Sentences with phrase «low asset returns»

Considering the «combined expectations for low asset returns and the unavoidable reality of downside risk in a highly uncertain global political and economic climate,» investors of all types are looking for new ways to diversify their portfolios, according to a new analysis from Willis Towers Watson, «Breaking the Style Box.»

Keep in mind that C has lower asset returns and higher credit costs than other large banks, begging the question as to whether the Fed should really be allowing the bank to increase payouts to equity investors.

Not exact matches

Private firms like Amur have proliferated in the past few years, which is hardly a surprise, given that Canada's stubbornly low interest rates have pushed investors into alternative asset classes, and residential real estate has generated stunning returns for investors and homeowners alike.

LONDON, April 20 - British emerging markets - focused hedge fund Onslow Capital Management has closed after a long period of low volatility hit returns and assets fell below a sustainable level, it said in a letter to investors.

What that means is that you are in an environment that is going to have further trouble in terms of investment returns that are in areas that are based on economic growth and areas that do relatively well like bonds... Broadly speaking, I think that investors should be looking for lower prices on most risk assets in these developed countries with the exception of Japan.»

3i Group, meanwhile, popped 2 percent after reporting a lower return in the first half of its fiscal year but an increase in net asset value per share.

The lower the return on bonds, the more assets a fund needs to hold to ensure members can be paid off.

Fixed - income investors should be realistic in expecting this to be a year of relatively low returns across asset classes in general — a year in which small ball becomes much more important than swinging for the fences.

Over the past few years, public pensions including California Public Employee's Retirement System (CalPERs) and California State Teacher's Retirement System (Calstrs)-- the largest in the country by assets — have posting mediocre returns due to low interest rates and growing retirement obligations.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

The board has been dealing with the volatility of publicly traded stocks and low returns from government bonds by diversifying into other forms of assets, including equity in private companies and investments in infrastructure such as highways and real estate.

It's calculated annually by dividing operating expenses by the average dollar value of the fund's assets — lowering returns for investors, which is why it's important to know.

Carry trade is a trading strategy that involves borrowing at a low interest rate and investing in an asset that provides a higher rate of return.

Low interest rates have given a huge incentive to shift out of low - risk assets into stocks and corporate bonds in search of higher returLow interest rates have given a huge incentive to shift out of low - risk assets into stocks and corporate bonds in search of higher returlow - risk assets into stocks and corporate bonds in search of higher returns.

Owning the intellectual property together with a low cost basis production facility delivers outstanding returns to Nail Jack Tools shareholders and provides an immediate asset base for the investment.

Otherwise, you risk having too much of your money in low - returning assets for the sake of stability you don't require.

It would also lift the return to many savers who have been receiving very low returns on interest - bearing assets for a decade now.

By investing in a diverse pool of assets, it should collectively lower your risk yet stabilize your returns over the long term.

Holding the exact same assets in different places within your portfolio can result in much higher or lower returns thanks to complex tax laws.

If you're seeking alternatives because you expect low returns from traditional asset classes, you have to understand that a lot of these funds are fishing in the same low - return pond.

I believe you think we are heading for a long period of low returns, but still, with such a long investment horizon ahead of you, don't you think it could make sense to be more exposed to public equities, maybe in passive index funds, and trust the long term wealth building power of that asset class without so much attention to continuous portfolio rebalancing trying to anticipate short term returns?

We passionately believe that investors can benefit from the sophistication, truer asset class returns and lower costs that can come from adopting a strategic Asset Class Investing apprasset class returns and lower costs that can come from adopting a strategic Asset Class Investing apprAsset Class Investing approach.

Thus, many emerging markets» growth rates in the next decade may be lower than in the last — as may the outsize returns that investors realised from these economies» financial assets (currencies, equities, bonds, and commodities).

In the spring of 2001, to the surprise of his colleagues, Seo left his big Wall Street firm and opened a hedge fund — which, he announced, wouldn't charge its investors the standard 2 percent of assets and 20 percent of returns but a lower, flat fee.

