Investors Chronicle Magazine

The Investors Chronicle is a weekly publication in the UK aimed at private investors and is part of the Financial Times Group. It features articles covering global markets and various sectors, along with updates on corporate activities like mergers and share offerings. Founded in 1860, it has gained a reputation as a highly influential magazine in the investment community.

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What to do if your investment trust is taken over

1 day ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Holly McKechnie

Investment trust takeover deals are increasingly common. Seven trusts were taken over last year, according to the Association of Investment Companies (AIC), as the sector battled with widening discounts. Another tranche of potential buyouts is on the cards this year, including high-profile bid offers for Warehouse Reit (WHR) and Assura (AGR). As a shareholder, news of a potential acquisition can be both a blessing and a curse.
How much do you need to retire this year?

3 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Val Cipriani

How much money do you need to retire? This is perhaps the hardest question in financial planning; even advisers find it tricky to work out. It depends on your lifestyle, life expectancy, inflation, investment returns, government policy… the variables are countless. Every year, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) produces a piece of research that offers at least a useful starting point.
The Latin American funds with the most potential

3 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Holly McKechnie

Following a recent market rally, is it time to revisit the investment case for this risky region? Published on June 3, 2025Latin America has always been a high-risk proposition for investors. Sometimes that risk brings high reward: 2025 has seen returns for the region soar in the face of growing global uncertainty.
Pennon plans £3.8bn spend as dividend drops 14%

3 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Alex Hamer

The headline figures in Pennon’s (PNN) full-year results – revenue up 15 per cent to £1.05bn and a pre-tax loss of £73mn – don’t capture the full picture as the company, which owns South West Water, is shifting to a new regulatory period and has been hit by exceptional costs of £38mn. This last figure includes £21mn relating to the outbreak of a parasite in the drinking water supplied to Brixham in Devon, as flagged in the company’s half-year results.
NewRiver’s underlying funds jump 25% after C&R acquisition

3 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Mark Robinson

Underlying funds on the rise£6.2mn synergies benefits expectedNewRiver REIT (NRR) completed the acquisition of Capital & Regional (C&R) in December 2024. It may be a little premature to gauge what impact the £151mn deal will have on the enlarged Reit’s performance, but the early signs are positive. Underlying funds from operations (UFFO) came in at 8.1p a share, up by a quarter on the prior year and ahead of consensus expectations.
A broadband stock with 75% upside potential

3 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Simon Thompson

• £7.1mn tender offer complete• Net cash position• Deep discount to sum-of-the-parts valuationAim-traded alternative broadband services provider Bigblu Broadband’s (BBB:21p) main focus is on reducing central costs and maximising shareholder value from its retained equity stakes in former Australian subsidiary SkyMesh (£6.8mn), and Quickline (£5.9mn), a company building fixed wireless access networks to address the ‘UK digital divide’.
Platinum giant lists in London amid hopes of market turnaround

3 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Alex Hamer

Anglo American adds a secondary listing as part of the mining group’s restructuringPublished on June 3, 2025London has a new major mining company this week as Anglo American (AAL) demerges Valterra Platinum (VALT), and the secondary listing arrives amid early signs of a recovery for the precious metal price. A market value of £8bn makes Valterra one of London’s largest pure-play mining companies, just behind Fresnillo (FRES) and Antofagasta (ANTO).
Take advantage of insurers’ rising profits

4 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Simon Thompson

• 2024 pre-tax profit of £20.9mn• Diluted earnings per share of 24.5p• 16.8 per cent total shareholder return• Double-digit NAV growth • 20p-a-share proposed shareholder capital returnAim-traded Helios Underwriting (HUW:247p), the only publicly traded investment company offering access to the underwriting profits from a diverse portfolio of Lloyd’s of London syndicates, increased net asset value (NAV) per share by 11 per cent to 243p in 2024.
This small-cap is gaining real traction

4 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Simon Thompson

• Full-year revenue up 30 per cent to $0.8mn• Operating loss widened from $3.3mn to $5.8mn• Post-year-end oversubscribed equity raise• Bulk orders growing stronglyAim-traded MicroSalt (SALT:65.5p) is potentially a major disrupter in the food market. The company is commercialising a patented technology that produces full-flavour low-sodium salt to reduce excess sodium consumption.
Sirius believes prospects in Germany are underrated

4 days ago | investorschronicle.co.uk | Mark Robinson

Loan-to-value ratio contractsRevaluation gain boosts profitabilitySirius Real Estate (SRE) revealed that an €81mn (£68mn) valuation gain was primarily responsible for the rise in reported profitability through FY2025. An April trading update had already pointed to a “positive valuation movement”, so the market reaction was relatively muted.