A new survey of nearly 42,000 local condo owners in Toronto and Vancouver by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation found that 52.6
per cent of investors were planning to hold their units for at least five years, down from 58.4 per cent last year.
They put down higher down payments (45
per cent of investors paid 20 per cent or more, compared to 31 per cent of owners), were less likely to have a mortgage, less likely to expect their unit to rise in value, and kept their condos for shorter periods of time (23
per cent of investors said they planned to keep their condo for 10 years or more, compared to nearly half of owners who lived in their unit.)
Though 45
per cent of those investors were short by less than $ 500 per month, another 20 per cent were short between $ 500 and $ 1,000 per month.
No less than 44
per cent of investors who took possession of new units in 2017 were in negative cash flow.
For example, 41
per cent of investors say they intend to purchase a home, 35 per cent a multiple unit building, 24 per cent a condominium, and 13 per cent a townhome.
In recognition of residential real estate's potential for long - term growth, 50
per cent of investors indicated they plan to hold their properties for 10 or more years.
69
per cent of investors consider the 2016 student accommodation segment to be good or very good.
According to a survey by PwC, 69
per cent of investors consider the prospects of the 2016 student accommodation segment to be good or very good.
According to the 2017 Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) Investor Index Study conducted in September, the new information disclosed because of CRM2 led an astonishing 44
per cent of investors to make changes to their investment products, fee arrangement, advisor or firm.
Indeed, investors also paid higher rates on their mortgages, with 30 per cent of those studied paying an interest rate that is greater than 6 per cent and 16
per cent of investors paying more than 9 per cent.
The CIBC suggested that with the recent volatility on the stock market and the lower loonie, 22
per cent of investors are looking at «alternative asset» classes that include real estate or infrastructure.
This compared with 18
per cent of investors polled who say they plan on taking on a more defensive strategy to protect their original investments, while five per cent say they plan on investing more aggressively to achieve higher returns.
In order to illustrate this point, assume that 50
per cent of investors in a market follow an active strategy, with the other 50 per cent following a passive strategy.
It has now wiped off over 83
per cent of investors» wealth from the January high.
Not exact matches
While Scout and Highfields significantly represent nearly 10
per cent of shares, they are not in the majority, and other institutional
investors haven't publicly criticized Tim's execution
of its U.S. plans.
Shopping centre owner Centro Retail Australia is in discussions with
investors regarding the sale
of 50
per cent stakes in three
of its shopping centres, including Morley's Galleria.
Aside borrowers,
investors benefit from regular monthly returns at an average rate
of 15.5
per cent, which is significantly higher than other asset classes.
Perth - based mineral explorer GBM Resources has announced plans to raise $ 1.14 million through the placement
of 57 million shares to
investors valued at 2
cents per share.
The Barnett government is hoping to raise $ 3 billion by selling 51
per cent of Western Power to Australian
investors, and will also use the privatisation deal to remove about $ 8 billion
of debt off the state's books.
Less than half
of 1
per cent of Australia's agricultural land is owned by Chinese
investors, while UK
investors make up the largest proportion
of overseas interest in Australia, according to a new report.
The province offers tax incentives for these
investors, in the form
of a 30
per cent investment rebate for
investors and qualified companies.
Billionaire
investor Carl Icahn revealed Monday — in both a U.S. regulatory filing and on Twitter — that he has bought more than 61.5 million shares
of Talisman for a 5.97
per cent stake.
In its recently released prospectus, GPS Online offered 10 million shares at a price
of 40
cents per share to
investors, with a free option attaching to each share acquired, to raise a total
of $ 4 million.
Its stock, which surged for years despite narrow profits, has dropped 18
per cent in 2014 to about $ 326, in part because
investors have been losing patience with its habit
of plowing revenue back into new ventures.
Valeant, backed by activist
investor Bill Ackman, whose Pershing Square Capital Investment holds some 10
per cent of Allergan stock, originally announced its takeover bid back in April and has since boosted it twice to some US$ 53 billion.
In the year to September 30 2016, Seedrs
investors received an annualized rate
of return
of 14.44
per cent.
The financial sector changes were later confirmed by Yi Gang, the newly appointed head
of China's central bank, who said foreign
investors would be allowed to hold up to a 51
per cent equity stake in brokerage firms, futures companies and fund management firms.
Musk's latest noisy antics sank Tesla's stock nearly 7
per cent in New York on Thursday (Friday AEST), as
investors fretted about the billionaire innovator's failure to address Tesla's high debt and under shooting
of car production targets.
Foreign investment accounts for around 1
per cent of Shanghai - listed A-Shares, a market driven by Chinese retail
investor sentiment, not fundamentals.
