Global financial markets came under significant pressure during the fourth quarter as a plethora of economic and political worries compounded, culminating in one of the worst December market drawdowns in decades.
Global financial markets came under significant pressure during the fourth quarter as a plethora of economic and political worries compounded, culminating in one of the worst December market drawdowns in decades.
Global markets had a difficult fourth quarter, falling -13.4% (as measured by the MSCI World Index, net).
In a challenging environment for financial markets, REITs outperformed the broader market in the fourth quarter, including in the month of December, and finished roughly in line with the broader market for the year.
Cash flow & dividend growth remain positive drivers; while the impact of monetary & fiscal policies remains uncertain.
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CHICAGO, December 13, 2018 –The Board of Directors of DNP Select Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: DNP), Duff & Phelps Global Utility Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: DPG), Duff & Phelps Utility and Corporate Bond Trust Inc. (NYSE: DUC) and DTF Tax-Free Income Inc. (NYSE: DTF), four closed-end funds advised by Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., today authorized the payment of dividends on each fund’s common stock.
Duff & Phelps is pleased to welcome Eric Fogarty, CFA to the firm's Global Listed Infrastructure team. Eric serves as a Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst and is responsible for conducting fundamental analysis on the utilities sector.
For the second time in as many years, devastating wildfires in northern and southern California have led to significant losses for two of California’s major utilities, PG&E Corporation (PCG) and Edison International (EIX).
It should not be assumed that an investment in the securities identified was or will be profitable or that the securities are held in client portfolios.
We are pleased to announce Steven Wittwer, CPA, CFA, has been promoted to Portfolio Manager of the firm’s Global Listed Infrastructure Strategy.
Momentum from the second quarter continued into the third quarter as North American Energy Infrastructure stocks rallied hard in July and the first half of August...
Global equity markets outside the U.S. rose in the third quarter of 2018 after two previous negative quarters...
Chicago, September 13, 2018-The Board of Directors of DNP Select Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: DNP), Duff & Phelps Global Utility Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: DPG), Duff & Phelps Utility and Corporate Bond Trust Inc. (NYSE: DUC) and DTF Tax-Free Income Inc. (NYSE: DTF), four closed-end funds advised by Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., today authorized the payment of dividends on each fund’s common stock.
Escalating tariff announcements, lower monetary and fiscal stimulus, and emerging market contagion fears have served to shake market confidence in the global growth story. However, we believe in continued strong global economic growth.
It should not be assumed that an investment in the securities identified was or will be profitable or that the securities are held in client portfolios.
In May, we wrote about a surge of M&A activity taking place in the listed REIT space. The largest driver of this uptick in activity was an acceleration of the deployment of private equity money which had been committed but not yet invested in real estate deals.
A surprise March 15, 2018 ruling by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission – known as the “FERC” – sent the MLP sector into a tailspin. However, in mid-July the FERC did an about-face, significantly softening the previous ruling and handing the sector a major victory.
Jieren (Jenny) Huang, CPA, has joined the global real estate securities team as a global research analyst. Huang will provide in-depth fundamental analysis and estimate intrinsic fair values, for real estate securities in the U.S. and Asia Pacific region. Please see the attached press release for more information.
The oil-price slump triggered fundamental changes that have transformed the investment outlook for the listed infrastructure sector.
The Board of Directors of DNP Select Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: DNP), a closed-end fund advised by Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., announced today that it has filed a prospectus supplement under which it may issue and sell.
In April and May 2018, members of Duff & Phelps’ Global Listed Infrastructure team traveled to Australia, New Zealand and Europe for investment research trips. Insights from the trips follow.
Chicago, June 14, 2018 – The Board of Directors of DNP Select Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: DNP), Duff & Phelps Global Utility Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: DPG), Duff & Phelps Utility and Corporate Bond Trust Inc. (NYSE: DUC) and DTF Tax-Free Income Inc. (NYSE: DTF), four closed-end funds advised by Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., today authorized the payment of dividends on each fund’s common stock.
In the last 30 days, we have seen Prologis offer to acquire their smaller rival DCT Industrial at a 14.5% premium and Blackstone seek to acquire Gramercy Property Trust for a 20.8% premium.
After posting strong performance in each quarter of 2017, international equity markets fell in the first quarter of 2018...
Duff & Phelps’ International Equity team discusses its thoughts on recent developments related to the Trump Administration’s trade policy...
Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and stocks of midstream energy companies fell sharply intra-day on March 15, 2018. The downward move was caused by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission – also known as “FERC” - announcing that it would no longer allow MLPs to include a corporate income tax allowance in the contractual rates charged to certain customers. The Duff & Phelps MLP/Energy team provides their insight on this development...
Italy held its general election on March 4, 2018 following the dissolution of the country’s parliament several months earlier. No political party garnered an outright majority in the election, which resulted in a hung parliament. Duff & Phelps’ International Equity Portfolio team discuss the political and investment implications...
Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., an affiliated manager of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS), celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Duff & Phelps Select Income Fund (NYSE: DNP) by ringing The Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, May 8.
Over the past several quarters, we have been positioning our international equity strategy in a more cyclical direction, recognizing that a broad-based global economic expansion was taking hold. Financials has been a particular area of focus, specifically the European banking sector, based on a range of catalysts.
The Duff & Phelps International Equity ADR strategy has been honored with a PSN Top Guns Manager of the Decade Award for the ten years ended December 31, 2016. This is the second year in a row the strategy has received this accolade.