After all, leveraged buyouts are pretty sexy (in a suit - wearing kind of way), private equity enjoys strong historical
returns as a sector, and the industry boasts the titillation factor of being famously inaccessible, like Louis Vuitton handbags once were.
Not exact matches
He cited areas, such fixed income and cash,
as sectors that could burn investors with poor
returns in the coming months, when compared to stocks.
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As Dow nears 20,000, these
sectors can take it higher
Given the concentration in Canada's banking
sector, it's likely that at least some of the banks will be designated
as such, requiring higher capital levels and putting even more pressure on their
return on equity.
As the bank earnings flurry rolls on this week, the financials
sector should be able to play catch - up and
return to being one of the best - performing groups in the market.»
Now that those positions are
returning, men are going back to work
as women continue to lose jobs in this
sector.
The third outcome is that — should the VC and entrepreneur succeed at creating the next Facebook or Research In Motion — the government's coinvestment stake will earn the same handsome
return as is being made by the private
sector.
But the S&P 500 total
return and equal weighted indices have already broken through their 2007 highs,
as have the
sector indices for Discretionary, Staples, Health Care and Tech (and the NASDAQ).
This was a decision I made with my family earlier this year,
as I will be
returning to the private
sector.
The health - care
sector was another major decliner after Valeant said it won't
return to growth for another year
as it continues turnaround efforts.
Except that,
as PwC's Strategy & discovered, in key
sectors like consumer packaged goods there is no direct correlation that can be drawn between being big and achieving higher shareholder
returns.
«We believe the macro backdrop for commodities is
as good
as we have seen in years, suggesting large allocations to the
sector to benefit from such
returns,» the strategists wrote.
Global private equity deals have enjoyed their strongest start in five years, buoyed by the record amounts of cash flowing into the
sector as institutional investors look for ways to boost their
returns, writes Javier Espinoza.
Alternative financing procurement — better known outside of Ontario
as public - private partnerships — allow the public
sector to pass on risks of delays and cost overruns to the private
sector, in
return for a small premium.
Additionally, we believe the more defensive
sectors of the equity market such
as consumer staples could underperform, along with some telecommunication companies and utilities, where
returns are heavily regulated.
Returns across
sectors are just
as varied.
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.
At present I would suggest that there is large scale deflation at present
as property values unwind worldwide, this will be followed by falling stock values
as investors realize that large
sectors of investment
returns are also headed for long term decline.
Macro: The Macro strategy's strongest contributions came from long equity and Energy -
sector positioning
as low volatility and sustained, upward trends in these markets continued driving
returns throughout most of January.
The sudden
return of volatility to global stock markets has created buying opportunities in large - cap tech stocks
as the
sector's investors look to rebound from...
The silver lining
as you have described so well, is the
return to more regional economic activity and that, it would seem, ultimately brings back the manufacturing jobs lost to the overseas manufacturing
sector.
In Chile's case they said nothing about the way this transferred risk from the private to the public
sector, even though they defended high rates of
return as a reward for the private
sector ostensibly taking risks.
Valuations are the primary driver of long - term
returns, and the risk - preferences of investors —
as conveyed by the uniformity or divergence of market action across a broad range of individual stocks, industries,
sectors and security types (including credit)-- drive
returns over shorter portions of the market cycle.
The bid to boost
returns is entrenched in the tech
sector but rarely found among old - fashioned manufacturers — and it gets harder
as a company grows.
The vast stimulus programme launched at the end of 2008 to counter the world financial crisis restored growth but led to wholesale misallocation of capital into wasteful projects that earn scant
returns, the vast debt problem affecting companies
as well
as local governments, and also created soaring excess capacity in
sectors such
as steel production.
After January's impressive gains, equity
returns reversed course in February and March to end the quarter slightly negative
as inflation, trade policy discussions, and a selloff in the technology
sector spooked investors.
We are not so optimistic
as to predict that our financial holdings will
return to their pre-2008 profitability levels, but at current share prices we believe that the
sector is still attractive.
As a result, some of the traditionally higher - growth sectors, such as information technology (+43 % in 2017) and consumer discretionary (+23 % in 2017), have rallied this year, even after impressive returns last yea
As a result, some of the traditionally higher - growth
sectors, such
as information technology (+43 % in 2017) and consumer discretionary (+23 % in 2017), have rallied this year, even after impressive returns last yea
as information technology (+43 % in 2017) and consumer discretionary (+23 % in 2017), have rallied this year, even after impressive
returns last year.
