Professional Investors approach November 2017
Investor types The investment decision process depends to the investor type. Criteria and the approach vary significantly. Individual investors Institutional investors
Investor types individual Depends on the risk appreciation Conservative: risk averse Moderately Conservative: willing to take on some amount of risk Moderate Aggressive: similar as aggressive with less risks Active: invest mainly in stock markets Emotional: attracted to fashionable investments Busy: need to be involved with the markets Casual: a laid-back attitude to investment, often hardworking and involved with work or family
Investor types institutional (ex-public) Depends on in-house process Own Investment Philosophy Own Investment Process Corresponding schemes Investment policy Corresp. investment selection and monitoring (check-lists…) Commercial banks Insurance company Charity trusts or association Traditional Mutual Funds Hedge Funds
Investor types institutional (ex-public)
Main rule In case of acceptance of higher risk, a couple of rules are verified. Closest case to South-East Europe countries: No institutional investors: Country risk Small market area Liquidity Currency Inadequacy between investor investment and monitoring process with local working approach Private individual or corporate investor
If you are the investor? Gain Risk What a country makes more attractive for you? What real differences between Latvia and Lettonia ? Same in the other way: Investors do not care about nationality Investors do not care about friendship But do care about: Stability – visibility Make money Gain Risk
Distressed Investments Gain/Risk ratio Distressed Investments Return Attractive Decision Prime Traditionnal Unattractive Risk free (1%-2%) Risk
Investments per Gain/Risk ratio
Gain/Risk ratio Where your investment is ? Distressed Investments Return Attractive Decision Prime Unattractive Traditionnal Risk free (1%-2%) Risk
Gain/Risk ratio Where your investment is ? Distressed Investments Return Attractive Decision Prime Unattractive Traditionnal Risk free (1%-2%) Risk Stability professional project management controlled off-the records involvement
Fundamental Indicators Economic & Financial
GDP growth rate
Public Debt (%GDP)
Inflation
National Savings (%GDP)
FX Rates
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