MIE News and Press, Cohen & Steers MLP Income and Energy Opportunity Fund Inc. From 03/10/21

Oil prices have likely recovered more quickly than anticipated thanks to the disciplined cooperation of OPEC+. While midstream is unique from other energy sectors given its more defensive, fee-based business model, midstream MLPs and C-Corps have participated in energy’s rally....

Pipelines are undergoing a renaissance of cash generation today. The pandemic and low commodity prices increased uncertainty in the industry, and pipeline companies stopped investing in new projects and have thus been generating enormous cash flows. This trend did not start in 2020, b...

The reflation trade remains in focus given positive expectations for economic growth and ongoing inflation concerns with bond yields rising. For income-seeking investors, MLPs and midstream offer attractive income and stand to benefit from a continuation of the reflation trade given t...

With only a single cut and a few additional names growing their dividends, the overall picture for dividends has continued to improve. For AMNA, a broad midstream composite index containing both MLPs and C-Corps, 37 of 38 dividend-paying names raised or maintained their dividends sequ...

Cohen & Steers Appoints Joseph M. Harvey as Acting Chief Executive Officer Cohen & Steers Appoints Joseph M. Harvey as Acting Chief Executive Officer PR Newswire NEW YORK , Feb. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS), announced ...

After failing to liquidate itself, DSE's managers are proposing to merge the CEF into an open-ended fund. The discount jumped up immediately upon the announcement, but at a -6% discount, the risk/reward is now unfavorable given the risk that the proposal fails to pass. I suggest r...

Many probably underappreciate the role that traditional oil and gas companies have in addressing climate problems and providing solutions. For the foreseeable future, natural gas and natural gas liquids are going to have an important role to play in reducing global emissions as a repl...

Cohen & Steers proposes liquidation of MIE, an underperforming MLP/midstream fund. The proposal requires a shareholder vote, but the market appears to be pricing in a positive outcome. Opportunity and risk remain for investors of MIE. For further details see: Opportu...

Midstream MLPs, as measured by the Solactive MLP Infrastructure Index, increased 5.49% last month. The index is down by 27.54% since last January. The current yield on MLPs stands at 11.08%. The Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio (EV-to-EBITDA), which seeks to provide more color on ...

As President Biden took office, the reflation trade that had boosted energy broadly gave way to regulatory concerns, as his administration largely delivered on campaign promises that were well telegraphed in the past. Given TC Energy was the sole midstream company with ownership inter...