Investment Journal - Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland
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Investment Journal - Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland
De Can Ca alin to ll: 0 g r 1 6 Des 33 k 36 33 Investment Journal March 2016 Featured this Month: oil outlook: Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon Mobil, iShares Global Energy ETF, ETF Securities Brent ETF Stock Watch: CRH, Green REIT, Amazon, Smurfit Green Effects Fund: Socially Responsible Investing Investment Fund Focus: Standard Life GARS Fund, BNY Mellon Global Real Return Standard Life European Smaller Companies Fund, PIMCO GIS Investment Grade Credit Fund Bond of the Month: BKIR 7.375% AT1 Perpetual Bond R Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Ltd (Cantor) is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Ltd is a member firm of the Irish Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 Welcome... Equities received respite from selling, and in some cases a greatly welcome relief rally, in February. In the coming weeks however, maintenance of that rally will likely hinge, in large part, on the decisions of the European Central Bank on March 10th. Current expectations are for the ECB to increase its monthly asset purchases by c.€20 billion to €80 billion per month, and to reduce the deposit rate by a further 10bps. It is important to note however that given the divergent motivations within the ECB, there is the ever present risk that President Mario Draghi is not able to secure agreement for such a move. Commodity markets remain at the fore of investor attention, particularly the volatility seen within the oil market. This month we examine in more detail methods to play future moves in the oil price. We also examine methods to play the gold market, which has returned to prominence in investors’ mindsets given its diversifying qualities and in light of the volatility being seen across asset classes. We also have our regular pieces on stocks to watch, structured products, and our bond of the month, among others. David Donnelly Senior Investment Analyst March 2016 Contents Points of Interest in February 3 oil outlook 5 Stock Watch CRH, Green REIT, Amazon, Smurfit 8 Green Effects Fund 10 Structured Products 11 EIIS 12 rEIts Update 13 Chart of the Month 14 Investment Fund Focus 16 Bond of the Month 19 Performance Data 20 Core Portfolio 2016 Performance Update 21 Investment Returns 22 Long Term Investment Returns 23 Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Bond Returns 24 Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland was formed through the acquisition of Dolmen Stockbrokers in 2012, by leading global financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald. With a proud history of stockbroking and servicing our private clients in Ireland since 1995, Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland provides a full suite of investment services, primarily in personalised Share Dealing, Pensions and Investment Management, Debt Capital Markets, Corporate Finance and Research. We are recognised as a primary dealer in government bonds. Our clients include private individuals and corporate entities, financial institutions, investment funds, Credit Unions and charities. Cantor Fitzgerald, a leading global financial services group at the forefront of financial and technological innovation has been a proven and resilient leader for over 65 years. Cantor is a preeminent investment bank serving more than 7,000 institutional clients around the world, recognised for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets. At Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland we pull together the expertise and experience of Analysts and Investment Professionals from across three continents. An office network that spans from New York to Hong Kong provides us with a uniquely global perspective on the investment goals of our clients, which we service through our local offices in Dublin, Cork and Limerick. 2 C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 A few points of interest in... February David Coffey, Senior Portfolio Manager Negative interest rates CoCo Bonds Formally known as contingent convertible bonds (AT1 securities), they were created after the financial crisis in order to make banks safer. They sit somewhere between equity and traditional bonds in the capital structure of the banks that issue them. The relatively high interest payments were attractive to investors but these payments can be suspended by the banks in times of stress and if certain capital levels are breached, the bonds are converted to equity or wiped out – it depends on the particular terms of the bond. European banks had planned to issue some €40bn worth of these bonds in 2016 but so far, due to the fall in the value of many of these bonds, there has not been a single issue this year. There has been lots of talk in recent weeks about negative interest rates as Japan surprised the market by delving into negative territory, albeit only on new bank reserves resulting from its QE programme. The Swedes were at it too and they are in good company with Switzerland, Denmark and the ECB all in negative territory. The ECB is expected to move lower again at its meeting on 10th March and will be under pressure to hatch a plan that won’t send markets into another tailspin. These moves are having a negative impact on the banks profitability and one wonders how long it will be before the ordinary retail customer is impacted (one Swiss bank, Alternative Bank Schweiz (ABS), has passed on negative interest rates to its customers). The efficacy of negative rates to stimulate growth in the economy is being questioned by a lot of economists and the biggest impact has been seen in the currency markets where lower rates have weakened the underlying currencies. C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D Bank of England Latest forecasts back up markets view that rates will not rise in the UK until late 2017. The one dissenting voice on the committee looking for a rate rise has rejoined the doves as they voted 9-0 in favour of keeping rates on hold. Economic growth for this year was revised down from 2.5% to 2.2% and for 2017 it was revised down from 2.7% to 2.4%. The inflation target of 2% is not expected to be reached until the first quarter of 2018. Further easing has not been ruled out as Mr Carney took a leaf out of the ECB book and said the BOE “stands ready to take whatever action is needed”. 3 INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 Credit Default Swaps (CDS) In Brief.... These credit derivatives got a lot of attention during the 2008 financial crisis as some hedge funds used them as ways to bet against banks. In simple terms, it is like a form of insurance that can be taken against default on certain fixed income products or bonds. CDS levels (the cost of insurance) on European banks rose considerably during the month as banks such as Duetsche Bank and Credit Suisse delivered poor results and investors rushed to buy protection against falling bond prices. The “Brexit” referendum was called for 23rd June. Sterling fell below the $1.40 level for the first time since 2009 and has weakened by about 10% against the euro since the start of the year. It is difficult to see it regaining much strength ahead of the referendum and some analysts have suggested it could fall a lot further if they opt out of the EU. Oil Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed to keep production levels on hold in a rare show of unity between the giant oil producing nations. However, the lack of guidance on possible production cuts didn’t inspire much confidence as both nations are currently pumping at near record levels - Saudi produced 10.2m barrels in January which was the highest January level in 35 years and Russia pumped 10.9m barrels in January. Later comments from the Saudi oil minister seemed to pour cold water on any agreement involving production cuts. As an aside, Saudi Arabia burnt through $120bn of reserves in the last two months of 2015 (16% of the declared total) and S&P cut the outlook on its credit rating to negative. US stockpiles expanded to 504 million barrels during the month – the highest level since 1930. Having bottomed at c. $27 in January, Brent Crude has traded between $30 and $35 in recent weeks. Financials Credit Suisse posted its biggest quarterly loss in seven years and the shares slumped to the lowest level