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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 ...

SQM rolls out low-cost adviser platform

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... $3000, the platform covers analysis of more than 9000 managed funds and ASX-listed stocks along with automated property valuations. It also provides a "portfolio blending" service which will ultimately enable advisers to combine direct equities and managed ...

APRA sets new capital target for the big four

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... said ADIs would need to immediately take steps to reduce this figure to below 30%. It also follows pressure on banks' valuations post-Budget when the Government introduced a levy of 0.015% of an ADI's licensed entity liabilities as at each APRA mandated ...

Real Asset Management embraces SMAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... Kelly said. RAM portfolio manager Michael Frearson said both SMAs are suited to current macro conditions and market valuations as they are primarily floating rate, short duration strategies. "One strategy is more diversified, while the Listed Interest ...

Australian end of financial year sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... didn't have to utter a single word about normalisation, it's on its way in the US. She did warn about "rich" asset valuations based on traditional metrics like P/E ratios but qualified that: "those ratios ought to depend on long-term interest rates." ...

The Fed's inflation and asset price conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen revealed her thoughts on inflation, inflation expectations and asset valuations when she spoke before the British Academy 'President's Lecture' in London last night. Yellen reiterated the message from the 14 June ...

Hunter Hall funds and LIC receive makeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... across all international equity markets and company sizes and focused on investing in growing businesses at reasonable valuations. "An integral element of our portfolio construction process is the division of stocks into three segments: core, cyclical ...

Fund manager sells all shares ahead of crash

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... hand back cash at such an overvalued and dangerous time in this cycle. From a bottom up perspective Altair's analysts' valuations were indicating sells above their target levels or were at best were severely overstretched even after we upgraded our targets ...

Global real estate investors too nonchalant: Man GPM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... Syrjanen said. Syrjanen said that while the European and US real estate markets are either at or above the peak in valuations from the last cycle, there is also a significant dispersion of valuations to be considered. "For example, the 20-City Case Shiller ...

Trump versus Kim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... safe-haven assets such as gold but equities would be particularly susceptible to a correction given their relatively high valuations.