valuations

SINGAPORE (July 2): Worries over trade tensions between the US versus China and Europe may have rattled markets in recent months, but DBS believes that a protracted, full-blown war is not likely to happen.

SAO PAOLO/NEW YORK(June 29): A dark quarter for emerging-market bulls is nearing an end, and it’s not clear whether things will get much brighter down the road, especially in the near-term.

SINGAPORE (June 12): OCBC Investment Research is upgrading its call on Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJ) to “buy” from “hold” previously with a lower fair value estimate of $1.18 from $1.22 before.

SINGAPORE (May 2): RHB is downgrading its call on Raffles Medical Group (RMG) to “sell” from “neutral” with an unchanged $1.02 target price.

SINGAPORE (Jan 17): Economic and investor risks still abound despite relatively optimistic outlooks for 2018, according to Esty Dwek Roditi of Natixis Investment Managers.

SINGAPORE (Jan 2): Schroders is of the view that Pan-European equities will continue to enjoy good prospects in 2018 – even after their recent gains brought long-term valuations close to historic averages, with the MSCI Europe index up 9.3% year-to-date

SINGAPORE (Dec 28): Global investors should beware the temptation to simply compare a valuation metric for one region with that of another, according to global investment manager Schroders.

SINGAPORE (Dec 19): RHB Research is maintaining “overweight” on Singapore REITs (S-REITs) on expectations of selective REITs to continue remaining in favour in 2018, following what the research house sees as a stellar performance in 2017.

SINGAPORE (Dec 14): UOB Kay Hian says Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) leads local banks in cost efficiency with the lowest staff cost per employee at $83,333 and lean other non-wage expenses.

SINGAPORE (Sept 7): Phillip Capital is highlighting ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as a defensive addition to investor portfolios, given recent geopolitical events and global market volatility.