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| Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Stock Type |
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| Harbourvest Sl | HSLE | London | Ordinary Share |
| Price Change | Price Change % | Share Price | Last Trade
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| 0.00 | 0.00% | 26.50 | 01:00:00 |
| Open Price | Low Price | High Price | Close Price | Previous Close |
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| 26.50 | 26.50 |
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Posted at 17/9/2013 09:28 by jonwig This is interesting (5% plus yield) and could go to a premium, though HSLE is on asmall discount to NAV.JPMorgan Asset Management has announced plans to launch a new investment trust, offering investors access to a portfolio of senior secured loans with a focus predominantly on the US market. The new trust will be London listed and target an initial dividend yield of 5%. Simon Crinage, head of investment trusts at JPMorgan, says: "Bank loans are justifiably drawing attention because they offer a high regular income from a floating rate portfolio of senior securities, protecting investors from credit risk and the threat of rising rates. "While the asset class may be less familiar to many UK investors, JPMorgan has a well-resourced team investing in this area." Earlier this year the group launched the JPMorgan Global Convertibles Income Trust, managed by Anthony Vallee. The asset-management group says it sees opportunities to attain relatively high rates of current income in the loan market, while offering some protection in a rising interest rate environment as well as potential capital appreciation. According to JPMorgan, loans are floating-rate instruments and provide a level of protection in this climate that may not be available from bonds, where coupons are typically fixed. Loan portfolios cannot be held in open-ended fund structures such as OEICs and SICAVs, making the investment trust structure ideal. |
Posted at 16/4/2011 08:13 by jonwig Citywire 4 April 2011:With UK inflation recently announced at 4.4%, investors are in a dilemma. How do they protect their portfolios from the potential ravages of persistent inflation? High yielding equities are an obvious choice, but recent academic evidence from the IMF suggests it is far from the best long-term way of doing so. Commercial property is another, but investors may well be concerned about how global economics and the state of the global banking sector could affect property valuations and security of rental income, as well as the potential for dividend growth from listed property companies. Fixed income and corporate bonds are less attractive in inflationary markets, so what else offers lower volatility than equities, but with high levels of income, hopefully growing, and the potential for capital appreciation? Closed-ended funds are well suited to unusual asset classes. A common feature of many new launches today is to have an element of Libor-linked income from several asset classes that traditional investors will probably have not invested in before. Secured loans are probably the most well known asset class that offer a Libor-linked income. Formerly known as leveraged loans, companies use secured loans as part of their capital structure. These typically rank above equity and below bank borrowings in the event of company default. Secured on company owned assets, they often pay an index-linked income stream. The rise of securitisation led to the sector being a favourite of hedge funds and investment banks who were attracted to its high yield and low volatility; 2008 saw that volatility rise and prices fall sharply, but both today are back to near their long-term averages. Investment trusts and companies such as Henderson Diversified Income, HarbourVest Senior Loans Europe and the currently fundraising NB Global Floating Rate Income are all either entirely or significantly invested in the asset class. Others, such as Greenwich Loan Income fund (AIM listed) or Carador are invested in collateralised loan obligations (CLOs). Both are invested in the highest risk but highest return equity tranche of a single or range of CLOs. All these funds have their own strengths and weaknesses. Their common link is that while they pay attractive income levels, investors must be extremely comfortable with the asset class, its risks and levels of gearing implicit in the loans or bonds that the funds own. When retail investors get interested in asset classes typically reserved for sophisticated institutional investors, however, one should also be wondering whether a particular asset class is reaching the top of its particular cycle. |
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