[16] The LVRs
of almost all
of those interest - only loans (both owner - occupier and
investor) are below 80
per cent (based on current valuations and including offset balances)(Graph 8).
Asian
investors allocate only 6
per cent of their international portfolio investments to other Asian countries.
But Melbourne United, which attracted regular crowds
of 10,000 during the last season, is the much more attractive commercial proposition for now, says Kestelman, who wants to sell down about 70 - 80
per cent of the club and remain as a passive
investor.
These benefits would (i) largely go to developers and contractors for infrastructure projects like new pipelines that would happen even without new incentives and so be highly regressive; (ii) raise costs by failing to reach the tax - free pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and international
investors that are the most plausible sources
of incremental infrastructure finance; (iii) not encourage at all the highest return maintenance projects like fixing potholes that do not yield a pecuniary return for
investors; and (iv) by offering credits at an unprecedented 82
per cent rate, invite all kinds
of tax - shelter abuse.
In 2005, his hedge fund owned 5.4
per cent of Wendy's and Ackman was among a group
of investors who successfully pushed the company to spin off Tim Hortons despite management's preference to simply sell off a stake in the donut chain along with some
of its real estate.
Despite efforts from the likes
of Shell, BP and Exxon to reassure
investors their business models are compatible with a low - carbon economy, some 71
per cent of fund managers said they have not yet decided whether they think oil companies can make a successful transition to a low carbon economy, and 41
per cent do not have a strategy for engaging with oil companies on the issue.
While
investors have been thrilled, pushing the stock price up nearly 40
per cent over the 12 months before the deal was announced, critics argued that 3G's efforts to transform the day - to - day aspects
of business — overhauling Burger King's tarnished reputation and developing innovative new menu items — remain a work in progress.
Investors cheered when same - store sales growth rose to 2.6
per cent in the second quarter thanks to the introduction
of new products, but it was a small victory compared to the threat posed by a Canadian market saturated with red Tim Hortons signs.
The URF, which owns $ 1.3 billion
of US residential properties in the New York area, has attracted some controversy in recent weeks after The Australian Financial Review revealed a KPMG due diligence report conducted on behalf
of Evans and Partners showed the fees extracted from
investors in the fund accounted for 67
per cent of Dixon's total revenues.
TORONTO, May 15, 2017 - Building on a strong 2016 annual return
of 6.8
per cent, Canadian defined benefit pension plans upheld the positive growth trend with Q1 2017 returns
of 2.9
per cent, according to the $ 650 billion RBC
Investor & Treasury Services All Plan Universe, the industry's most comprehensive universe
of Canadian pension plans.
Fidelity - owned funds cut their stake by 2.54
per cent in PC Jeweller last week and one
of the company's promoters Balram Garg believes the continuation
of the sharp fall in PC shares this week could be due to further selling by the foreign
investor of its remaining stake.
2017.05.15 Canadian pension returns post four consecutive quarters
of gains: RBC
Investor & Treasury Services Building on a strong 2016 annual return
of 6.8
per cent, Canadian defined benefit pension plans upheld the positive growth trend with Q1 2017 returns
of 2.9
per cent...
The most recent numbers I have — there are 8.6 Million accredited
investors in the U.S., and only 3
per cent of them are investing in small businesses (which translates roughly to 0.1
per cent of a population).
About 91
per cent of respondents said they were Realtors and 30
per cent of this group said they were also
investors.
Deutsche Bank's revenue from trading stocks and bonds, its biggest single source
of income, has tumbled 32
per cent since the end
of 2015, triggering concern among
investors.
While these entities» total Australian dollar raisings typically represent a small share
of their overall raisings — around 5
per cent in the case
of supranationals — they are an important source
of credit diversification (without currency risk) for local
investors.
In the US, the S&P 500 is about 4
per cent below its July peak, but the bulk
of stocks in the index have fallen by significantly more than this as
investors, possibly reacting to concerns that share prices are overvalued, have tended to move into the larger «blue chip» stocks.
APRA introduced its first set
of macroprudential reforms late in 2014 when it introduced speed limits on the banks»
investor loan books by capping growth at 10
per cent per annum.
It indicated that it would be alert to annual growth in a bank's
investor housing lending above a benchmark
of 10
per cent.
«The United States remains Australia's dominant inward
investor country, accounting for around 23.7
per cent of the total stock
of foreign direct investment as at the end
of 2014.
Comparing
investor loans with owner - occupier loans, we can see that
investors have a larger share
of outstanding loans with current LVRs
of 75
per cent or higher.