since 1991. Standard Chartered suffered its first annual loss since 1989. HSBC reported an unexpected pre-tax loss of $858 million. JP Morgan announced a further loss of $500m on loans to energy companies that cannot survive with oil prices at current levels. Bank of Ireland’s 2015 numbers were good but uncertainty about the general election, weaker sterling on Brexit fears, and other issues around European financials all weighed on the stock. Lloyds’ share price rallied strongly on the back of a good set of 2015 numbers and the announcement of a special dividend, showing that not all is bad in the financial sector. The Misery Index There are a few different variations on how the index is calculated but, at its most basic, it is the sum of the unemployment rate and the inflation rate. A recent Bloomberg survey showed Venezuela is likely to top the charts again thanks to an expected inflation rate of 152% and a jobless rate averaging 7.7%. Ireland’s 8.9% unemployment rate is the reason we finished mid table of the 63 economies ranked but in most surveys covering standards of living and happiness, we tend to come in close to the top. 4 *** More discussion around Sovereign Wealth Fund disposals as the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute indicated that some $400bn may be withdrawn from global stock markets this year. *** China has set a range of 6.5% to 7% for its economic growth rate for 2016. It is the first time since 1995 that they have set a range as opposed to a specific target. *** Fitch upgraded Ireland’s credit rating to A from A- and growth forecast to 4% from 2.4%. The CSO’s provisional estimates for unemployment came in at 8.9%. *** German and UK 10 year bond yields and Japanese 20 year bond yields hit record lows. Some 30% of the Bloomberg Global Developed Sovereign Bond Index has negative yields. *** Signs the australian property bubble may be starting to deflate as house prices in Sydney recorded their largest quarterly drop in four years. C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 Oil Outlook David Donnelly, Senior Investment Analyst The rapid decline in oil prices over the last 18 months has been both alarming and headline grabbing. The reasons can be traced to both increased supply from swing producers like Saudi Arabia, Russia, and the US, as well as the lifting of sanctions on Iran; while slowing economic growth, particularly in China has weighed on the demand side of the equation. On a longer term view however, we see exceptional value in the oil space, as we believe the current depressed price is ultimately unsustainable. Continued low prices has forced many higher cost producers to cease pumping oil, while national budgets of producer nations are becoming stretched. Low prices also have a knock-on impact on capital expenditure within the industry, meaning investment and refurbishment spending is curtailed in order to minimise cash expenditure. As such, despite rhetoric to the contrary, we believe large producers will eventually be forced to reduce output, easing oversupply; similarly the current slowing of demand if representative of a natural decline associated with this point of the business cycle, and should rebound in time. At that point, the under-investment in oil infrastructure could result in a sharp rally in oil prices as demand outweighs the capacity to supply. Gaining exposure Royal Dutch Shell Share Price: GBp1647.50 Since the successful approval of its merger with BG by both sets of shareholders, Shell’s shares have rallied 8.7%, suggesting that the uncertainty regarding the completion of the deal was weighing on sentiment. Recent 2015 results saw the company report Net Income $1.8 billion at the upper end of its guided range. Cost controls are centre to management’s focus for the year ahead, and operating expenses are seen reducing by a further $3 billion on top of the 10% reduction ($4.1 billion) in 2015. We believe Shell’s dividend is secure for at least this year and next, and at current levels offers a yield of 8.12%. Exxon Mobil Share Price: $80.15 Exxon has one of the strongest dividend coverage ratios of all the oil majors, meaning that earnings-per-share are 1.1 times larger than the dividend per share. Its fourth quarter results beat expectations by 6.3%, and capital expenditure was reduced by 19% year-on-year to $31.1 billion. Exxon’s balance sheet remains exceptionally strong, as Net Debt/EBITDA stands at 0.77x, while cash flow from operations and asset sales was $32.7 billion, adding further support to the dividend, which offers a yield of 3.65%. *Price as of 29/02/2016 C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D royal Dutch Shell Share Price 2600 2400 2200 2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 Source: Bloomberg Exxon Mobil Share Price 110 105 100 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 Source: Bloomberg 5 INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) IXC iShares Global Energy EtF For investors who would like broader ways to play a future rebound in oil, the iShares Global Energy ETF (IXC US) offers exposure to many of the world’s largest oil companies. Holding the ETF provides diversification across the Oil and Gas sector, reducing the inherent risk that any individual company would reduce its dividends. The fund holds a wide variety of the world’s largest oil and gas stocks, including our preferred names in the sector, Exxon and Shell. Key Facts Current Price: €27.06* The iShares Global Energy ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the energy sector. Why IXC? 1. Exposure to companies that produce and distribute oil and gas Inception Date 11/12/2001 Expense Ratio 0.47% Benchmark S&P Global 1200 Energy Sector Index(TM) 30 Day SEC Yield 4.03% Number of Holdings 88 2. Targeted access to energy stocks from around the world Net Assets $844,823,186 view 3. Use to express a global sector Ticker IXC CUSIP 464287341 Exchange NYSE Arca Annualised Performance (% EUR) Source: www.ishares.com 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Since Inception NAV -22.09% -7.15% -3.78% 1.34% 6.00% top ten Holdings % Market Price -22.14% -7.26% -3.85% 1.30% 5.99% EXXON MOBIL CORP Benchmark -22.40% -7.29% -3.81% 1.27% 5.78% CHEVRON CORP 8.61 TOTAL SA 5.55 BP PLC 4.83 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC CLASS A 4.49 SCHLUMBERGER NV 4.48 CONOCOPHILLIPS 2.93 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC CLASS B OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP 2.81 Source: www.ishares.com Growth of EUr Since Inception 10,000 16.51 2.64 BG GROUP PLC 2.51 Source: www.ishares.com )XQG ) XQG Source: www.ishares.com %HQFKPDUN %HQFKPDUN *Price as of 29/02/2016 C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D 6 INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 EtFS Brent 1mth oILB For more direct exposure to the change in oil prices, ETF Securities’ Brent ETF (OILB LN) tracks the total return of the European benchmark oil contract. Key Facts Current Price: €18.10* Investment Objective ETFS Brent 1mth (OILB) is designed to enable investors to gain a total return exposure to movements in the price of ICE 1 month Brent crude oil futures contracts plus a collateral yield. The exposure is obtained through fully funded uncollateralised swaps with Shell Trading Switzerland AG, a member of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. OILB is an exchange traded commodity ("ETC"). Its securities can be created and redeemed on demand by authorised participants and traded on exchange just like shares in a company. Annualised Performance (% EUR) ICE 1 month Brent oil futures 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years -43.9% -71.6% -69.3% -66.3% -62.1% Product Name ETFS Brent 1mth Issuer ETFS Oil Securities Limited Legal Form Debt security UCITS Eligible Yes Domicile Jersey Listing Date 28 July 2005 Base Currency USD Currency Hedged No – this product is not protected against adverse currency movements Management Fee 0.49% p.a. Replication Synthetic - fully funded swap Counterparties Shell Trading Switzerland AG, a member of the Royal Dutch Shell Group Source: www.ishares.com Collateralised ICE 1 Month Brent oil Futures Benchmark Performance based investment performance Historical index on from 1 February 2011 to 31 December 2015. This information is denominated in USD. Product Manager Trustee 160 No – the ETC is not protected against counterparty credit risk 100 80 40 0 Feb-11 Jan-12 Jan-13 Jan-14 Jan-15 Source: