong said the 8.6p-per-share, full-year dividend, which was 0.2p above target, and the long-term visibility of earnings should narrow the discount.
ThomasLloyd Energy hires Octopus to bring it back from suspension
Suspended renewables fund picks manager of rival Octopus Renewables Infrastructure to run its portfolio until next April after sacking ThomasLloyd Global Asset Management.
Longbow revalues loans as property and debt markets deteriorate
The £33m trust said UK commercial property market conditions had made its managed wind-down difficult as high interest rates and high inflation impacted property transaction volumes.
Pantheon Infrastructure shifts to capital management as dividend cover raises concerns
The infrastructure trust has spent almost all of its cash resources and will be cautious about future investment as it weighs up its other commitments.
Pantheon shifts to capital management as dividend cover raises concerns
The infrastructure trust has spent almost all of its cash resources and will be cautious about future investment as it weighs up its other commitments.
Boss of one-time Woodford-favourite biotech leaves amid strategic review
Arix Bioscience chief executive Robert Lyne departs midway through a strategic review with the shares trading at a 38% discount.
