Sentences with phrase «lower quality assets»

The credit crisis cemented the theory that higher quality assets tend to withstand difficult economic conditions better than lower quality assets.

But at such a time, no one wants to buy the longer, less liquid, lower quality assets.

Lower quality assets lose more money.

An abundance of surplus, lower quality assets from separate vendors is also on the market, putting pressure on values.

But high quality assets can be risky, and low quality assets can be safe.

Now, the lowest quality assets of the Fed are in the middle of the graph.

The lower quality the asset the tougher the tenants are.

Not exact matches

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.

Second question, on asset quality, how much more do you think — I mean, you talked about potentially improving and NPL ratios getting lower.

We have also heard a lot about collateral transformation, whereby one party exchanges low - quality or illiquid assets with another for high - quality assets that meet some collateral eligibility criteria.

Asset quality continues to improve with non-performing loan formation at its lowest level since 2011, down 22 % year - over-year, and management expects it to fall even further in 2015.

Prolonged curve flattening from the aforementioned easy financial conditions (low long - term rates) despite rising short - term rates would steadily increase institutions» vulnerability to potential balance sheet shocks, as investors continue to add low quality and illiquid assets to «enhance returns.»

«Buying a company below its historic average or intrinsic value (as that is how low quality businesses will often be valued when they are close to the nadir of their capital cycle) is a good starting point for any investment and has a track record of producing excess long - term returns» Marathon Asset Management

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Investors and fund managers search for yield, extend maturities, reach for lower credit quality and shift assets from short term floating rate money market funds to bonds, bond funds and similar investments.

When risky assets get very correlated with each other, and the only alternative game to play is buying high quality bonds, it is an unstable situation that portends lower risky asset prices.

Meanwhile, the FFRHX fund invests at least 80 % of assets in floating rate loans, which are often lower - quality debt securities, and other floating rate debt securities.

minimize depreciation in portfolios and provide opportunity to buy quality assets at lower prices.

This is on top of the problem that when high - quality long interest rates are so low, it is typically a bad time to try to make money in financial assets, because returns on risky assets are typically only 0 - 2 % percent higher than the yield on long BBB / Baa debt over the long run.

This disparity results from the fact that REITs: 1) often focus on institutional quality assets and markets that have relatively low yields; 2) have corporate overhead costs to cover; and 3) want to avoid the risk of having to lower their dividends in the future — and thus only pay out a conservative level they believe to be sustainable.

AQR's Ronen Israel spoke of Style Premia, which refers to source of compelling returns generated by certain investment vehicle styles, specifically Value, Momentum, Carry (the tendency for higher - yielding assets to provide higher returns than lower - yielding assets), and Defensive (the tendency for lower - risk and higher - quality assets to generate higher risk - adjusted returns).

The lawsuit claims that since the University of Rochester's 403 (b) plan has more than $ 4.2 billion in assets, it has tremendous bargaining power to demand low - cost, high - quality administrative services; however, it instead has failed to adequately take proper measures to understand the real cost to plan participants for TIAA's services, to properly inform participants of the fees they were paying to TIAA as required by law, and to act prudently with such information.

I would add in other asset classes as well: credit default, emerging markets, junk bonds, low - quality stocks, the toxic waste of Asset - and Mortgage - backed securities, and private eqasset classes as well: credit default, emerging markets, junk bonds, low - quality stocks, the toxic waste of Asset - and Mortgage - backed securities, and private eqAsset - and Mortgage - backed securities, and private equity.

A high quality stock portfolio will have bigger ups and downs than a portfolio with several low correlated asset classes.

Unlike wild risk takers investing in subprime mortgages — low - quality loans to borrowers with iffy credit — Thornburg stuck to high - quality assets.

Most advisors recommend using a combination of risky and risk - free assets, or at least using low risk assets (like high quality short - term bond funds) to reduce the risk of your portfolio to a level that's appropriate for you.

Up to 30 % of assets may be invested in fixed income securities including lower - quality, high - yield corporate debt.

Buffer funds are typically low - yielding assets of high quality and short duration — short maturity bonds, CDs, savings and bank deposits, etc..

But high - quality assets can be risky, and low - quality assets can be safe.

The use of credit default swaps («CDS») may not always be successful and payments made by the Fund pursuant to a CDS will tend to lower returns if the reference asset's credit quality remains steady or improves.

Credit Default Swap Risk: The use of credit default swaps («CDS») may not always be successful and payments made by the Fund pursuant to a CDS will tend to lower returns if the reference asset's credit quality remains steady or improves.

Besides acquisitions, Duke Energy has disposed of non-strategic assets to lower its risk profile and improve the quality of its earnings.

A low cost basis, the focus on the quality of the assets, being a little bit patient and the magic of the compound effect will make it so much easier.

I think you don't know what «downgrade» really means.Changing how some areas look does not equal = lowering texture quality / assets.

can we purchase an HD version of the soundtrack as a separate download and have the game use it instead of the lower - quality assets it ships with?

Prince said, «We believe that the digital and global nature of crypto assets is one of their most valuable qualities, and [we] see an opportunity to offer access to low - cost credit in markets where it historically hasn't been available.

In its note, «Brookfield Bid Revisited — Opportunistic and Too Low,» Dijkum extrapolated an assumed cap rate of 4.15 percent and a net asset value of about $ 102.73 per share for Taubman partially based on the quality of its properties.

«But they will probably have the lowest rates around if it is a good quality asset and a good quality location with good sponsorship,» says Derk.

«I have been doing this for 31 years, and when you put those quality assets out on the market I have never seen rates as low as what we saw in 2010,» Pelusi says.

Lenders, especially life insurers and foreign banks, have re-entered the commercial mortgage market, creating more choices for borrowers as well as lower mortgage rates and higher loan - to - value ratios for high - quality assets.

High - performing mall operators such as Simon, Taubman or General Growth aren't interested in the kind of lower - quality assets that make up a big portion of WP Glimcher's properties, according to Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Jeffrey Langbaum.

Otherwise, if they're just opting for an all cash strategy to avoid risk, going for higher quality assets may result in higher returns and lower risks over time — a pretty rare combination.

The consensus among the panel was that top quality urban retail assets are currently fetching cap rates in the low 4 - percent range.

The same trend should hold true in 2013 as increased market uncertainty will mean high - quality properties with low vacancy rates will account for the bulk of assets traded.

Cap rates remain low because only top - quality assets are trading hands.

The firm will likely dispose of as many lower - quality assets as possible then either sell it at a premium or take the holdings public, says Gerry Mason, executive managing director with real estate services provider Savills.