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In fact, the deal volume in Canada's private equity markets in 2013 was back to pre-recession volume levels in 2007, and the country's private equity environment in 2014 looks promising.

Not exact matches

The current economic environment is set to drive European earnings higher in 2017 making equities in the region more attractive than their U.S. counterparts, strategists at Goldman Sachs said.

The current economic environment is set to drive European earnings higher in 2017 making equities in the region more attractive than their U.S. counterparts, strategists at Goldman Sachs told CNBC on Monday.

The bank added that if high inflation expectations and the global growth environment continues, equities should hold up despite the rise in yields.

According to BlackRock's equity team, an annual return in the «mid to high single digits» is not an unreasonable target in the current environment.

For the vast majority of all other companies, however, we do not have (and probably do not want the kind of) the brand equity with our customers to allow us to wear pajamas in a professional environment, so it could greatly harm the value we are trying to convey.

Canada's oldest company returned to the public equity markets last year to finance its operations in an increasingly competitive retail environment.

«Following the U.K. election, the relative risk investors saw in European bonds came back and as the situation in Greece develops, risks will hopefully unwind and as we move into a certain environment, we can expect bond markets to continue to normalize,» Thomas Buckingham, portfolio manager of the European Equity Group at JP Morgan Asset Management, told CNBC on Monday.

«The global economic environment is very supportive towards the Chinese economy right now and you do need a stable and improving economy in China to achieve that objective in deleveraging,» said Andrew Swan, BlackRock's head of Asian and global emerging markets equities.

«In the current environment, although inflation appears to be increasing, it's still not likely to cause 10 - year yields to rise to levels that would be problematic for equities.

During the quarter, Equities operated in an environment characterized by a significant decline in global equity markets and a sharp increase in volatility levels.

A number of factors — such as rising US interest rates, the recurrence of big fluctuations in global currencies, and the widening dispersion of equity returns across sectors and regions — may have helped to create an increasingly conducive environment for hedge - fund strategies, which have seen a positive turnaround in performance in recent quarters.

Sure there are funds that add in commodities, currencies and private equity, but the margin for error becomes that much smaller in a low return environment.

Against this environment, our strategists remain bullish on equities and continue to favor emerging market currencies and, in the fixed income space, prefer local markets over external debt and maintain their higher - yielding yet better - quality bias.

They can offer the growth potential of stocks, a possible plus at a time when the economic environment and earnings are generally supportive of equities, as we've seen with the steady rise in indexes across most asset classes.

To learn more about the high dividend yield factor in a rising interest rate environment, use the link below to download our paper, «Harvesting Equity Yield».

In a reflationary environment, bonds are likely to be a less effective hedge against equity risk.

We see muted returns across asset classes in the coming five years, as structural dynamics such as aging populations help keep us in a low - return world, and we believe investors need to go beyond broad equity and bond exposures to diversify portfolios in today's market environment.

Investors and clients should consider Schwab Equity Ratings as only a single factor in making their investment decision while taking into account the current market environment.

In this environment, which we call «highly bullish,» we tend to see negative returns from bonds and positive returns from equities and other cyclical assets.

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

Finally, Chinese stocks (measured by the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index) have trailed their Brazilian counterparts (measured by the Ibovespa Index) and moved in lock step with Russian equities (represented by the MICEX Index) since late January, based on Bloomberg data, and their low valuations are poised to potentially rise in a risk - on environment.

In this environment of increased uncertainty, I predict that minimum volatility strategies will re-enter the spotlight as a way for investors to maintain equity exposure while seeking less risk.

«Bangladesh offers one of the most promising environments for private equity, especially for patient investors that are medium - to long - term in their perspective,» says Khalid Quadir, chief executive officer and founding partner of the Frontier Fund.

«Given what looks to continue to be a low - interest - rate environment for some time in many countries, along with uncertainties about government safety nets, individuals may need to think more strategically about investing for retirement — and how to generate income after,» said Ed Perks, executive vice president, chief investment officer, Franklin Templeton Equity.

The current environment of low interest rates and elevated equity valuations has many investors in a tight spot, as return expectations are lower than usual for both bonds and domestic stocks.

In the current interest rate environment, our opportunities to trade U.S. Treasury notes have been curtailed, with the result that equity turnover rates and total Fund turnover rates are collapsing together.

