UK Commercial Property maintains dividend
2nd Feb 2012 07:53
UK Commercial Property Trust. the largest UK focused commercial property trust, has kept its fourth quarter dividend in line with last year. The total will be 1.3125p per share, the same as the third quarter dividend. The stock will be ex-dividend on 9 February with payment on 28 February. As of
Read moreUK Commercial Property Trust sees NAV fall
23rd Aug 2011 09:28
UK Commercial Property Trust (UKCPT) saw a slight decline in its net asset value per share in the first half of 2011 to 76.9p, from 77p in the previous six months. However its half year results also show its property portfolio increased in value by 1.4% to £1.014bn delivering a total net asset valu
Read moreWednesday tips round-up: Oxford Instruments, UK Coal, ENRC
15th Jun 2011 06:31
Analysts have been known to complain mildly about the slow progress of Oxford Instruments in finding promised acquisitions. The maker of high-tech analytical devices announced two yesterday, and the slow pace seems understandable. Such acquisitions are tricky, being more about providing a sympatheti
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Oil groups lower as crude price falls
3rd May 2011 14:32
Oil groups Premier Oil and Soco International are topping the fallers list, as crude prices continue to fall. Bookmaker William Hill is in the red after signing an agreement to acquire US betting group Brandywine. F&C Asset Management is edging lower despite the group posting another quarter of n
Read moreNAV holds steady at UK Commercial
3rd May 2011 08:25
UK Commercial Property Trust, the largest UK focused commercial property trust, saw no change in its net asset value (NAV) per share in the first quarter of 2011. NAV per share at the end of March was unchanged from the end-2011 value of 77.0p The company's portfolio was valued at £955.1m, a 0.70%
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Norseman Gold, Cohort, Kea...
27th Oct 2010 12:29
Australian miner Norseman Gold suffered a drop in production during the first quarter to 12,229 ounces from 14,469 ounces in the three months to June following a fatality at the OK Decline in August. The accident caused a three week shutdown at the mine and meant output was well below target but i
Read moreF&C keeps Commercial Property trust job
16th Sep 2010 14:30
F&C Commercial Property Trust (FCPT) has decided to keep F&C Asset Management (FCAM) on to manage its property portfolio after a proposed merger with UK Commercial Property Trust fell through. FCAM had been given six months notice ending its contract back in June, but its F&C REIT Property Asset Ma
Read moreF&C Commercial shareholders stop merger
9th Aug 2010 17:33
A slim majority of independent shareholders in F&C Commercial Property Trust have voted against the merger with UK Commercial Property Trust. These are two of the UK's largest commercial property investment trusts and they would have become the sixth largest property company on the London market.
Read moreUK Commercial Property Trust Declares 1.3125P Dividend
22nd Jul 2010 09:02
LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. Commercial Property Trust Ltd (UKCM.LN) Thursday announces its third interim dividend payment, in respect of the financial period from April 1 to June 30, of 1.3125 pence per share, payable Aug. 27. -Shares at 0800 GMT unchanged at 80.75 pence valuing the company at GBP9
Read moreINTERVIEW:Investec To Oppose F&C,UK Commercial Property Merger
2nd Jul 2010 06:30
(This article was originally published Thursday.) By Rachael Gormley Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--A shareholder in both F&C Commercial Property Trust Ltd. (FCPT.LN) and UK Commercial Property Trust Ltd. (UKCM.LN) Thursday said he plans to oppose a merger of the two. Max
Read moreINTERVIEW:Investec To Oppose F&C,UK Commercial Property Merger
1st Jul 2010 16:05
By Rachael Gormley Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--A shareholder in both F&C Commercial Property Trust Ltd. (FCPT.LN) and UK Commercial Property Trust Ltd. (UKCM.LN) Thursday said he plans to oppose a merger of the two. Max King, a portfolio manager in the global asset allocat
Read moreLondon close: Miners lift Footsie
9th Jun 2010 16:55
Footsie closed with strong gains after a volatile day for the leading share index. Mining stocks dragged the market higher as metal prices bounced on reports of an exports surge in China. A news agency is reporting that China's exports in May were 50% higher than a year earlier. That news has boo
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP:F&C Opposes Commercial Property Trust Merger
9th Jun 2010 16:00
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC (FCAM.LN) said Wednesday it is seeking to stop a commercial property trust it manages from merging with another, in a deal that
Read more2nd UPDATE: F&C Opposes Commercial Property Trust Merger
9th Jun 2010 14:46
(Adds F&C Commercial Property Trust comment.) By Jason Douglas Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Fund manager F&C Asset Management PLC (FCAM.LN) said Wednesday it is seeking to stop a commercial property trust it manages from merging with another, in a deal that would create a U
Read moreLondon afternoon: Miners drive Footsie higher
9th Jun 2010 14:45
Mining stocks are dragging the market higher as metal prices bounce on reports of an exports surge in China. A news agency is reporting that China's exports in May were 50% higher than a year earlier. That news has boosted demand for the likes of Fresnillo, Kazakhmys, Xstrata and Vedanta. While si
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