("City of London", "the Group" or "the Company")
City of London Investment Group Plc (LSE: CLIG) announces that its total funds under management (FuM) at the Group's half year end on 30 November 2010 were US$5.5 billion (£3.5 billion). This compares with US$4.7 billion (£2.9 billion) at 30 November 2009, and US$4.4 billion (£3.0 billion) at 31 May 2010. Quarter on quarter, FuM has increased by $0.7 billion, or 13.7%, reflecting net new client monies as well as outperformance over and above the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (MXEF), which increased by 11.3% over the same period.
Unaudited profit for the six months ended 30 November 2010, before listing costs of £0.4 million and before taxation, is approximately £6.1 million, which compares to £4.8 million for the equivalent period to 30 November 2009. The monthly "run-rate" of unaudited pre tax profit (profit after deduction of profit share) at the current level of FuM is approximately £1.1 million per month.
A close period for the Company began on 1 December 2010 and will end with the publication of results for the six months ended 30 November 2010 on 25 January 2011.
For further information, please visit www.citlon.co.uk or contact:
Doug Allison (Finance Director) |
Simon Hudson / Andrew Dunn |
City of London Investment Group Plc |
Tavistock Communications |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7860 8347 |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7920 3150 |
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Jeff Keating |
Simon Bridges |
Singer Capital Markets Limited |
Cannacord Genuity Limited |
Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker |
Joint Broker |
Tel: +44 (0)20 3205 7500 |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7050 6500 |