ETFS Securities *Price as of 29/02/2016 20 Finland, France, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom Source: www.ishares.com 60 Yes Passported To The Law Debenture Trust Corporation p.l.c. UK Reporting Fund Status Yes 120 ETFS Management Company (Jersey) Limited SIPP &ISA (UK) Eligible 140 C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D L T D 7 INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 StockWatch Shane Kelly, Investment Analyst CRH Share Price 32 30 CRH Current Price: €23.975 28 CRH posted strong FY15 earnings highlighted by top line growth 26 and an acceleration in debt reduction. Revenues were €23.6bn, 24 2.3% ahead of consensus and up 25% YoY. 17% of this top line 22 growth came from continuing operations which shows the underlying business remains robust in addition to accretive M&A 20 activities. EBITDA was also strongly ahead, up 35% YoY to €2.2bn. Revenues were again driven by the North American business as Source: Bloomberg Europe continued to see mixed trading conditions. Management were keen to stress that margin growth in the US was not sacrificed for volume and this was evidenced by a further 70 bps increase in group EBITDA margin to 9.4%. The Lafarge Holcim assets also performed well in the year contributing €2.4bn to top line and c.€200m to EBITDA. CRH’s net debt is down to €6.6bn or 3x EBITDA, with the reduction driven by an additional €400m in divestments since the strategy update and a €1bn contribution from cash flows. On the outlook management Europe stabilising in 2016, while it expects the US to continue to grow in 2016 at a pace similar to recent trends, noting the infrastructure bill and expected pick up in housing and non-residential construction as two specific catalysts. We continue to see upside in CRH which trades on 15.8x 2016 earnings, a c. 7% discount to its long term average. Shane Kelly, Investment Analyst Green REIT Share Price 1.7 1.6 Green REIT Current Price: €1.356 1.5 1.4 Green REIT released strong H1 earnings at the end of February 1.3 with NAV growth +7% to €962m or €1.41 per share. The portfolio 1.2 is now 99% let as management continue to focus on asset 1.1 management and securing strong tenants on long lease terms. 1 Marquee renewals included Pioneer Investments which has been completed at Georges Quay, while the Vodafone renewal in Central Park extended its term to 2026 on current rents of €28psf. Source: Bloomberg Vodafone remains Greens largest tenant with annual rents of €7.3m. The agreement is also significant noting that Vodafone occupies 263,000 sq. ft. in Central Park where Green is set to launch c. 150,000 sq. ft. of additional new commercial space towards the end of 2016 and ensures the park remains fully let ahead of this. A key focus for management has been on re-letting a number of units which will experience a rent event over the next 3 years. Of this €29m (c. 53% of total contracted rent prior to the addition of Albert Quay and acquiring the residual 50% interest in Central Park) in rent events falling due between 2016 and 2018, management has now secured c. €19m (65%) on long leases, extending its weighted average unexpired lease term (WAULT) by 2.3 years from 5 to 7.3 years. As it stands today, just 25% of rents are set to see a rent event prior to 2018, with 75% of rents let past 2019. This certainty on rental income coupled with attractive yields on Prime Dublin Commercial units seen at present has driven our expectations for 2016e NAV of €1.51 for 2016 and €1.64 for 2017. We are confident that management can at least meet these targets for 2016 while we also expect a dividend yield of c. 2.5% growing towards 4% in the next 3 years. 8 C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 David Donnelly, Senior Investment Analyst Amazon Current Price: $579.04 Amazon remains one of our preferred names in the Tech space, given its dominant position in online retailing. The company enjoyed revenue growth of 22% last year, as sales rose to $35.75billion, far outpacing the 13% seen in the wider e-commerce sector. Importantly, margins are also improving, as the fourth quarter saw margins expand to 3.2%. We expect this growth to be maintained as consumers spend a greater proportion of their time online. amazon Share Price 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 Source: Bloomberg Critically, Amazon is also enjoying huge growth in its Amazon Web Services (AWS) division, which provides Cloud computing services. Cloud computing allows businesses to avoid costly purchases of hardware like servers, and instead connect to computing power via the internet for a small fee. This is hugely attractive for many businesses given the avoidance of expensive outlays on technology hardware. Amazon’s service grew revenues by 69% in the last quarter to $2.4billion, and accounted for 40% of the company’s operating income. This is a critical growth area within the Tech space and offers exceptionally high margins of 26% to Amazon. Overall, Amazon is expected to grow earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) by an average of 32.35% per annum over the next three years. In this light we see the current valuation of 18.75x 2016e EV/EBITDA as exceptionally attractive, and we maintain our Outperform rating. Stephen Hall, CFA, Investment Analyst Smurfit Kappa Share Price 30 Smurfit Kappa Current Price: €21.885 28 26 24 22 Prior to Smurfit Kappa’s Full Year 2015 results on the 10th 20 February we felt its share price was undervalued. Since 18 then, it has released a very positive set of results and we 16 14 have seen a meaningful 18% positive re-rating in its 12 valuations multiples from 8.3x FY16e earnings to 9.8x. We 10 still think there is significant re-rating potential ahead, as the stock still trades at a 17% discount to its own historic 3 Source: Bloomberg year average at 11.8x. Smurfit also trades at a 27% discount to its closest UK peer, DS Smith and we view this valuation discount as excessive and unjustifiable, and should narrow over the near term horizon. Smurfit should deliver meaningful earnings growth in FY16 (10.2% forecast growth expected) due to a drop in exceptional charges, a boost from new acquisitions and capex investments, in addition to €75m of highlighted cost savings. Earnings growth could also surprise to the upside once expensive oil hedges roll off in Q1/16 and if oil prices remain at depressed level below $40 a barrel throughout 2016. Smurfit successfully passed through prices increases to many of its 64,000 customers in Q4/15 and has made further progress on pricing in Q1/16. Management is forecasting organic volume growth between 2%-3% for FY16 which would be a strong performance. Smurfit has transitioned into a very attractive dividend play for investors as the company has significantly increased dividend payments over the past 3 years. Investors are paid a forecast dividend yield of 3.6% to hold Smurfit stock for 2016, which is significantly above the average dividend yield paid by ISEQ companies at 2.2%. Smurfit is a highly cash generative business, and modestly leveraged with a Net Debt/ EBITDA ratio of 2.4x. Its Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield is among the highest in the ISEQ Index at 7.3%, which enables the company’s attractive dividend policy. The company remains on the lookout for accretive bolt-on acquisitions and has significant debt headroom available to further consolidate the Packaging Sector particularly in Latin America. The market remains broadly bullish on Smurfit, with a consensus 12mth Target Price of €28.36, which offers 34% upside potential if achieved. C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D 9 INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 Green Effects Fund Socially Responsible Investing Richard Power, Director of Stockbroking Key Information Objectives The objective of the Fund is to achieve long term capital growth and income. The fund will provide investors with a product through which they can invest in companies with a commitment to supporting the environment and socially just production and work methods. For this purpose the fund only invests in stocks which are included in the Natural Stock Index (NAI). Performance Morningstar Rating HHHHH NAV €175.78* Minimum Investment €5,000 Dealing Frequency Weekly Sales Agent Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Ltd Custodian Northern Trust Administrator Northern Trust Feb 2016 YTD 2015 Administration Northern Trust Green Effects 1.6% -3.1% 