Outside the capital, the outlook is cheerier: experienced country hands such
as Alex Lawson rejoice
as buyers from the financial
sector return after «practically disappearing» post-Lehman.
While investment appetite seems to be
returning to the mining
sector as investors look to unlock... →
However,
as the
sector returns to favor through 2018 onward, we expect M&A activity to pick up again.
While often seen
as difficult to access, specialist
sectors such
as healthcare and student accommodation are growing in popularity due to their relatively high
returns.
OTTAWA — A five - year $ 50 - billion public infrastructure spending initiative would generate a
return on investment to Canadians over the long term
as high
as $ 3.83 per dollar spent, trigger significant private
sector investment and stimulate wage increases, according to a new study by an independent economic modelling firm.
For most executives, the future is very bright for the
sector as a whole
as companies move away from restructuring for mere survival and
return to business
as usual.
In part this increase was due to an increase in the cash rate in light of inflationary pressures building on the back of the boom in the resource
sector,
as well
as reflecting the increasing
return to capital in Australia at that time; thereafter, interest rates declined sharply in response to the global financial crisis.
Given the mixed picture for earnings in 2016, one might expect that stock and ETF
returns for the various
sectors would be mixed
as well.
Even
as hostilities
return, Nigeria is unlikely to support an output freeze that would strangle its already struggling oil
sector.
«For many investors, broad index ETFs are the bones of their portfolio and serve
as the foundation, while traditional stocks or opportunistic ETFs like
sector or thematic ETFs are deployed to bolster
returns or mitigate risks,» Messina says.
In today's market environment, the hot
sectors include marijuana, robotics, automation and artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies and even certain segments of the U.S. market, such
as the FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Alphabet's Google) stocks, which have been the primary drivers of the S&P 500's recent
returns.
Apple and Unilever were the best individual performers, up 25 % and 22 %, respectively, and the information technology
sector as a whole
returned 8 %.
As one private equity investor points out, protecting under - performing sectors might have been wise in deflationary times (to keep unemployment from ballooning) though as reflation returns the need for productivity to restrain costs could present an argument for reform in the worst - performing sector
As one private equity investor points out, protecting under - performing
sectors might have been wise in deflationary times (to keep unemployment from ballooning) though
as reflation returns the need for productivity to restrain costs could present an argument for reform in the worst - performing sector
as reflation
returns the need for productivity to restrain costs could present an argument for reform in the worst - performing
sectors.
They will then diversify among investments within the assets classes, such
as by selecting stocks from various
sectors that tend to have low
return correlation, or by choosing stocks with different market capitalizations.
IF we, the normal, naturally developed, un-deviated
sector of humanity, decided to for example, give up JOINT TAX
RETURN FILINGS
as part of our marriages, you would see the pink triangle radicals drop the issue of same - deviant - marriages like a sack of rocks.
Proponents of increased public spending refer repeatedly to our «starved public
sector,» and they look to the potential peace dividend
as an opportunity to
return to liberal social programs fallen on lean days because of budget restrictions and the conservative social philosophy of the Reagan and Bush administrations.
Although the larger size groups in the organic dairy
sector had higher economic
returns, a trend toward concentration of production was not
as evident.
UK AD and World Biogas Expo, the largest international trade show dedicated solely to the anaerobic digestion and biogas industry,
returns in 2018 to provide the latest market and technology news,
sector by
sector,
as well
as a platform for industry professionals from the UK and overseas to network, share experiences and do business.
She later
returned to the public service
sector, working
as a federal prosecutor in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
With thousands of construction workers out of work and interest rates at record lows, there is a growing consensus that investing now in improving our infrastructure, particularly housing, would give an immediate boost to the economy, encourage more private
sector investment, and give us a long - term
return as we strengthen our economy for the future.
Gov. David Paterson just announced he has tapped Ruth Noemi Colon
as acting Secretary of State, effective today, to replace Lorraine Cortes - Vazquez, a Spitzer administration appointee who is departing her post to
return to the private
sector.
State Secretary of State Lorraine Cortes - Vazquez, the highest - ranking Hispanic official in the Paterson administration, told el Diaro / La Prensa she is leaving her post to
return to the private
sector, taking a cjob
as the executive vice president for the AARP in Washington, D.C.