Jamie Colvin

Hong Kong company behind the acquisition of Civitas Social Housing last year takes secondary listing in London and buys a portfolio of wind farms from Aviva.

Scandal-hit property fund reveals £5m legal costs, most for defending itself against litigation from shareholders, as it summons investors to a wind-down vote.

The 6.3%-yielder's revenues tumble 28.6% as mining company dividend cuts filtered through, but managers Evy Hambro and Olivia Markham say there's a generally positive tone in the sector.

The 7.9%-yielding fund says the sale of its Swedish wind farm came in at a premium instead of being in line with the valuation as previously announced, highlighting the discount disconnect.

Manager Duncan Ball says he's doing everything in his control to narrow the 8% discount, including delivering a well covered dividend, paying down all debt and waiting for the right investment.

The residential property fund responds to rebel shareholders demanding the removal of its chair, saying it will reveal proposals for disposals and buybacks next month.

Gold Prospect Precious Metals, the minnow fund run by New City, says sentiment around precious metals remains downbeat as miners fail to turn price rises into shareholder returns.

Campaign to put Hipgnosis heroes Robert Naylor and Chris Mills in charge of PRS Reit gathers strength with its chair accused of not taking the wide share price discount seriously.

The 6.6%-yielding International Public Partnerships says buying back cheap shares lifts total shareholder returns to 9.3%, nearly 5% more than 30-year UK government bonds.

Good stock picking and an easing in inflationary pressures see Abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth advance 18.1% return in year to 30 June after two years of underperformance.