15.2% Investment Manager Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Ltd S&P 500 (€) 1.5% -3.2% -0.7% Sales Commission 3% MSCI World (€) 0.6% -5.3% -1.9% Total Expense 1.24% Investment Mgt Fee 0.75% Website www.greeneffects.ie Source: Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Ltd Research and Bloomberg. Manager Comment The Green Effects Fund NAV ended February at €175.78 which was a return of 1.6% for the month. During the month two new stocks were added to the NAI index namely Tesla Motors and Smith & Nephew. Tesla Motors is an American automotive and energy Storage Company that designs, manufactures, and sells luxury electric cars, electric vehicle powertrain components, and battery products. The company was incorporated in 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, who financed the company until the December 2004 when Elon Musk's involvement began. Musk led the Series A) round of investment in February 2004, joining Tesla's board of directors as its chairman. Elon Musk is a South African-born CanadianAmerican business magnate, engineer, inventor and investor. He is the founder, CEO and CTO of SpaceX, co-founder, CEO and product architect of Tesla Motors, chairman of SolarCity and co-founder of PayPal. Tesla has a market capitalisation of circa $24bn at present and most recently reported Q4 2015 revenues of $97m. Smith & Nephew plc is a British-based multinational medical equipment manufacturing company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is an international producer of arthroscopy products, advanced wound management products, trauma and clinical therapy products and orthopedic reconstruction products. Its products are sold in over 90 countries. The company is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and has a market capitalisation of £10.621bn. Solarworld and Keurig Green Mountain were removed from the NAI Index in February. Source: Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Ltd Research *Prices as of 29/02/2016 Source: Bloomberg & Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Ltd Research top ten Holdings SVENSKA CELLULOSA 8.43% SHIMANO 8.41% VESTAS 7.59% KINGFISHER 7.34% TESLA 5.58% MOLINA 4.47% SMITH & NEPHEW 4.46% ACCIONA 4.24% EAST JAPAN RAILWAY CO. 4.12% TOMRA SYSTEMS 4.02% Source: Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Ltd Research Green Effects Fund naV Since Inception 200.00 180.00 160.00 140.00 120.00 100.00 80.00 60.00 40.00 20.00 0.00 Source: Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Ltd Research 10 C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 CANTOR FITZGERALD STRUCTURED PRODUCT PORTFOLIOS With continued market volatility, and with interest rates remaining close to 0%, it is more important than ever to have a diversified portfolio which also contains an element of downside protection. 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R Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Ltd. is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Ltd. is a Member Firm of The Irish Stock Exchange and The London Stock Exchange. Oil & Gas Kick Out Note III – Key Features Potential returns of 17% per annum. PR STR NE OD UC W UC TU T L RE AU D NC H CANTOR FITZGERALD OIL & GAS KICK OUT NOTE III Key Product Features Potential returns of 17% per annum. 100% capital returned provided Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon, BP and Total are each equal to or above 50% of their Initial Price Level, on the Final Valuation Date. 5 Year investment term which may redeem early between years 1 and 5. Note redeems early if all 4 stocks are equal to or above their Initial Price Level at any semi-annual valuation date after year 1. 100% capital returned provided Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon, BP and Total are each equal to or above 50% of their Initial Price Level, on the Final Valuation Date. 5 Year investment term which may redeem early between years 1 and 5. Note redeems early if all 4 stocks are equal to or above their Initial Price Level on the final valuation date. This is a capital at risk investment product. This is a capital at risk investment product. Guarantor: Societe Generale. • Returns are subject to CGT, investors may use any applicable CGT allowances. • Available to Personal, Pension, Corporate & ARF/AMRF Investors. • Closing date: 4th March 2016. For more information, please contact your Cantor Fitzgerald portfolio manager or visit www.cantorfitzgerald.ie to download a flyer and detailed brochure. Guarantor: Societe Generale. Warning: If you invest in this product you may not have access to your money for 5 years. Warning: If on the Final Valuation Date the Final Price Level of any of the 4 Stocks is more than 50% below its Initial Price Level, you will lose 50% or more of your investment. Warning: If Societe Generale were to default on Senior Debt, you will lose some or all of your investment. R Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Ltd (Cantor) is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Cantor Fitzgerald is a member of the Irish Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. Closing Date: 11th March 2016. All products have a 5 year investment term. For more information, please contact your Cantor Fitzgerald portfolio manager on 01 6333633 or visit www.cantorFitzgerald.ie to download a detailed brochure. R C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Ltd (Cantor) is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Cantor Fitzgerald is a member of the Irish Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. 11 INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 Corporate Finance Update In December 2015 Cantor Fitzgerald successfully raised €9.8m in Employment and Investment Incentive Scheme (“EIIS”) funding for three high growth exciting Irish businesses. In February 2016, Cantor Fitzgerald successfully raised €3m in senior secured loan notes to assist Glandore Business Centres Limited in acquiring two Dublin city centre properties. In addition to the recent fundraises Cantor Fitzgerald has now successfully exited its first two EIIS projects, the most recent being Caherciveen Wind Limited. Caherciveen Wind Limited CAHERCIVEEN WIND LTD. • Cantor Fitzgerald successfully exited the 2012 Caherciveen Wind Limited EIIS in February of this year. This was the second such exit following last year’s exit for the 2011 investors. • Through the EIIS Cantor Fitzgerald raised €2.5m to part finance the development of a 9MW wind farm in Co. Kerry. • Investors received a 9% uplift on their investment. This together with the tax relief obtained resulted in an IRR of 17%. Caherciveen Wind Ltd • €2.5m EIIS fundraise completed Dec 2012 • Successful exit Feb 2016 (IRR 17.1%) Loan Note Investments Glandore Business Centres • Cantor Fitzgerald raised a senior secured loan note of €3m for Glandore Business Centres Ltd in February 2016. • The funds raised were used to assist in funding the purchase of the freehold to two properties that the business previously occupied as lessee. • The loan note was issued with a 12 month term, with investors receiving a 10% coupon per annum, payable semi-annually. • The loan note is secured against two properties that were being purchased, with a Loan to Cost ratio against the two properties of 70%. Glandore Business Centres Ltd • €3m Senior Secured Loan Note fundraise completed Feb 2016 Upcoming Opportunities • The Cantor Fitzgerald Corporate Finance team are currently working with a number of businesses and will be bringing further loan note opportunities to market in the coming months. • Businesses that we are in active discussion will result in loan note investment opportunities in the following sectors; Renewable Energy, Food Production, Healthcare, Property Development & Property Investment. 