If persistent zero interest rates and quantitative easing that were intended to lead investors to take more risk in pursuit of higher
yielding assets led to dampened volatility, we should expect greater financial market volatility in 2015 as the Fed pulls back from its zero rate policy.
Not exact matches
The environment of continuing monetary accommodation — necessary to support activity and boost inflation — may
lead to a continued search for
yield where there is too much money chasing too few
yielding assets, pushing investors beyond their traditional habitats.
The era of cheap or zero - interest money that
led to a wall of liquidity chasing high
yields and
assets — equities, bonds, currencies, and commodities — in emerging markets is drawing to a close.
The Carlyle Group («Carlyle») is one of the world's largest global alternative
asset management firms that originates, structures and acts as
lead equity investor in management -
led buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, growth capital financings, real estate opportunities, bank loans, high -
yield debt, distressed
assets, mezzanine debt and other investment opportunities.
Brookfield
Asset Management currently pays a US$ 0.13 quarterly dividend,
leading to an annual payout of US$ 0.52 for a
yield of ~ 1.46 %.
This very low market volatility can
lead investors to take on more risk, and in a period of still relatively low interest rates, to «reach for
yield» — that is, buy riskier
assets than one would otherwise, in order to achieve a desired profit or savings goal.
Over time, MFS has been a
leading innovator in the
asset management industry, including creating one of the first in - house research departments in the mutual fund industry in 1932, launching the first high -
yield municipal bond fund and the first global balanced fund, and more recently creating «outcome - oriented» products, such as its line of target - risk, target - date, and other
asset allocation strategies.
In the U.S. those further benefits crucially flowed through the wealth effect channel: substitution of lower risk
assets such as bank deposits and Treasuries for high
yield bonds and equities
led to price increases in those risky
assets.
This fear is understandable, given that a rate hike could
lead to higher
yielding U.S. Treasuries, which would attract
yield seekers away from riskier emerging market
assets.
The appeal of preferred funds is they offer higher
yields than bond ETFs, explains Alfred Lee, vice-president of BMO Global
Asset Management and
lead manager of the bank's Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF (TSX: ZPR).
Low
yields on perceived safe
assets have
led many to embrace more credit risk.
Concerns that a tighter monetary policy in China will
lead to a slow down in the Chinese economy is encouraging traders to lighten up on higher
yielding assets.
A review of high -
yield debt investments should cover: (1) analysis of the industry, including growth rates, special risks and
leading companies; (2) analysis of the bond issuer, including the company's position in its industry; new products; management stability; the outlook for growth in revenues and cash flow as captured in Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, also called EBITDA; value of corporate
assets and the debt maturity schedule; and (3) analysis of the issue, including special provisions in the «bond indenture,» covenants protecting the bondholder, use of the money raised in bond offerings, debt seniority, secondary market liquidity and call provisions.
Vedanta's US$ 1.0 billion bond issuance due in July 2022 has been awarded «Best High -
Yield Bond» by two
leading financial publications, FinanceAsia and The
Asset.
So the combined effects of the five above points all
lead to both dampening the initial NAV (the mutual funds» net
asset value) decline, NAV slowly increasing over time (usually back to its original level), and making it so your
yield steadily increases back up to prevailing market interest rates over time.
«The prolonged period of rates at or near zero that we've seen since about 2008 has driven investors to find higher
yields, and the concern is that that can
lead to inflating
asset prices,» Yun says.
Since founding Trion Properties, Max has
led the acquisition, renovation and disposition of over $ 100,000,000 in mismanaged and distressed
assets, primarily in multifamily,
yielding an average IRR in excess of 30 %.
«Although prices of Class A
assets in the U.S. are high and
yields are lower, the promise of reliable returns
leads to sustained interest in the sector overall, especially when compared to other global markets,» noted said Greg Williams, national sector leader for KPMG's Building, Construction & Real Estate division.