Been working hard on cost has been creating this leverage. It the perfect storm of volatility that helped you in the Third Quarter . Sergio it has been coming down to a more normalized level that may be sought before 2018 and 2019. I think it is a combination is a more stable market environment, but the effect of all the new initiatives that we could set for growing, and which are starting to pay off. Manus youve got a strong message in the dividend. There has been an accrual of cash and buy back. When can we realistically expect the regulator to let you and ubs pay those dividends in 2021 . Sergio what it seems for investors is, basically, our message that we are very determined and committed in implementing our capital return policy. We are flashing our intentions to have a good solid Cash Dividend, but also complemented with share buybacks, and the fact that we are highlighting what we have done so far this year by creating this 1. 5 billion reserve is a testament to our commitments
Possibility china might make efforts to im pose security measures on hong kong has some worried especially in asia today. My goodness, thats despite the fact that we did actually get some we started with vaccine data driving the markets. Look at the rally on monday to start the week off of the moderna news you had those positive vaccine comments from dr. Fauci saying the data looked promising, but its being overshadowed by everything playing out in china, whether its the situation with hong kong and what is essentially being seen as something of a power grab through a National Security lens or intentions between the u. S. And china more broadly and some of the policies that weve seen start to come in this week as well its interesting to see in general how this week has played out in the markets because reopening from a week to date standpoint has really led the way here it is the russell 2,000, the small caps which are seen as a proxy for the reopening efforts now that we have 50 state
Well reveal one of the best investment ideas the smart money is getting into. Halftime report starts right now. Welcome on jon, pete, and carey firestone the ceo of arias Asset Management we focus on the russell 2000, which has come alive, confirming to many that the reportsetting rally has room to go the russell outperforms the major averages for the last three months. Certainly since 2018, theres been a significant underperformance whats interesting about 2019 is both for passive and an active funds, youre seeing outflows in small caps a thats qu50i9 contrary the composition of small caps is the problem, so small caps are carrying in overweight to financials relative to large caps, then caring in underweight to technology and consumer discretionary, relative to large caps so the composition is the problem. I agree with the premise in 2020 it could be critical in driving the overall indices higher, and i think you want to have inclusion of small caps and increase your exposure to it y
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Investments ever. Were closing in on new records in the markets, this amid new optimism for that potential china u. S. Trade deal as you saw stocks are set to open higher. And the tech lash heads to the states a major multistate investigation into antitrust practices at google, set to be announced later on this afternoon. David, kick us off on t. Interesting here. In so many ways. 3. 2 billion as you said the stake from elliott, the largest single investment i believe they made at the company, a long letter comes out this morning detailing the reasons why this could be a 60 stock within lets call it three years or so, 2021 is what theyre talking about. 65 or so upside to todays stock price. They believe 5 in dividends and 55 stock price, you could get to 10 earnings per share grower with significant margin improvement, what theyre calling for. And buyback. Something i want to make sure people understand here, it is interesting, people who know the company well, but sort of are vaguely