Standard Life Private Equity Trust (SLPE), formerly Standard Life European Private Equity, is implementing a package of measures to refine its strategy that includes a significantly higher dividend, the removal of size and geographic restrictions, increasing flexibility in cash management and a simplified management fee structure. SLPE has provided strong absolute returns in recent years but, despite discount contraction during the last year, it trades at a low-teen discount. The changes are designed to make SLPE more attractive to investors, with the aim of stimulating further discount narrowing.
22 Feb 2017
Dividend doubled to 4.0%
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Dividend doubled to 4.0%
abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust PLC (APEO:LON) | 546 10.9 0.4% | Mkt Cap: 836.4m
- Published:
22 Feb 2017 -
Author:
Ed Marten -
Pages:
11
Standard Life Private Equity Trust (SLPE), formerly Standard Life European Private Equity, is implementing a package of measures to refine its strategy that includes a significantly higher dividend, the removal of size and geographic restrictions, increasing flexibility in cash management and a simplified management fee structure. SLPE has provided strong absolute returns in recent years but, despite discount contraction during the last year, it trades at a low-teen discount. The changes are designed to make SLPE more attractive to investors, with the aim of stimulating further discount narrowing.