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Investment bonds see seismic shift: Zenith

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... industry, fuelled by a low interest rate environment which is making it increasingly difficult to find "attractive valuations." "Many multi-asset funds have evolved to become an increasingly attractive proposition and have come a long way from the relatively ...

ARCO Investment Management launches new strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... against downside risk and protect capital. "Ultra-low interest rates continue to underpin relatively expensive equity valuations, but this trade is now very long in the tooth. Offshore central banks seem keen to lift rates and tighten liquidity, which ...

Deutsche AM maps impact of climate risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... once-in-a-lifetime climate risks by companies. We have a duty to understand what more hurricanes or heatwaves mean for valuations and investment returns," head of Deutsche AM, Nicolas Moreau said. Deutsche said the new map provides credible insight into ...

Aussie multi-manager awards global growth mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... get our earnings right our portfolios should perform well over time. We buy companies when our earnings models and valuations indicate they should deliver an attractive return to our clients, and we sell companies at full valuation, or when we find more ...

Former Crestone CIO joins Aberdeen Leaders

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... policy of the company remains the same." "While continuing to focus on fundamentally strong companies with attractive valuations, the team will also place a heavy emphasis on top-down macro or sector tailwinds. This will produce a number of key investment ...

Markets prompt adviser asset allocation review: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... due to mounting geopolitical risks and overvalued US equity markets. About a third (31%) is uncertain about market valuations over the next six to 12 months, and about the same number of advisers (29%) expressed a slightly pessimistic outlook. Many also ...

Industry sentiment mixed: ETF spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... poll. Twenty per cent of respondents strongly agreed the inflow to ETFs was creating bubbles and overinflated share valuations, while the same amount strongly disagreed with this rationale. One-in-four agreed indexed funds are leading to bubbles; while ...

Family offices put focus back on equities: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... resulted in higher equity allocations and a notable improved performance over the prior year." "In 2017, given current valuations, they are currently focused on risk management, evaluating private equity and credit opportunities as against just public ...

More clarity needed in key person risk management: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... told well in corporate disclosures. "Without a fulsome picture communicated to the market, it is likely that company valuations will be misinformed. And this affects the entire investment chain," she said. Regnan makes a number of recommendations, including ...

Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
Expensive valuations, concerns that the war of words between Washington and Pyongyang could escalate into a real nuclear one, the possible breach of the US debt ceiling and, lately, Hurricane Harvey - singly or combined - couldn't dent positive sentiment ...