12 C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 Irish REITs Monthly Update Shane Kelly, Investment Analyst Hibernia REIT Current Price €1.24 | NAV 122.1c Hibernia released an IMS at the start of February, highlighting some of the key asset management initiatives on-going in the group. In the Hanover Building, BNY Mellon has served notice to exercise its break on 44,000sq. ft it currently occupies in December 2016. Current rent is €1.4m (€31 psf ), with management noting that current ERV’s are well ahead of this current passing rent. At the Chancery Building it is in discussions with a number of potential tenants regarding the two floors (c. 11,500 sq. ft.) coming vacant in March 2016 as well as appointing an agent for the remainder of Cumberland House. Hibernia rEIt Share Price 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1 0.9 Source: Bloomberg It also completed the acquisition of Central Quay on Dublin’s South Docks. It has paid €51.3m, which represents an initial yield of 4.5% on rents of €2.5m. While the initial yield looks keen, management have flagged a number of rent events that will eventually increase yield on cost towards 6%. Near term catalysts include the ground floor and third floor which becomes vacant towards the 4th quarter of 2016, while the 1st floor has a rent event in mid-2018, with the space currently significantly under rented. The deal should add 1 months’ rent (c. €208k) to 2016 numbers. Green rEIt Share Price Green REIT Current Price €1.356 | NAV 141c 1.7 Green released H1/16 earnings which we have highlighted in our stock watch section this month. NAV growth was +7% to €1.41 while profit was €67.1 million for the 6 months to 31 December 2015. It also completed a number of high profile lettings including securing Pioneer Investments and Vodafone to new terms in the period. It also completed the acquisition of the residual 50% stake in Central Park and made its first payment on Albert Quay in Cork. 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1 Source: Bloomberg IRES REIT Current Price €1.139 | NAV 105.3c IRES was busy at the start of February, announcing full year results, the acquisition of 23 Apartments for €5.9m, at City Square, D2 as well as announcing the development of 68 apartments in the Beacon South Quarter in Sandyford. IrES rEIt Share Price 1.25 1.2 1.15 1.1 1.05 FY15 results showed NAV growth of 5% YoY below many estimates as rent control measures impacted growth. 1 0.95 0.9 Focus looks set to switch towards developing some of the c. 600 – 650 apartments it has potentially available for development. This has Source: Bloomberg been evidenced by the appointment of Walls construction to develop an initial 68 apartments for a fixed cost in the Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford. The acquisition at City Square has a contracted rent of €0.5m which represents an initial yield of 8.5%, split between 15 1 beds and 8 2 beds, close to Trinity college and the city centre. C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D 13 INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 Charts of the Month Stephen Hall, CFA, Investment Analyst GBPUSD UK Prime Minister, David Cameron negotiated favourable European Union membership terms at the EU Summit on the 18th February which protects the Sterling Pound, limits immigration benefits, reduces bureaucracy and should lead to a closer Union. Directly after this summit, Mr. Cameron set the date for the BREXIT referendum for the 23rd of June and he maintains his support to stay within the EU. The biggest development in the ongoing BREXIT saga is that the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, who is a hugely popular politician among the UK public, has declared his support for the “Out” campaign; claiming the UK could negotiate better membership terms if the public first voted to leave the EU. His announcement immediately weakened the Sterling Pound (GBP), and led to Cable (GBPUSD) closing below $1.40 on a monthly basis for the first time since 1984, while EURGBP continues to grind higher and is now trading 79p, a 13% appreciation in the past 3 months. Mr. Johnson is not alone in his view to leave the EU, in total 150 of 331 Conservative MPs are voting in favour of a BREXIT. We still think the economic costs of the UK voting to leave the EU outweighs any potential benefits. There is extreme uncertainty associated with a BREXIT and negative factors include a potential loss of foreign direct investment, a potential relocation of large investment banks out of the City of London, a collapse in the value of the Sterling Pound, more expensive funding for the UK Government within the primary debt markets to fund its current account deficit, potentially another referendum on Scottish Independence, a loss of jobs and a slowdown in economic growth. There is also a risk of a cut to its sovereign credit rating from the 3 big rating agencies, impacting UK business confidence and curtail investment spending. If the UK did vote to leave it would have to renegotiate trade relations with the EU and other countries and regions, as well as reconsider other topics such as regulatory and immigration policies. The most recent BREXIT poll conducted by the Financial Times suggests 46% of Britons want to stay within the EU, 38% wish to leave, while 16% are still undecided. A shift in sentiment towards staying in the EU will support the Sterling Pound, and UK equity markets particularly the UK Financial Sector. Ultimately, we see opinion polls shifting in favour of the “In” camp over the next 4 months, as the UK public begins to understand the potentially severe economic consequences if UK chooses to leave a Union with its biggest trade block. The impact of a BREXIT on the strength of the Sterling Pound is extremely binary. An “In” vote should lead to a strong recovery, while an “Out” vote will drive GBP further into uncharted territory which it hasn’t seen for several decades. Long term 40 year chart of GBPUSD: Big support broken on a monthly basis 14 C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 Gold Gold has been one of the best performing asset classes in the first two months of 2016 (+16.5%) as investors seek alternative investments to insulate portfolios from increasingly volatile global equity markets. Despite a strong rally in global equities in the last 2 trading weeks of February, the price action in Gold was very positive and it held onto the majority of its gains, and found big short term support at $1,225. In the process, it has broken to the upside of a long term downward slopping trend channel which has been in place over the past 3 years, and we see next near term resistance at $1,294 (yellow horizontal line) and $1,382 (orange horizontal line) above. Gold predominately remains a “Safe Haven” investment which should provide downside protection to an investor’s portfolio during periods of increased market volatility or risk aversion, and we think 2016 has numerous unknown risk events on the horizon. Investors do not receive a coupon or dividend from holding this precious metal, which is one of the key deterrents for individuals who require an income from their portfolio. However, we continue to operate in “lower for longer” yield environment and real interest rates (nominal interest rates – inflation rates) in several major economies globally have turned negative recently, which reduces the opportunity cost of holding gold. We recommend that investor’s gain exposure to gold through PHAU LN, which is an Exchange Trade Commodity on physical backed gold. Gold Chart C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D 15 INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 Investment Fund Focus Mark McPaul, Portfolio Construction Analyst Below we highlight four investment funds from our Cantor20 range that we consider as attractive options for investment portfolios in 2016. These funds should also be considered for tactical allocation in existing investment portfolios to improve diversification and portfolio positioning. theme 1: Increase in Equity Market Volatility In order to mitigate the downside risk to portfolios from spikes in volatility we would suggest two absolute return funds, Standard Life GarS and BnY Mellon Global real return. theme 2: Yields in the Eurozone to remain depressed For income focused portfolios we would suggest adding exposure to investment grade corporate bonds which offer an attractive yield uplift relative to government bonds. The PIMCo GIS Investment Grade Credit provides a tactical exposure across global investment grade credit. Theme 3: European Equities vs UK & US For investors looking to play our preferred theme of European Equities over the US and UK, we would suggest the Standard Life European Smaller Companies Fund. THEME 1: INCREASE IN EQUITY MARKET VOLATILITY Standard Life GARS Fund As of 29/02/2016 Performance objective: Investment Growth of €10,000 To deliver a positive return in the form of capital growth over the medium to longer term in all market conditions by investing across multiple asset classes. This fund looks to outperform EURIBOR + 5% over 3 year rolling periods and targets a volatility