City of London Investment Group (CLIG): Strong markets and merger support dividend hike
City of London has announced a trading statement covering its second-quarter FUM and first-half financial performance. These are excellent, even allowing for the boost that the Karpus transaction has given. The highlight for many investors will be the interim dividend increase to 11p (from 10p in 2020), with strong profit progress and an increased cash balance of £17.5m underpinning future dividend prospects. Estimated pre-tax and pre-amortisation profit for the half-year is estimated at £9.9m, a 60% increase over the 2020 figure. Exceptional transaction costs of £1.7m give an underlying figure of £11.6m.City of London Investment Group is the holding company for a number of subsidiaries. The principal operating subsidiary is City of London Investment Management Company Limited, which acts as an investment manager on 38 accounts with a total of £3.58 billion under management as at June 30 2017. Co. is an asset management group with an institutional client focus specializing in Emerging Market closed-end fund investments. Co.'s range also include Developed, Frontier and Global Tactical Asset Allocation closed-end fund strategies.
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