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Sweet and sour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... yesterday. Speculation that Chinese banks (read, government-controlled/owned banks) are tightening lending and that equity valuations are frothy triggered the fall. Frothy? Chinese equities have advanced by around 60 per cent this year, backed by economic ...

Liquidity problem in unlisted assets overstated: RWA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... rate performance reporting is suited to funds in this position, they noted. The major concerns surrounding unlisted valuations is instead that the increasing focus on short term returns is at odds with the long term investment horizon that makes investing ...

Leisure assets fall after GFC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... includes three sites, was revalued to $25 million, with the asset values falling 17 per cent on the book value. "Lower valuations reflected earnings trends and a general softening in cap rates reflective of current market conditions," said Neil Balnaves ...

Gen insurance posts 61pc fall in NPAT

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... insurance liability provisions, which in turn drove claim costs up. The industry's problems were compounded by the gyrating valuations of the industry's fixed interest investments, noted APRA. Investment income would have offset any rise in provisions ...

OptiMix appoints new managers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... active enhanced cash investment manager, combining the analysis of economic fundamentals, market psychology and market valuations while employing active credit positioning and security selection. Batterymarch is an expert in quantitative equity asset ...

Fed brawn, RBA brains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... posted worse-than-estimated results." Bloomberg even quoted a chief investment officer saying that he is concerned that "valuations aren't justified" and that earnings beat expectations because "expectations were probably set too low." Duh! But there ...

CalPERS portfolio drops 23pc

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
... System (CalPERS) assets dropped more than 23 per cent to $220 billion in a year to June, the fund's most radical drop in valuations in a single year. While the pension fund's asset values dropped 23 per cent, world equity prices fell over 29 per cent ...

Mercer Sentinel hires two

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... Matthew Heeney has also joined the Mercer Sentinel as a senior consultant to provide advice on issues associated with valuations, derivatives, custody, transitions, unitisation and investment operations. Heeney brings with him 15 years of experience ...

Of bulls, bears and flatliners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... were less bad than expected. 'Not as bad' as expected earnings would not suffice this quarter. Especially with most valuations having been re-rated -- adjusted higher. Tensions in Iran and China and North Korea's missile launches complete the bear's ...

Plug the information gap: SimCorp

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
... investments, there are ongoing costs, fees and outgoings (e.g. stage payments) that are made between actual underlying valuations - so actual fund valuation will not be static during, say, a year period between valuations," he explained. More importantly ...