In our opinion, the most dynamic way for investors to position for these changes is through a diversified holding of well selected gold mining equities, which stand to benefit in a dramatic way from a better gold price environment and improved investor sentimenIn our opinion, the most dynamic way for investors to position for these changes is through a diversified holding of well selected gold mining equities, which stand to benefit in a dramatic way from a better gold price environment and improved investor sentimenin a dramatic way from a better gold price environment and improved investor sentiment.

Investing for impact in public equities can include divesting from companies considered harmful to the environment, as embodied by 350.org's fossil fuel divestment campaign.

Even the idea of not only SNB but any central bank considering an exit strategy for equity portfolios is the most unrealistic thing in current market environment.

Lower cross-asset correlation is common in «late cycle» environments, fitting our preference for equities > credit.

In today's environment, cash out loan candidates have to face a tough decision: should they cash out their home equity, even if it puts them in a higher ratIn today's environment, cash out loan candidates have to face a tough decision: should they cash out their home equity, even if it puts them in a higher ratin a higher rate?

Equity securities may fluctuate in response to news on companies, industries, market conditions and general economic environment.

2018 Outlook: «A decade of extraordinary central bank policy support will begin to end in 2018, but a favorable economic environment and improving corporate fundamentals could allow European stocks to play further catch - up with US equities.»

The spotlight that private equity firms and hedge funds find themselves under in the current regulatory environment, as well as the changes in fair value rules for financial reporting, increase the scrutiny of alternative asset managers by investors, fund administrators, and auditors.

And with corporate profits still well below their previous peaks and valuations as of November 2017 looking fair given the more promising economic environment, European equities look to us to be potentially poised for another solid year in 2018.

«An illiquid trading environment has exacerbated price declines that first began in June on profit taking and then continued through July as equity markets remained volatile on a host of concerns from geopolitics to earnings to the economy,» said investment strategist for LPL Financial, Anthony Valeri.

-LSB-...] Smart traders don't hate the fed — they use the fed to their advantage, going long equities during low rates environments such as the on we are in now (and will remain so for a very long time).

The bottom line: Overall, in today's uncertain, low - growth environment, we prefer credit to equity and believe exposure to gold and alternatives as diversifiers makes sense.

In a rate environment we think of as normal (interest rates slightly higher than inflation), we believe these companies can earn 10 % on equity and if they don't have organic growth opportunities, can return all of it to shareholders.

As a reminder, the goal for the fixed income portion of the Fund, especially in this low - rate environment, is to provide a reasonable level of income, while dampening the volatility of the equity portfolio.

Unlike other valuation proxies, the Rule of 20 has been reliable in all types of equity markets and economic environments since it incorporates inflation in the valuation process (click on chart to enlarge).

Because as investors if you're looking at this current contemporary global macroeconomic backdrop from the 10 - 12 year perspective, I find it with the typical disclosure here that I'm not able to see with a perfect crystal ball or anything but it's hard to believe that traditional assets, that global equities, will be thriving in this environment just from the simple perspective of how overstretched they are from any reasonable measure of valuation.

The bottom line: In today's economic environment, I would still favor stocks over other assets, but I would focus on pockets of value within the stock market, including Asian equities and large, integrated oil companies.

That said, the region may fare well in a better global growth environment and find current valuations to be a potentially attractive entry point into eurozone equities.

European equities are not that cheap anymore by a number of valuation metrics; they are trading at an average of about 17 times earnings, which is not a wide undervaluation.1 In my view, the main reason to invest in European equities is the potential for, or the expectation of, a rise in corporate earnings that would be driven by the improving economic environmenIn my view, the main reason to invest in European equities is the potential for, or the expectation of, a rise in corporate earnings that would be driven by the improving economic environmenin European equities is the potential for, or the expectation of, a rise in corporate earnings that would be driven by the improving economic environmenin corporate earnings that would be driven by the improving economic environment.

The rising interest - rate environment appears likely to increase how much performance varies among equities, as valuations are adjusted to reflect more accurately the differences in companies» growth outlooks, cash flows and balance sheets.

In this Raddon Report, we look at what has changed, who will be affected, the impact of the change on homeowners, and what institutions can do to market their mortgage and equity products in this new environmenIn this Raddon Report, we look at what has changed, who will be affected, the impact of the change on homeowners, and what institutions can do to market their mortgage and equity products in this new environmenin this new environment.

Despite the challenging environment, shareholders still demand returns on equity in the 10 % — 15 % range, given the inherent risks in the industry and competing investment opportunities.

ACM's aim is to deliver strong absolute returns in all market environments, with relatively low volatility and low correlation with overall equity markets.