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Alliance Advisors, a proxy solicitation and corporate advisory
firm, has just posted its 2021 Proxy Season Preview, a useful
introduction into the major themes of this season well worth
a read. First, and most obviously, there is COVID-19 and its
direct and indirect impact. The pandemic is having a significant
direct impact this year not just in necessitating recourse to
virtual-only annual meetings again this season but also in
focusing the attention of investors and proxy advisors on how
well corporate leaders navigated the crisis and protected business
BlackRock World Mining Trust Plc - Final Results
PR Newswire
Annual Results Announcement (Article 4 Transparency Directive, DTR 4.1)
for the year ended 31 December 2020
Performance record
536.34
522.00
2,3
3
3
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1 The change in net assets reflects market movements, dividends paid and the buyback of ordinary shares into treasury during the year.
2 This is the difference between the share price and NAV per share with debt at par. Further details of the calculation of the discount are given in the Glossary in the Annual Report and Financial Statements.
3 Alternative Performance Measures, see Glossary in the Annual Report and Financial Statements. Performance figures are calculated in sterling terms with dividends reinvested.
People Digest: Hines, Sleek, and Capital Group make top hires
Photo by Scott Graham on Unsplash
February 23, 2021
Global real estate firm Hines has made three key hires; United Overseas Bank’s former senior vice-president Pauline Sim has joined Singapore fintech startup Sleek; investment major Capital Group has appointed Rob Hardy as corporate governance director.
Hines bolsters Japan, Korea presence with three key hires
International real estate firm Hines has made three key hires as part of a move to strengthen its presence in Japan and South Korea, according to a statement.
Drew Huffman, managing director and 10-year veteran at Hines, will oversee the new business initiatives in the two countries.
BlackRock North American Income Trust Plc - Final Results
PR Newswire
LEI: 549300WWOCXSC241W468
PERFORMANCE RECORD
158.06
145.50
2
2
(7.5%)
2
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1 The change in net assets reflects market movements, shares issued/bought back and dividends paid during the year.
2 Alternative Performance Measures, see Glossary in the Company s Annual Report for the year ended 31 October 2020.
Year ended
5,367
6.65
NAV %
Sources: BlackRock and Datastream.
CHAIRMAN S STATEMENT
OVERVIEW
Despite a promising start to the Company s financial year, with all-time highs in global equities reached in February 2020, the subsequent COVID-19 pandemic has since clearly had an enormous impact on the global economy. The initial lockdown measures severely curtailed economic activity in most countries and, although economies slowly restarted over the summer, sharply rising infection rates prompted further restrictions in many countries over the autumn. In addition, concerns ov
BlackRock Energy and Resources Income Trust Plc - Final Results
PR Newswire
(LEI: 54930040ALEAVPMMDC31)
PERFORMANCE RECORD
80.76
2
4,900
4.31
4.00
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1 The change in net assets reflects market movements, the buyback of shares and dividends paid during the year.
2 Alternative Performance Measures, see Glossary contained within the Annual Report which can be found on the Company s website at wwww.blackrock.com/uk/beri.
CHAIRMAN S STATEMENT
MARKET OVERVIEW
This year has been challenging for investors with the COVID-19 pandemic creating deep uncertainty about the prospects for economies and triggering extreme volatility in markets. As the pandemic took hold, demand for commodities collapsed and significant operational and supply disruption exacerbated sharp falls in their prices. Stock markets subsequently rallied, aided by positive economic data from China and the oil price staged a partial recovery on the back of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Coun