Global equity markets (as measured by the MSCI World Index, net) rallied strongly in the fourth quarter, posting a total return of 8.6%, as concerns around global economic growth, Brexit, and China trade tensions faded.
CHICAGO, Jan. 21, 2020 Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. today announced that David D. Grumhaus, Jr., executive managing director, will become co-chief investment officer, effective February 1, 2020.
Global equities markets finished the year on a strong note, benefitting from the U.S. and China Phase One trade accord and a positive outcome in the UK elections.
Following a strong third quarter return of 7.8%, the FTSE Nareit Equity REITs Index (“the Benchmark”) declined in the fourth quarter on a relative basis to the S&P 500, returning -0.8%. For the year, U.S. REIT’s total return performance benefited from solid contractual cash flows, operating results in excess of Wall Street’s expectations, and a supportive private real estate bid, returning 26.0%.
Chicago, December 19, 2019-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., authorized the payment of dividends on each fund’s common stock.
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Chicago, December 19, 2019 – The Board of Directors of Duff & Phelps Global Utility Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: DPG) advised by Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., today authorized the payment of dividends on the fund’s common stock.
HARTFORD, CT, November 21, 2019 – Duff & Phelps Global Utility Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: DPG), a closed-end fund advised by Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., has made changes to its non-fundamental investment policies and name that become effective on November 22, 2019.
A very poor energy tape continued to weigh heavily on Midstream energy and led to another disappointing quarter for the sector.
In what remains a choppy environment for broader international equities, international real estate equities continued to demonstrate their differentiated characteristics during the quarter with a return of 1.51% for the FTSE EPRA NAREIT Developed ex U.S. Index (“the Benchmark”), expressed in U.S. dollars. This compares to a return of negative 1.1% for the MSCI EAFE Index, expressed in U.S. dollars.
Chicago, September 19, 2019-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., authorized the payment of dividends on each fund’s common stock.
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The market has taken us on quite a ride thus far in 2019. A severe selloff around the end of 2018 quickly dissipated in the new year as the economy seemed to be on track and the Fed decided to pause its rate hiking path.
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WSJ article “REITs Show Resilience”
Real Estate Securities, i.e. REITs and their international equivalents, provide investors with exposure to commercial real estate assets via publicly traded securities.
Chicago, June 13, 2019-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., authorized the payment of dividends on each fund’s common stock.
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Chicago, March 12, 2019-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., authorized the payment of dividends on each fund’s common stock.
Duff & Phelps John Creswell discusses the case for REITs and global infrastructure on Yahoo! Finance.
The positive fundamentals around MLPs are clearly evident: significant leverage to growing North American oil and gas production, valuation multiples that are well below historical averages and stock prices that are still more than 30% below 2014 highs...
CHICAGO, January 29, 2019 – The Board of Directors of DNP Select Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: DNP), a closed-end fund advised by Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., today announced the issuance of an additional series of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares (MRPS).
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.
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.
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.
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.