range between 48% per annum. role in Portfolio: 1 2 3 4 Standard Life GARS Fund !11,500 !11,000 !10,500 Given its active positioning for different market environment it fits in well as a hedge with direct equity or long only fund portfolios. Investors should be aware that in order to achieve its objective the fund will make extensive use of derivative instruments. It has a low correlation with equities making the fund an ideal choice for investors looking for competitive returns but with less of the volatility associated with direct stock market investments. risk rating: !12,000 5 6 7 !10,000 !9,500 Jan-13 Jul-13 Performance Fund % Jan-14 YTD -2.48% Jul-14 2015 2.90% Jan-15 2014 5.61% Jul-15 Jan-16 2013 6.47% Fund Particulars Type: Absolute Return ISIN: LU0548153799 Ongoing Charge: 0.90% AUM (€ Mil) €15,595 Current Yield: 0.00% Dividend Frequency NA *Available on Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Platform 16 C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 THEME 1: INCREASE IN EQUITY MARKET VOLATILITY BNY Mellon Global Real Return Performance Investment Growth of €10,000 objective: A total return comprised of long-term capital growth and income by investing in a broad multi-asset portfolio. The Fund aims to deliver cash (i.e. 1 Month EURIBOR) + 4% p.a. over 5 years before fees. role in Portfolio: risk rating: 2 3 4 !11,500 BNY Mellon Global Real Return !11,000 !10,500 There are no restrictions on the fund’s asset allocation with the overall aim to produce a positive return regardless of market conditions. This fund would work well as a core holding in portfolios to help dampen the impact of falling markets on returns. In addition, the funds unconstrained investment approach provides portfolios with the benefits of cost effective diversification.. 1 As of 29/02/2016 5 6 7 !10,000 !9,500 Jan-13 Jul-13 Performance Fund % Jan-14 YTD 2.51% Jul-14 2015 1.65% Jan-15 Jul-15 2014 4.90% Jan-16 2013 3.53% Fund Particulars Type: Absolute Return ISIN: IE00B52MKP33 Ongoing Charge: 1.09% AUM (€ Mil) €2,841 Current Yield: 1.11% Distribution Frequency Annually *Available on Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Platform THEME 2: YIELDS IN THE EUROzONE TO REMAIN DEPRESSED PIMCO GIS Investment Grade Credit Fund As of 29/02/2016 Performance Investment Growth of €10,000 objective: The Global Investment Grade Credit Fund is an actively managed fund that invests at least two-thirds of its assets in investment grade global corporate and credit instruments. To provide a yield uplift the fund may also invest up to 15% in sub-investment grade bonds. !11,000 PIMCO GIS Investment Grade Credit !10,500 role in Portfolio: !10,000 This fund offers the diversification benefits of corporate bonds versus equities as well as an attractive income stream for investors looking to outperform deposits. The fund is currently yielding 3.86% per annum and distributes income on a quarterly basis. risk rating: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 !9,500 Jan-13 Jul-13 Performance Fund % Jan-14 YTD 0.83% Jul-14 2015 0.15% Jan-15 Jul-15 2014 7.27% Jan-16 2013 -1.03% Fund Particulars Type: Global Corporate Bond ISIN: IE00B3D1YW09 Ongoing Charge:: 0.49% AUM (€ Mil) €11,691 Current Yield: 3.86% Distribution Frequency Quarterly *Available on Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Platform C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D 17 INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 THEME 3: EUROPEAN EQUITIES VS UK & US Standard Life European Smaller Companies Fund objective: The fund aims to provide long term growth by investing predominantly in the shares of smaller companies listed on European stock markets, including the UK. This also includes companies that have significant European operations and companies in European emerging markets. role in Portfolio: 1 2 3 4 Performance Investment Growth of €10,000 !22,000 !20,000 Standard Life European Smaller Companies !18,000 !16,000 !14,000 Smaller companies traditionally outperform larger companies during periods of rising markets due to their increased risk/return characteristics; similarly they will tend to underperform in down markets. Therefore this fund is suitable for investors seeking a higher risk/return payoff, or as an underweight holding in a diversified portfolio. Smaller European companies should continue to benefit from ECB Quantitative Easing as a result of the pickup in underlying Euro area growth. risk rating: As of 29/02/2016 5 6 7 !12,000 !10,000 !8,000 Jan-13 Jul-13 Performance Fund % Jan-14 YTD -8.90% Jul-14 2015 37.26% Jan-15 2014 4.54% Jul-15 Jan-16 2013 43.28% Fund Particulars Type: European Small Cap Equity ISIN: LU0306632687 Ongoing Charge:: 1.01% AUM (€ Mil) €341 Current Yield: 0.00% Distribution Frequency NA *Available on Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Platform 18 C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 Bond of the Month BKIr 7.375% at1 Perpetual Bond Fiona Hayes, Fixed Income Strategist Bank of Ireland released a strong set of results for 2015 last week with profit before tax of €1,232m, marginally ahead of our forecasts as net interest income grew by 4% despite NIM coming in 1bp shy of our expectations at 2.19%. Net loans exceeded our forecast, ending the year at €84.7bn, up €2.6bn compared with the end of 2014, although this was almost entirely down to GBP strength (which has since reversed). There was a significant reduction in defaulted loans which fell by €3.8bn to €10.6bn, while the broader non-performing loan measure fell by €2.4bn to just under €12bn. In turn, the impairment charge was a modest 32bps, down from 90bps in 2014. The bank added 200bps to fully-loaded CET1 capital over the course of the year, meaning it advanced to 11.3%, while transitional CET1 grew to 13.3% - c.300bps ahead of the newly disclosed SREP requirement of 10.25%. European subordinated financial bonds finally staged a modest rebound after weeks of intense selling pressure. We had argued that the sell-off was massively overdone and the market should eventually start to distinguish good credits from bad ones. This bond still offers a yield to next call of 8.84%. The bond is a “temporary write-down” instrument, allowing the bank to convert the bonds into equity when the CET1 ratio falls below 5.125%. After a temporary write-down, the bank would be able to write-back up portions of the bonds each year on a phased basis, subject to certain restrictions. The transitional CET1 ratio had a buffer of over 8% over this trigger at year-end, nor do we see question marks over the bank’s capacity to pay discretionary coupon – with assert quality moving in the right direction and no one-off litigation charges such as those faced by some other European banks. Minimum investment size is nominal 200,000. Disclaimer: This is a sub-investment grade and subordinated bond suitable only for investors with higher risk appetite. Issuer Bank of Ireland Rating B+/B2 Currency Euro Maturity Perpetual Callable Perpetual call 18/06/2020 @100 Collateral Not applicable Coupon 7.375% Coupon Type Fixed Coupon dates Semi-annual (June, December) Issue size €750 million Price €95.40 Yield 8.84% (to next call) C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D 19 INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 R Performance DATA February 2016 20 Core Portfolio 2016 Performance Update 21 Investment Returns 22 Long Term Investment Returns 23 Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Bond Returns 24 C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 Core Portfolio 2016 Core Portfolio at 1st March 2016 Stock Aryzta* Glanbia Ryanair* ICG GlaxoSmithKline Pfizer General Electric Smurfit Kappa Daimler DCC CRH Grafton Group Royal Dutch Shell Exxon Mobil Apple Alphabet SAP Facebook PayPal Vodafone Verizon Bank of Ireland Prudential Lloyds AIG Allianz Intesa Sanpaolo iShare Dax ETF* Weighted Return (Local Crncy) Price 29/02/2016 Total Return Local Cncy (%) Year to date Total Return Euro (%) Year to date *(SIP) Fwd P/E FY1 (x) Div Yield FY1 Target Weight (%) 44.4 18.4 14.3 4.7 1,399.5 29.7 29.1 21.3 63.1 5,640.0 23.7 665.5 1,645.0 80.2 96.7 717.2 69.9 106.9 38.1 219.7 50.7 0.3 1,257.5 72.4 50.2 137.3 2.3 83.9 -4.74 8.32 -4.83 -13.19 5.11 -7.16 -5.72 -9.56 -18.66 -1.84 -11.24 -10.07 8.81 3.76 -7.65 -7.81 -4.69 2.16 5.36 -0.59 11.12 -22.49 -17.86 -0.92 -20.74 -16.08 -24.16 -11.70 -5.7% -4.74 8.32 -4.83 -13.19 -0.83 -7.23 -5.79 -9.56 -18.66 -6.75 -11.24 -15.15 2.66 3.67 -7.72 -7.89 -4.69 