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APRA's SMSF loan warning berated

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... comments 'curious' and said that SMSF loans were not inherently more risky than ordinary housing loans. "Conservative valuations ensure that the bank is only lending a percentage of the lower end of the value range thereby ensuring greater protection ...

Fidelity ups risk on global recovery hopes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... cycle," said Greetham. This analysis, as well as some market weakness, has seen the fund manager capitalise on favourable valuations to move to an overweight equity position in Fidelity's multi-asset funds. "Despite cautious investor sentiment, we see ...

Flip flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... about? The uncertainty of some future event/outcome 12.5% Volatility 26.4% The likelihood of losing money 45.8% High valuations (inadequate skepticism/excessive optimism 15.3% 3. Over time, the single largest investment risk for my institution is? Incentive ...

Bear market end in sight: AMP Capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... play it out, it is generally accepted that these periods last around 10-15 years. "The next big signal is stock market valuations. The end of a bear market is usually characterised by price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios falling well below long-term averages," ...

Emerging market bubbles present opportunity: Tyndall

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... markets a crowded trade in the past and will do again in the future but right now they are trading on historically low valuations," he said. "Sooner or later there will be big shifts of capital out of fixed interest and cash and into equities. Though ...

BTIM launches emerging market strategy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... governance/politics and equity market valuation. Stock selection focuses on buying quality growth stocks at attractive valuations." The fund aims to provide a return before fees, costs and taxes that exceed the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net Dividends) ...

Franklin Templeton launches new global fixed income fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... and Japanese sovereign debt, such as corporate and emerging-market credits, continue to be attractive. The relative valuations of perceived safe-haven bonds still appear to us to overestimate both the possibility of more extreme scenarios for the global ...

Don't ignore China banks: Macquarie

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... to short-term credit cycles, but Wang said this overlooks fundamentals that make them an attractive buy at current valuations. One of the most important factors behind this confidence is the fact that most of China's banks are domestically owned, he ...

Chinese small-and-mid caps undervalued

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
Volatility goes hand-in-hand with investments in emerging markets, but valuations for small-and-mid cap Chinese stocks means it is time to buy, said one of Asia's best performing boutique asset managers. Company earnings will decline in the short term ...

Water an alternative with yield

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
Exposure to attractive food, resource and agricultural valuations can be achieved by investing in water as an asset class, said Tyndall AM. "Where there is a simple demand imbalance you are giving yourself a chance to participate in capital growth," ...