Not exact matches
Many of these investments involve buying companies in foreign currencies, like the Australian dollar or British pound, that are
trading near multi-year
lows against the US dollar, and far below their
historic averages.
Finally, looking at valuation, European banks
traded at a material discount to tangible book value, one standard deviation3 below their
historic forward price - earnings multiple, and
near a 20 - year
low relative to global banking peers as the year came to a close.4 We are also finding select financial sector values in Asia, in both mature, under - earning banking markets like South Korea and Singapore, as well as underpenetrated, growth - oriented markets like China (particularly in insurance) and India (particularly in banking).
Due to Brexit, the English Pound is still
trading at
near historic lows, right now, 1 English pound = 1.70 Canadian.
This suggests that NTRs may offer a better option for investors who are concerned about rich public REIT valuations that may overstate underlying asset value, especially now, when
traded REIT prices are at
historic highs and yields are
near historic lows.