2.07 5.27 -6.21 11.03 -22.49 -22.51 -6.52 -20.35 -16.08 -24.16 -11.70 11.1 19.9 12.5 13.8 15.7 11.9 16.5 9.6 7.2 20.4 15.1 14.2 11.3 17.9 9.6 17.9 16.4 26.0 21.7 38.9 12.5 8.9 10.6 9.4 8.5 9.0 9.2 11.0 15.4 1.41% 0.79% 0.87% 2.53% 5.67% 4.11% 3.46% 3.63% 5.58% 1.87% 2.83% 2.28% 8.13% 3.83% 2.37% 0.00% 1.94% 0.00% 0.00% 5.19% 4.62% 5.02% 3.45% 6.50% 2.85% 5.66% 9.76% 3.77% 3.16% 4.0 2.0 4.5 2.0 4.0 4.0 2.0 3.0 3.5 2.0 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.0 2.0 3.5 2.0 4.0 3.5 4.0 Current Price as at 29/02/2016. Source: Bloomberg, CFEU estimates. *SIP = Since Inclusion in Portfolio Portfolio Total Return (€) YTD -7.09%. | Benchmark Return(€) YTD -6.98% C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D 21 INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 Investment Returns February 2016 Equities Index ISEQ DAX Eurostoxx50 Stoxx600 (Europe) Nasdaq (100) Dow Jones S&P500 Nikkei Hang Seng China (Shaghai Composite) India MSCI World Index MSCI BRIC Index 31/01/2016 6343.24 9798.11 3045.09 342.27 4279.169 16466.3 1940.24 17518.3 19683.11 2737.6 24870.69 1562.18 198.83 29/02/2016 6344.11 9495.4 2945.75 333.92 4201.118 16516.5 1932.23 16026.76 19111.93 2687.979 23002 1547.17 194.59 % Change 0.0% -3.1% -3.3% -2.4% -1.8% 0.3% -0.4% -8.5% -2.9% -1.8% -7.5% -1.0% -2.1% % ytd Change -6.6% -11.6% -9.8% -8.7% -8.5% -5.2% -5.5% -15.8% -12.8% -24.1% -11.9% -7.0% -11.9% 52 Week High 6,921 12,391 3,836 415 4,740 18,351 2,135 20,953 28,589 5,178 30,025 1,814 311 Date 03/12/2015 10/04/2015 13/04/2015 15/04/2015 02/12/2015 19/05/2015 20/05/2015 24/06/2015 27/04/2015 12/06/2015 04/03/2015 22/05/2015 27/04/2015 31/01/2016 1.0831 0.76082 1.4244 1.52898 1.51359 131.21 1.10776 8.4346 7.1247 74.0121 15012.74 0.7084 121.14 99.606 29/02/2016 1.0873 0.78128 1.3917 1.52251 1.47228 122.53 1.08558 8.4547 7.1217 74.494 14608.02 0.7141 112.69 98.211 % Change 0.4% 2.7% -2.3% -0.4% -2.7% -6.6% -2.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.7% -2.7% 0.8% -7.0% -1.4% % ytd Change 0.1% 6.0% -5.6% 2.1% -2.1% -6.2% -0.2% 0.4% -5.6% 3.3% -3.0% -2.0% -6.3% -0.4% 52 Week High 1.1714 0.7929 1.5930 1.6590 1.6106 141.0600 1.1200 9.0780 7.4733 77.4900 16,638.7000 0.8164 125.8600 100.5100 Date 24/08/2015 25/02/2016 18/06/2015 24/08/2015 20/01/2016 04/06/2015 04/02/2016 24/08/2015 11/02/2016 12/02/2016 29/09/2015 14/05/2015 05/06/2015 02/12/2015 31/01/2016 35.28 34.74 1118.17 14.2615 207.15 383.26 40.6371 105.9199 2.298 485 376.75 29/02/2016 33.75 35.97 1238.74 14.9023 213.25 383.63 38.7233 102.9726 1.711 453.25 357 % Change -4.3% 3.5% 10.8% 4.5% 2.9% 0.1% -4.7% -2.8% -25.5% -6.5% -5.2% % ytd Change -13.7% -3.5% 16.7% 7.5% -0.4% 2.4% -2.2% -3.6% -26.8% -4.9% -2.1% 52 Week High 65.71 69.63 1,263.47 17.78 293.50 542.10 50.19 125.31 3.11 631.00 468.50 Date 06/05/2015 06/05/2015 11/02/2016 18/05/2015 13/05/2015 14/05/2015 14/07/2015 14/07/2015 19/05/2015 01/07/2015 14/07/2015 31/01/2016 0.019 0.835 -0.487 -0.312 0.325 0.337 0.894 1.56 0.7737 1.328 1.9209 29/02/2016 0.04 0.798 -0.571 -0.407 0.107 0.378 0.741 1.337 0.7737 1.2123 1.7347 Yield Change 0.02 -0.04 -0.08 -0.10 -0.22 0.04 -0.15 -0.22 0.00 -0.12 -0.19 % ytd Change -0.17 -0.36 -0.23 -0.36 -0.52 -0.27 -0.60 -0.62 -0.27 -0.55 -0.53 52 Week High 0.79 1.89 -0.14 0.27 1.06 0.77 1.67 2.21 1.10 1.83 2.50 Date 16/06/2015 10/06/2015 10/06/2015 13/07/2015 10/06/2015 09/11/2015 26/06/2015 26/06/2015 29/12/2015 30/12/2015 11/06/2015 Currencies Currency Pair EuroUSD EuroGBP GBP/USD Euro/AUD Euro/CAD Euro/JPY Euro/CHF Euro/HKD Euro/CNY Euro/INR (India) Euro/IDR (Indonesia) AUD/USD USD/JPY US Dollar Index Commodities Commodity Oil (Crude) Oil (Brent) Gold Silver Copper CRB Commodity Index DJUBS Grains Index DJUBS Soft Commodity Gas Wheat Corn Bonds Issuer Irish 5yr Irish 10yr German 2yr German 5yr German 10yr UK 2yr UK 5yr UK 10yr US 2yr US 5yr US 10yr Source: Bloomberg and Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Ltd Research. 22 C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 Long Term Investment Returns February 2016 Asset Class Performances (returns in Local Currency)* Equities 2004 MSCI World Index MSCI Emerging Market Index China Japan India S&P500 Eurostoxx50 DAX ISEQ 15.5% 26.0% -14.1% 8.6% 14.1% 10.9% 10.3% 7.3% 29.0% 2012 2013 2014 10.2% 20.9% 9.8% -40.2% 30.9% 12.5% -4.9% 16.7% 34.4% 32.6% 39.7% -53.1% 78.7% 19.4% -18.2% 18.7% -5.8% 135.1% 98.0% -64.9% 82.6% -12.8% -20.2% 5.8% 41.8% 8.1% -10.0% -41.1% 21.1% -1.3% -15.6% 25.6% 44.6% 48.8% 48.8% -51.8% 78.5% 19.1% -23.6% 28.0% 4.9% 15.8% 5.6% -37.0% 26.4% 15.1% 2.1% 16.0% 25.4% 19.2% 10.4% -41.8% 27.0% -1.8% -13.1% 19.6% 27.1% 22.0% 22.3% -40.4% 23.8% 16.1% -14.7% 29.1% 21.6% 30.6% -24.7% -65.1% 29.8% -0.1% 2.6% 20.4% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 27.5% -2.3% -3.9% 59.4% 9.8% 32.4% 22.7% 25.5% 35.7% 2.9% -1.9% -7.0% -4.6% -17.2% -6.8% 52.9% 10.5% -24.1% 7.1% 9.1% -15.8% 30.1% -5.6% -12.1% 11.4% 0.2% -5.5% 1.2% 4.5% -9.8% 2.7% 9.6% -11.6% 15.1% 31.2% -6.6% 2015 2016 Source: Bloomberg. Bonds 10yr Ireland UK Spain Portugal USA Germany 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 9.59% 6.62% 9.30% 10.06% 4.25% 9.23% 5.42% 7.66% 6.01% 5.87% 2.35% 5.88% -0.17% -0.47% -1.08% -1.18% 2.73% -0.95% 1.23% 6.69% 1.56% 2.16% 10.31% 1.88% 7.89% 14.97% 9.82% 9.71% 19.74% 14.78% 3.89% -0.65% 4.54% 4.91% -7.30% 1.76% -19.58% 9.43% -5.67% -10.25% 9.39% 6.81% 12.02% 15.90% 9.68% -33.47% 15.24% 12.79% 34.64% 4.64% 4.69% 75.51% 4.01% 6.81% 12.45% -4.99% 14.24% 10.98% -5.92% -1.72% 23.67% 12.13% 22.77% 31.85% 8.45% 13.44% 2011 2012 2015 2016 2.53% 2.65% 0.48% 5.18% 1.33% 1.70% 5.05% -2.18% 1.50% 4.62% 0.74% 4.36% Source: Bloomberg EFFAS Government Bond Indices & FINRA Corporate Indices Commodities Gold Brent Oil Crude Oil Copper Silver CRB Commodity Index 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 5.4% 34.1% 33.6% 38.9% 14.3% 3.3% 18.4% 45.8% 40.5% 40.6% 29.6% 3.4% 23.0% 3.2% 0.0% 40.6% 45.3% 19.6% 31.3% 54.2% 57.2% 5.9% 15.4% 14.1% 5.5% -51.4% -53.5% -53.6% -23.8% -23.8% 24.0% 70.9% 77.9% 137.3% 49.3% 33.7% 29.7% 21.6% 15.1% 32.9% 83.7% 23.6% 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 10.5% -4.3% 2.0% 9.1% 30.0% -7.2% 1.3% -26.5% 10.2% -8.3% 6.1% -4.2% -6.6% -3.3% -3.3% 1.5% -3.2% -2.8% -0.4% 1.5% 1.8% -2.6% 4.6% -0.5% 4.1% 2.2% 1.9% 0.4% -12.1% -6.5% -6.0% 12.7% -9.7% -5.0% -4.9% 8.9% 0.2% 5.9% -5.6% -0.5% 10.2% 7.0% 13.3% 3.5% 8.2% -7.1% -22.7% 6.3% -9.8% 8.2% -7.4% 0.4% 2013 2014 2015 2016 -28.3% -0.3% 7.2% -7.0% -35.9% -5.7% -1.5% -48.3% -45.9% -16.8% -19.5% -4.1% -10.5% -36.4% -31.3% -24.0% -11.3% -14.6% 16.4% -3.5% -8.9% -0.3% 7.9% 2.4% Source: Bloomberg Currencies 2009 Euro/USD Euro/GBP GBP/USD US Dollar Index 8.0% 0.4% 7.6% -7.0% -12.6% 11.4% -2.7% -2.0% -10.2% 13.7% 12.8% -8.2% Source: Bloomberg C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D 23 INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Bond Returns Indicative performance figures & maturity dates Cantor Fitzgerald Equity & Commodity Linked Bonds: Cantor Fitzgerald Bond Issue GLOBAL DIVIDEND BOND Underlying Asset (Ticker) SDGR Indicative Initial Strike Indicative Current Level Indicative Underlying Asset Performance Option A Participation Rate Option B Participation Rate Option A Indicative Performance Option B Indicative Performance 3960.34 5227.38 31.99% 80% 170% 25.59% 54.39% DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS BOND 1 SPXD10EE 1535.18 2003.56 30.51% 50% 145% 15.25% 44.24% DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS BOND 2 SPXD10EE 1522.93 2003.56 31.56% 50% 140% 15.78% 44.18% DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS GBP SPXD10EE 1522.93 2003.56 31.56% 50% 140% 15.78% 44.18% 80% PROTECTED KICK OUT 1* AAPL PRU BMW VOD 86.37 1395.00 88.18 217.15 96.69 1257.50 75.15 219.70 11.95% -9.86% -14.78% 1.17% Kick Out Level: 30% In Year 2 45% In Year 3 60% In Year 4 -14.78% N/a 80% PROTECTED KICK OUT 2* AAPL GSK BMW VOD 94.72 1555.00 93.97 195.65 96.69 1399.50 75.15 219.70 2.08% -10.00% -20.03% 12.29% 30% In Year 2 45% In Year 3 60% In Year 4 -20.00% N/a 30% In Year 2 45% In Year 3 60% In Year 4 -20.00% N/a 30% In Year 2 45% In Year 3 60% In Year 4 -20.00% N/a Indicative Performance: Kick Out Level: Indicative Performance: 80% PROTECTED KICK OUT 3* RDSA GSK BMW ALV 2346.50 1432.50 85.64 128.20 1647.50 1399.50 75.15 137.25 -29.79% -2.30% -12.25% 7.06% Kick Out Level: 80% PROTECTED KICK OUT 4* RDSA GSK RYA ALV 2132.50 1485.00 8.56 138.45 1647.50 1399.50 14.29 137.25 -22.74% -5.76% 66.84% -0.87% GOLDLNPM 1649.25 1234.90 -25.12% - - 12.00% 23.00% OIL