For the rest, a better approach may be seeking more modest returns with lower volatility, via a focus on portfolio construction, risk exposures and less traditional asset classes.

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.

For a portion of the period, some funds had expenses limitations or had been sold on a limited basis with limited assets and expenses, without which returns would be lower.

For a portion of the periods, some funds had expense limitations or had been sold on a limited basis with limited assets and expenses, without which returns would be lower.

Bonds are considered a low risk asset, but generally pay a relatively low return compared to stocks.

However, asset managers usually base their voting on low - cost policies that tend to enhance the returns on their portfolio as a whole.

As Nobel economist (and one of my dissertation advisors at Stanford) Joe Stiglitz noted on Friday, a good part of the reason for rising oil prices is because the producers are already awash in U.S. assets, and to supply significantly more oil will just force them to accumulate more low - return assets.

Low risk - free rates — the fundamental basis for gauging asset valuations — represent an underappreciated sea change in assessing future returns, in our view.

The bottom line: Investors are being offered better returns for taking risk in the low - return landscape, and a portfolio allocation to a broader, diversified mix of assets — including alternatives, global equities and emerging market (EM) assets — can potentially help improve returns, in our view.

Their ROICs are so low largely because we hold them accountable for earning a return on capital they have destroyed through asset write - downs.

Before the end of April, when the market started its gut - wrenching descent, «the combination of return generation and risk diversification was part of a broader virtuous circle for fixed income, which also included significant inflows to the asset class and direct support from central banks,» El - Erian writes at the start of his viewpoint, noting that in addition to delivering solid returns with lower volatility relative to stocks, the inclusion of fixed income in diversified asset allocations also helped to reduce overall portfolio risk.

The lack of liquidity and higher leveraging of investments via crowdfunding platforms relative to REITs makes them much riskier, yet their incrementally higher promised returns and incrementally lower implied correlations with other asset classes don't seem to compensate for the added downsides.

In the April 2016 version of their paper entitled «Volatility Managed Portfolios», Alan Moreira and Tyler Muir test the performance of a simple volatility timing approach that lowers (raises) exposure to risky assets when volatility of recent returns for those assets is relatively high (low).

12b - 1s are paid out of fund assets, so the higher the cost the lower your investment return.

Many investors neglect «alternative» assets when investing by age but the group can be a great boost to return and some investments may even help lower your risk.

The unit's return on assets, at 6.7 percent, is some seven times better than its owner's 0.9 percent, a sign of both OneMain's lower costs and the higher interest rates it charges customers.

Over the past couple of years, speculators have also used short sales of gold to obtain low cost funds to invest in other assets — for example, by shorting gold (borrowing it and selling it in the spot market), market participants have been able to obtain US dollars at between 1 and 2 per cent, well below the rate of return available on US assets.

Rather, Dever lays out in specific detail several actionable investing strategies with different return drivers and low correlations to popular asset classes.

Some assets generally have a large return on investment ratio while other have lower margins.

Calper's resultant return expectation has been lowered by 0.5 % to 6.5 % to reflect the more conservative asset allocation, leaving their funded status at an unimpressive 68 %.

It was also intended to frustrate holders of conservative, low - yielding assets, pushing them to seek higher returns in riskier investments and thereby fund job - generating business activity — and it seems to be working.

It's risky to invest too much in bonds or other low risk assets, because those equal to lower returns.»

Correlation relates to the fact that a low volatility environment encourages investors to move into riskier assets to get decent returns on their investments.

With potentially 20 or more years in retirement, inflation can eat away at lower returning assets.

«We are focused on debt repayment and capital flexibility, investment in the long - term sustainability of our core iron - ore assets, creating low - cost future growth options and delivery of returns to our shareholders,» the company said in a statement.

The Company's mission is to preserve and grow capital by producing above - average absolute returns with low correlation to traditional assets and manageable risk.