3rd Jan 2007 16:50
New Star Financial Opp Fd Ltd03 January 2007 The directors of New Star Financial Opportunities Fund Limited today announcethat the unaudited Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share based on bid prices(excluding income from 1 December 2006) as at 31 December 2006 was 83.61 pence(including income it was 82.75 pence). The directors of NSF Securities Limited today announce that the unaudited NetAsset Value per Zero Dividend Preference Share as at 31 December 2006 was 155.78pence. Asset AllocationFixed Interest 16.0% Nonlife Insurance 5.2% Banks 4.1% General Financial 4.0% Investment Companies 1.4% Life Assurance 1.2% Real Estate 0.0% Equities 81.5% Banks 40.1% General Financial 19.7% Life Assurance 10.5% Investment Companies 4.1% Nonlife Insurance 4.0% Real Estate 3.1% Cash 2.5% Largest HoldingsHolding Stock % of Fund Fixed Interest 500,000 Chaucer Holdings 8.5% CULS 1,253,750 1.4% 1,000,000 DnB NOR 14.00% RCB 1,020,000 1.1% 750,000 Integrated Asset Management CULS 1,012,500 1.1% 2,000,000 Dartmoor, Pref 1,000,000 1.1% 900,000 Kensington Group 9% Bond 891,000 1.0% 800,000 Beazley 7.25% Loan Stock 807,600 0.9% 750,000 Investec Finance 7.75% Bond 786,075 0.9% 750,000 UBS 10.05% RCB 763,950 0.8% 650,000 Royal & Sun Alliance 7.375% Pref 763,750 0.8% 750,000 Provident Financial 7.125% Sub Bond 762,750 0.8% 10,500,000 Rabobank 8.75% Senior Note 760,446 0.8% 750,000 SPI Finance 8.75% Uns Ln Stk 756,975 0.8% 750,000 Brit Insurance 8.5% ULS 755,625 0.8% Barclays Commodity Basket 16.30% 750,000 RCB 747,375 0.8% 750,000 Amlin 6.5% Sub Bond 737,625 0.8% Equities 375,000 Anglo Irish Bank 3,954,150 4.4% 100,000 Credit Suisse 3,566,271 4.0% 175,000 Royal Bank of Scotland 3,487,750 3.9% 750,000 New Star Asset Management 3,191,250 3.5% 250,000 HBOS 2,830,000 3.1% 400,000 Resolution 2,566,000 2.9% 155,000 Bank of Piraeus 2,550,263 2.8% 350,000 DnB Nord 2,541,872 2.8% 45,000 BNP Paribas 2,505,895 2.8% 450,000 Man Group 2,352,375 2.6% 120,000 Commerzbank 2,330,144 2.6% 275,000 Aviva 2,260,500 2.5% 1,100,000 Old Mutual 1,916,750 2.1% 200,000 HSBC Holdings 1,862,000 2.1% 125,000 BBVA 1,536,181 1.7% 60,000 National Bank of Greece 1,418,138 1.6% 1,075,000 London & Associated Properties 1,410,938 1.6% 90,000 Alpha Bank 1,397,116 1.6% 20,000 Deutsche Bank 1,368,414 1.5% 200,000 Investec 1,319,000 1.5% The Company has 61,500,000 ordinary shares in issue. The Company's subsidiary,NSF Securities Ltd, has 24,675,000 zero dividend preference shares in issue. Enquiries to: Elysium Fund Management Limited No 1 Le Truchot St Peter Port Guernsey GY1 3JX This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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