BOND CO1 97.61 35.97 -63.15% 150% 275% 0.00% -10.00% CAPITAL SECURE MIN RETURN 1* SX5E 2579.76 2945.75 14.19% - - 10.00% 11.50% CAPITAL SECURE MIN RETURN 2* SX5E 2589.25 2945.75 13.77% - - 6.40% 12.95% CAPITAL SECURE MIN RETURN 5* SX5E 2799.2 2945.75 5.24% - - 7.00% N/a SECURE INCOME & GROWTH* SX5E UKX 2161.87 5351.53 2945.75 6097.09 36.26% 13.93% - - 22.00% N/a CREDIT UNION EURO BONUS BOND* SX5E 3674.05 2945.75 -19.82% - - 0.00% N/a OIL & GAS KICKOUT NOTE* XOM RDSB BP FP 82.23 1717.00 391.70 44.33 80.15 1645.00 351.45 41.38 -2.53% -4.19% -10.28% -6.67% Indicative Performance: - 0.00% N/a OIL & GAS KICKOUT NOTE 2* XOM RDSB BP FP 77.28 1469.00 339.30 42.01 80.15 1645.00 351.45 41.38 3.71% 11.98% 3.58% -1.51% Indicative Performance: - 0.00% N/a REAL ESTATE KICKOUT NOTE* SPG UL DLR HCN 190.52 233.60 74.80 65.25 189.73 229.75 79.07 63.78 -0.41% -1.65% 5.71% -2.25% Indicative Performance: - 0.00% N/a Indicative Performance: Kick Out Level: Indicative Performance: GOLD BOND* 24 C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 Cantor Fitzgerald Split Deposit Bonds Underlying Asset (Ticker) Indicative Initial Strike Indicative Current Level Indicative Underlying % Change Option A Participation Rate Option B Participation Rate Option A Indicative Return Option B Indicative Return Split Deposit Return SAFE HARBOUR BOND IV BNPIHBEE 627.10 672.86 7.30% 80% 160% 5.84% 11.67% 10.00% SAFE HARBOUR BOND GBP IV BNPIHBEE 627.10 672.86 7.30% 80% 160% 5.84% 11.67% 10.00% SAFE HARBOUR BOND GBP V BNPIHBEE 618.72 672.86 8.75% 80% 160% 7.00% 14.00% 10.00% SAFE HARBOUR BOND VI BNPIHBEE 624.16 672.86 7.80% 70% - 5.46% N/a 10.00% SAFE HARBOUR BOND VII BNPIHBEE 627.26 672.86 7.27% 70% - 5.09% N/a 10.00% SAFE HARBOUR BOND VIII BNPIHBEE 629.75 672.86 6.85% 70% - 4.79% N/a 10.00% Cantor Fitzgerald Bond Issue All figures are indicative of underlying performance after participation only and represent the potential indicative return of the underlying strategy only, had the investments matured on 29th February 2016. *Indicative performance figures may also include a performance related bonus (if applicable). 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Strike and Maturity Dates for Cantor Fitzgerald Bonds: Product Strike Date Maturity Date Real Estate Kick Out Note 18/12/2015 05/01/2021 Oil & Gas Kick Out Note 2 18/12/2015 05/01/2021 Oil & Gas Kick Out Note 30/10/2015 12/11/2020 80% Protected Kick Out 1 19/05/2014 28/05/2018 80% Protected Kick Out 2 22/07/2014 30/07/2018 80% Protected Kick Out 3 26/09/2014 03/10/2018 80% Protected Kick Out 4 28/11/2014 05/12/2018 Capital Secure Min Return 1 21/02/2013 21/02/2019 Capital Secure Min Return 2 08/04/2013 08/04/2019 Capital Secure Min Return 5 30/05/2013 30/05/2018 Credit Union Euro Bonus Bond 17/04/2015 22/04/2021 Dividend Aristocrat Bond 1 27/05/2013 27/04/2017 Dividend Aristocrat Bond 2 26/07/2013 26/06/2017 Dividend Aristocrat Bond GBp 26/07/2013 26/06/2017 Global Dividend Bond 26/02/2013 26/01/2017 Gold Bond 21/03/2012 21/03/2016 Oil Bond 08/06/2012 16/05/2016 Safe Harbour Bond GBP V 19/10/2012 19/09/2016 Safe Harbour Bond IV 21/09/2012 22/08/2016 Safe Harbour Bond GBP IV 21/09/2012 22/08/2016 Safe Harbour Bond VI 26/11/2012 26/10/2016 Safe Harbour Bond VII 30/11/2012 01/11/2016 Safe Harbour Bond VIII 23/01/2013 23/12/2016 Secure Income & Growth 21/05/2012 21/11/2017 C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D 25 INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 Disclaimer Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Ltd, (Cantor), is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. 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Company Description royal Dutch Shell: Royal Dutch Shell PLC, through subsidiaries, explores for, produces, and refines petroleum. The Company produces fuels, chemicals, and lubricants. Shell owns and operates gasoline filling stations worldwide. Exxon Mobil: Exxon Mobil Corporation operates petroleum and petrochemicals businesses on a worldwide basis. The Company's operations include exploration and production of oil and gas, electric power generation, and coal and minerals operations. Exxon Mobil also manufactures and markets fuels, lubricants, and chemicals. iShares Global Energy EtF (IXC US): The iShares Global Energy ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the energy sector. EtF Securities Brent EtF: ETFS Brent 1mth (OILB) is designed to enable investors to gain a total return exposure to movements in the price of ICE 1 month Brent crude oil futures contracts plus a collateral yield. The exposure is obtained through fully funded uncollateralised swaps with Shell Trading Switzerland AG, a member of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. 26 C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D INVESTMENT JOURNAL MARCH 2016 amazon: Amazon.com, Inc. is an online retailer that offers a wide range of products. The Company's products include books, music, videotapes, computers, electronics, home and garden, and numerous other products. Amazon offers personalized shopping services, Web-based credit card payment, and direct shipping to customers. CrH: CRH PLC, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified international building materials group which manufactures and distributes a range of construction products such as heavy materials, elements to construct the frame and value-added exterior products. Smurfit Kappa Group: Smurfit Kappa Group PLC manufactures containerboards, solid boards, graphic boards, corrugated and solid board packaging products. Green rEIt: Green REIT plc operates as a property investment company. The Company invests in a portfolio of long-lease and freehold, primarily commercial and mainly Dublin-based properties. Hibernia rEIt: Hibernia REIT p.l.c. operates as a real estate investment trust. The Company invests in commercial properties including offices, industrial properties, retail stores, warehousing and distribution centers, and other related property assets. Hibernia focuses on properties located in Dublin, Ireland. IrES rEIt: Irish Residential Properties REIT Plc is an Irish property investment company. The Company's focus is to acquire, hold and manage investments primarily focused on multi-unit residential real estate and commercial property for third party rental. Historical Record of Recommendation: royal Dutch Shell: We have been positive on Core Portfolio stock, Royal Dutch Shell, since 20/05/13 and no change has been made to our recommendation since then. Exxon Mobil: We have been positive on Core Portfolio stock, Exxon Mobil, since 09/12/2013 and no change has been made to our recommendation since then. amazon: We have an Outperform recommendation for Amazon since 26/07/13, and no changes have been made since then. CrH: CRH was added to the core portfolio on the 01/01/2016, we have upgraded our recommendation to outperform from market perform. Smurfit Kappa Group: We have added Smurfit Kappa to our core portfolio on the 01/01/2016 and we have upgraded our recommendation from Market Perform to Outperform. Green rEIt: We have an Outperform rating for Green REIT since 09/02/15 and no changes to the recommendation have been made in the last 12 months. Hibernia rEIt: We have an Outperform rating for Hibernia REIT since 22/08/14 and no changes to the recommendation have been made in the last 12 months. IrES rEIt: We have a Not Rated recommendation for IRES REIT. Bank of Ireland: We have been positive on the outlook for Bank of Ireland since 27/07/15 changing our recommendation to Outperform from Market Perform. Bond Description: BKIR 7.375% AT1 Perpetual Bond Bank of Ireland: Bank of Ireland provides a range of banking, life insurance and other financial services to customers in Ireland and United Kingdom. Services include branch banking, personal and business loans, loan insurance, mortgages, foreign exchange, correspondent banking, credit cards and stockbroking. Source: Bloomberg All regulatory disclosures pertaining to valuation methodologies, definition of the rating system and historical records of the above recommendations can be found on the Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland website here: http://www.cantorfitzgerald.ie/research_disclosures.php C A N T O R F I T Z G E R A L D I R E L A N D LT D 27 R DUBLIN: 75 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland. Tel : +353 1 633 3800. Fax : +353 1 633 3856/+353 1 633 3857 CORK: 45 South Mall, Cork. 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