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Risk asset volatility guaranteed: Western Asset

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
... investment manager has a strong conviction in high-yield credits fundamentals albeit the tighter spreads and more compressed valuations. High-yield issues will be upgraded to investment-grade status in Western Asset's view, as such, it has been identified ...

Iress halts divestment of UK mortgage business

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
... automation in processing. He continued: "During the sale process, global market volatility increased technology company valuations declined. It became evident that purchasers' valuations were likely to be below levels that represent a reasonable return ...

Practice valuations to normalise: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
Financial advice practice valuations are expected to regulate this year and will continue to trade at a premium, so long as financing terms remain favourable. That's the prediction of Centurion Market Makers, outlined in its 2022 Practice Acquisition ...

AltX appoints head of property risk

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... served as director of property risk for the Westpac, a position he held for several years. Pasin then founded CivicMJD Valuations (Civic) in 2007, which he grew into a large valuation practice with some 25 commercial valuers across offices in Sydney ...

EM investors brace for geopolitical impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... specifically, the fund manager's view on Russian corporates came with strong fundamentals - high return on equity, low valuations, and superior earnings growth prospects. "The market is now more focused on the conflict than investment opportunities ...

Chief economist: Is this a buy op?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... sounding callous and opportunistic but, at the end of the day, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has improved equity market valuations and perhaps, cause central banks to rethink their policy stance towards less aggression. As I write, US equity markets ...

Big tech, interest rates dominate reporting season

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
... reflecting the significant growth of technology spend as a percentage of GDP, however, as inflation rises and fears about valuations climb, investors have responded by savaging technology companies," he said. However, good tech companies with strong ...

Australian market praised in latest pension study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
... ratio at 213% while Australia's comes in at 172% (local currency). "This ratio reflects a number of factors from market valuations and allocations to pensions inflows - but captures how pension assets have substantially outpaced economic growth in each ...

What fund selectors want: Natixis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... selectors globally see interest rates as a key portfolio risk in 2022, followed by 68% who ranked inflation as a top risk. Valuations were cited as the top portfolio concern, with 84% of fund selectors believing that low rates have distorted valuations. ...

Investors should embrace alternatives: J.P. Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... Morgan Asset Management head of alternatives Anton Pil said. "While investors are clearly challenged by both stretched valuations in traditional markets and persistently low bond yields, we see ample opportunities for those investors willing to embrace ...