Octopus Renewables to supply solar power to Iceland Foods
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure signs up Iceland Foods to a 10-year deal to take energy from its Cambridgeshire solar park for 150 of the frozen food chain's stores.
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Schroders gets FCA approval for first semi-closed ‘long-term asset fund’
The firm is one of three asset managers to have made an application to launch the new type of fund for illiquid assets.
DGI9 finds fund manager and seeks new capital
Digital 9 Infrastructure expects to announce its new fund manager to replace Thor Johnsen who quit three months ago. With its shares on a wide discount, it plans to sell a stake in one company and let another borrow money.
Heavily discounted DGI9 finds fund manager and seeks new capital
Digital 9 Infrastructure expects to announce its new fund manager soon. With its shares on a wide discount, it plans to sell a stake in one company and let another borrow money.
US Solar shortlists bidders and wannabe managers
US Solar Fund will update investors in six to eight weeks on its strategic review, and what it intends to do with $53m of gains from a sale to a former Goldman Sachs fund.
Trust Watch Update: Why Claverhouse has fallen to a ‘cheap’ 5% discount
JPMorgan Claverhouse manager William Meadon reveals the 'technical' factor depressing shares in his UK equity income trust, which he says makes them an even bigger bargain.
Third Point needs activism to work after taking a Bath last year
US activist hedge fund manager Dan Loeb says growth shock from end to zero interest rates provides ideal backdrop for 'event-driven' investing. He needs some wins after a brutal 2022.
Simon Edelsten: Time to invest in changing Japan?
The return of inflation could have significant implications for a country that once made up 40% of the MSCI All Countries World index.
Miners cause trouble for City but confident board eyes dividend increase
City of London lagged the FTSE All-Share and saw earnings dip in the second half of last year, but the biggest UK equity income trust says its ‘dividend hero’ status is not at risk.
Balanced Brunner shuns growth ‘torpedoes’ to keep its nose ahead
The departure of fund manager Matthew Tillett last year knocked Brunner shares, but recent annual results show the global equities trust remains well positioned.
JPMorgan European reaps reward of Europe’s unexpected recovery
JPMorgan European Growth & Income (JEGI) has soared 31% in the past year, putting the restructured trust at the top of its surprisingly buoyant sector, says co-manager Zenah Shuhaiber.
David Stevenson: My lazy portfolio of alternative trusts (excluding Reits)
Here it is! My list of big, liquid investment companies (and one ETF) to expose your portfolios to uncorrelated asset classes that don’t necessarily rise and fall with stock markets.
