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IFSA calls for more frequent valuations of unlisted assets

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... guideline to reinforce the premise of "fair value in, fair value out" for all investors, particularly after unlisted asset valuations became the subject of debate as liquidity dried up and 'bargain' listed assets flooded the market post sub-prime. Traditionally ...

FMs turn to equities in 2009

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... managers remain bearish overall towards developed markets due to recessionary concerns, but the increasingly attractive valuations in most equity markets, including the US, Asia-Pacific and other emerging markets, are driving their long-term view on ...

Asgard and IOOF add Patriot funds

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... portfolio managers focusing on the key drivers of their revenues, profits and cash flows. "We focus on individual business valuations rather than the overall level, direction and momentum of the market," said Patriot. "We are now seeing investors slowly ...

VFMC unveils 2009 strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
... drop following the financial crisis and slowing consumer demand. "[EM] shares were running up significantly and the valuations have converged with those of developed markets, so we thought there was another opportunity to put on a stractical trade... ...

Quant and quals brave the bear

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... turns - of either direction -meant that their strategies were bound to be somewhat affected by the crunch. "Traditional valuations have worked quite well... and one of the things we have to be careful is to not switch allocations. We've tested our factors ...

Opus Capital banks on sustainable property

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... unit prices of our funds increased during the year on the back of these steady and, in the main, increased property valuations," said Moody. Despite the credit crunch, Opus managed to raise $252 million worth of debt funding during the year.

Platform wedge over pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... portfolios are worth at any given time. By contrast, illiquid assets typically sit on six-month old or worse, year-old valuations so that as investments, platforms have generally steered clear from them. But this strategy has backfired somewhat as the ...

UBS Global Access targets tough times

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... with exposure to a 90 per cent capital protected investment based on three regional equities themes. "Global equity valuations are near historical lows, which to some investors may represent a buying opportunity to gain exposure to any broad market recovery," ...

GMO eyes US and global equities

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
... Jeremy Grantham, one of the few who predicted the sub-prime bust, now says the the equities markets is throwing up valuations not seen in 20 years. Grantham believes that a very weak global economy is not without partially offsetting benefits. "In a ...

Austock signs Reval for hedging tool

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... risk. The partnership means Austock clients can accurately report their hedging practices and independent derivative valuations using Reval's HedgeRx software. According to PriceWaterhouseCoopers, hedge accounting modifies the usual accounting treatment ...