Retail assets saw the least movement in prices, at 0.1 percent (prices in the sector also fell 0.4 percent over a three - month period).
Not exact matches
The operator of the Circle K convenience store chain in the United States is
seen as a likely bidder to buy the
retail assets of oil and gas giant Hess.
Potdevin's experience in athletic apparel (at Burton) and with a brand that has international
retail locations (LVMH) are
seen as
assets, Zolidis wrote.
Li's Hutchison Whampoa, which has been trading on the city's bourse since 1978 and controls his telecoms, utilities, ports and
retail assets, will be delisted, a move
seen to streamline Li's empire.
Former JPMorgan executive Blythe Masters has also been leading a collaborative effort between IBM and start - up Digital
Asset Holdings to explore similar ledger technology, while December
saw the Securities and Exchange Commission approve a stock plan created by online
retailer Overstock, in which businesses can issue and borrow securities using blockchain.
Much like securitized residential mortgages prior to 2008, many
see New York
retail as a safe, low - maintenance
asset that will almost inevitably rise in value in the long term, as it has in the past.
«I've
seen retail come in and out of this
asset class at exactly the wrong time — I hate to say it — for three cycles.
Instead, one need only focus on Mr. Riggio's inability to reposition Barnes & Noble as a vital strategic
retail asset for the vibrant information economy of the 21 [st] Century to
see how he has let shareholders down.
With economic data that is not
seen to be substantially improving (
see last month's
retail sales which came in at just 0.2 percent against the expected 0.5 percent) and with the Federal Reserve cutting back their $ 85 billion worth of
asset purchases, the prospect for a new period of prosperity is slim.
This week
saw the launch of a multi-
asset ETF solution for
retail investors from Progeny
Asset Management.
While all
asset managers will
see AUMs, sales, and profits collapse during bear markets, Franklin is especially at risk because 73 % of its business is
retail, rather than institutional or high - net worth clients.
There are ETFs on a wide range of
assets and they are
seen as we way for ordinary
retail investors to get exposure to an
asset which is usually quite hard to invest in directly.
In the case of Vukile, a R2, 45 billion
asset swap will
see Synergy exchange its entire portfolio of 14
retail shopping centres in return for 29 of Vukile's higher - yielding office,
retail and industrial properties.
«As a real estate
asset class there is no better investment than really great
retail and you will continue to
see smart owners enhance and reinvest in these
assets,» says Blake Hutcheson, president and CEO, Oxford Properties Group.
In addition, some net lease companies turned away from the struggling
retail sector toward healthier
asset classes such as office and industrial buildings, even hotels (
see sidebar, p. 24).
«Yet, because of this common misconception, we're
seeing an impact on pricing for all
retail assets.»
On an
asset class basis, positive returns were only
seen in diversified and specialty REITs, while health care, industrial / office, mortgage - backed, residential,
retail and self - storage were all down from 2 % to 8 %.