Finally, it bears noting that
the market value of pension funds has fallen precipitously as of this writing (December 2008).
Not exact matches
The prevalence
of public
pensions in the U.K., which require ongoing cash streams to service their obligations, has helped to create a
market culture that
values higher yields.
But, Jason said, for the next decade they plan to restrict themselves to just living on the cash flowing from investments and ignore any capital or
market increases in the
value of properties,
pensions, and shares.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect
of economic conditions in the industries and
markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial
market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels
of end
market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments
of the aerospace industry, levels
of air travel, financial condition
of commercial airlines, the impact
of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition
of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization
of the anticipated benefits
of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing
of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition
of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration
of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization
of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels
of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability
of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit
market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope
of future repurchases
of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including
market conditions and the level
of other investing activities and uses
of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition
of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery
of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits
of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits
of diversification and balance
of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome
of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13)
pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact
of the negotiation
of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect
of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect
of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general
market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect
of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition
of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits
of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing
of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence
of events that may give rise to a right
of one or both
of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee
of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million
of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects
of the announcement or the completion
of the merger on the
market price
of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation
of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the
value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Many
of the factors that gave rise to the dire predictions can be traced back to the
market crash
of 2008 — 09 — Canadian
pension funds lost 21.4 %
of their
value in 2008 — and its low - interest aftermath.
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation
of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its
market share, or add products; an impairment
of the carrying
value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution
of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility
of capital
markets; increased
pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the
market value of all or a portion
of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts
of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss
of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts
of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand
value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its
market share, or add products; an impairment
of the carrying
value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution
of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility
of capital
markets; increased
pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the
market value of all or a portion
of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation
of data or breaches
of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts
of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact
of future sales
of its common stock in the public
markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements
of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation
of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its
market share or add products; an impairment
of the carrying
value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution
of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations
of the Company in the expected time frame; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility
of capital
markets; increased
pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the
market value of all or a portion
of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation
of data or breaches
of security; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts
of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and other factors.
• James Hall in the Daily Telegraph says the government is considering a plan to allow people to protect their
pension savings from falls in the
value of the stock
market.
Millions
of savers have seen the
value of their workplace
pensions fall because
of stock
market turmoil and the Bank
of England's policy
of printing money to stimulate the economy.
Perhaps contemplating his
pension, Neeson is gruff and distracted; Zeta - Jones seems nervous and apprehensive beneath her slinky bravado; and only Wilson, by virtue
of the slacker nature
of his character (played memorably by Russ Tamblyn in the original as a cynic more interested in the
value of the house on the real estate
market), strikes an authentic note
of eccentricity laced with fear.
Those data do not yet reflect the impact
of the stock
market decline since 2007: the drop in the
value of pension funds means further increases in employer contributions will be required to fund promised benefits.
Matters are made worse by legislatures that juice up the benefit formula when the stock
market is up and the
value of pension funds is high, only to find the systems saddled with even larger unfunded liabilities when the
market turns sour.
In principle, this
pension wealth represents the
market value of the associated annuity: it is the size
of the 401 (k) that would be required to generate the same stream
of payments.
Pension costs have emerged as a major political issue in New York State, especially after the 2008 stock market crash that drove down pension fund values and raised the amount of contributions that school districts and other government entities had to pay into pension systems to keep them s
Pension costs have emerged as a major political issue in New York State, especially after the 2008 stock
market crash that drove down
pension fund values and raised the amount of contributions that school districts and other government entities had to pay into pension systems to keep them s
pension fund
values and raised the amount
of contributions that school districts and other government entities had to pay into
pension systems to keep them s
pension systems to keep them solvent.
In relation to TRISs, the transitional arrangements are intended to provide CGT relief by enabling complying superannuation funds to reset the cost base
of CGT assets to their
market value where those assets are re-allocated or re-apportioned from the current
pension phase to the accumulation phase in order to comply with the new law.
The SMSF has three assets supporting Sue and Ben's
pensions, each with a
market value of $ 800,000 that are owned by the SMSF throughout the pre-commencement period.
As I have written about in a number
of my blog posts, when the bull
market in risk assets was running hot, many endowments and
pension funds neglected the
value of liquidity.
This can be damaging for professional investors such as banks, insurance companies,
pension funds and asset managers (irrespective
of whether the
value is immediately «marked to
market» or not).
Franklin Templeton makes the case for «ugly»
value stocks in age
of defined contribution
pensions, life - long investing and uncertain
markets
In relation to TRISs, the transitional arrangements are intended to provide CGT relief by enabling complying superannuation funds to reset the cost base
of assets to their
market value where those assets are re-allocated or re-apportioned from the current
pension phase to the accumulation phase in order to comply with the new law.
If you've got enough resources — sizeable Social Security benefits, a generous
pension, lots
of home equity, etc — to sustain you even if a stock -
market meltdown puts a big dent in your portfolio's
value, then perhaps you would be okay going with the higher stock allocation you would arrive at by factoring Social Security into the mix.
The trustee will need to revalue assets at
market value and recalculate the minimum
pension payment required at the start
of the new
pension.
Famine — I assume an equity
market cap
of 24x FCF = 629 mm (but adjusting for Net Debt and
Pension Deficit — I get my own fair
value target
of 357 mm.
Conquest — I assume an equity
market cap
of 26x FCF = 744 mm (but adjusting for Net Debt and
Pension Deficit — I get my own fair
value target
of 333 mm.
Rationality comes back to these
markets when «real money buyers» appear (
pension plans, insurance companies, wealthy dudes with nose for
value), and these non-traditional buyers soak up the excess supply
of investments that are out
of favor, and do it with equity, at prices that make the unlevered return look pretty sweet.
The stock
markets of Chile, Taiwan, Malaysia, and South Africa, are more mature and are
valued higher than other countries due to large investments by foreign investors and domestic
pension funds.
The impact is obvious: how do entities affected by the Bill, such as
pension funds, property funds, listed and non-listed entities, or even a farmer, account for the
value of property in their balance sheets if the Bill can ignore the
market value or replacement costs
of properties targeted for expropriation?