Latest news in Fixed income

Why annuities are cheap

With interest rates stuck at historic lows, we’re at a point where the “annuities are expensive” mantra is conventional wisdom and rarely questioned. The purpose…

By: Brent Simmons
May 22, 2012 September 13, 2019
13:59

Stick with fixed income: Russell

Fixed-income investing will continue to play a crucial role for investors, even as three decades of bond-market gains appear likely to come to an end,…

By: Staff
April 26, 2012 September 13, 2019
12:03

Ford boosts pensions, looks to bonds

Ford Motor Co. will pump $3.8 billion into its global pension plans this year as it tries to get them closer to fully funding their…

By: Staff, with files from Canadian Press
February 23, 2012 September 13, 2019
11:28

Integra launches new fixed income strategies

Integra Capital Limited has entered into an agreement with Boston-based Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC to represent the firm in the Canadian institutional market.

By: Staff
January 17, 2012 September 13, 2019
09:22

Brandes, Sionna launch monthly income fund

Brandes Investment Partners and Sionna Investment Managers have launched a new monthly income fund, the Brandes Sionna Monthly Income Fund (BSMIF), which they describe as…

By: Staff
January 12, 2012 September 13, 2019
09:25

Weighing the merits of active vs. passive management

Pension plan sponsors continue to debate the merits of active management versus the efficiency of passive management. The answer of which strategy to use is,…

By: Josephine Marks
March 14, 2011 September 13, 2019
13:34

Bonds: not to be forgotten

Dividend and earnings yields on many equities now exceed bond yields. Today’s investment professionals have rarely seen this circumstance. This situation is prompting many to…

By: By Greg Rodger and Dan Hallett
January 12, 2011 September 13, 2019
11:16

Longevity assets

The market is growing rapidly and is projected to reach $31 billion by 2017.

By: Longevity Risk
August 4, 2010 December 4, 2020
15:49

Canadian funding ratios down

Falling asset values and low interest rates conspired to pull down the average funding ratio of Canadian pension funds in 2009, according to research by…

By: Jody White
April 5, 2010 September 13, 2019
00:00

Pension plans neutral in third quarter

Third quarter returns on U.S. and international equities were up for institutional investors, but the assumed credit premium over fixed income yields fell, resulting in…

By: Staff
October 6, 2009 September 13, 2019
00:00

U.S. SPIVA report takes aim at fixed income

While the active versus passive asset management debate typically revolves around equity funds, the latest Standard & Poor’s Index Versus Active (SPIVA) report out of…

By: Steven Lamb
August 20, 2009 September 13, 2019
00:00

Equities lifting pension plans

Canadian pension funds are breathing a little easier lately thanks to marginal but steady improvements in equity returns and bond prices, according to Mercer’s Pension…

By: Jody White
July 6, 2009 September 13, 2019
00:00

What happened to bond portfolios?

For years, Canadian investors could count on two certainties: first, fixed income as an asset class did not draw too much attention; second, the relative…

By: Patrice Denis
May 15, 2009 September 13, 2019
00:00

In search of alpha

Many plan sponsors have employed passive-core and active-satellite investment portfolios. Under this approach, the passive-core generally is a passive multi-asset (or balanced) portfolio, while the…

By: Janet Robovsky
May 12, 2009 September 13, 2019
00:00

Securities lending group goes live

A new association representing the interest of the Canadian securities lending industry — the Canadian Securities Lending Association (CASLA) — was officially launched on Monday.…

By: Steven Lamb
April 27, 2009 September 13, 2019
00:00

Institutional investors’ assets plunge

With nowhere to hide in the unforgiving equity and fixed income markets, institutional assets shed 42% of their worth, amounting to US$2 trillion in losses,…

By: Jody White
April 24, 2009 September 13, 2019
00:00

Vancity and Inhance Top Annual SRI Fund Survey

Vancity Circadian Monthly Income Fund and Inhance Monthly Income Fund Class A were the top two SRI mutual funds in Canada last year, according to…

By: Doug Watt
February 4, 2009 September 13, 2019
00:00

Bond Market Opportunities

With bonds exposed to market volatility, how can investors seize emerging opportunities in fixed income? The current liquidation in the market is the result of…

By: Brooke Smith
January 28, 2009 September 13, 2019
00:00

Pension Funds Need New Investment Option: Report

The Government of Canada should create a new debt security that will provide stable long-term cash flows for pension fund managers, according to a report…

By: Craig Sebastiano
August 12, 2008 September 13, 2019
00:00

The Regulators Are Coming

Canada’s asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market has been poorly regulated and many investors do not understand the nature of the assets, but these issues are…

By: Jody White
June 23, 2008 September 13, 2019
00:00

Securities Lending Doesn’t Deserve Bad Press, Says Expert

The common media criticisms against securities lending are largely unwarranted, according to one industry expert. Speaking at the Securities Lending Summit in Toronto, David Rule,…

By: Don Bisch
June 4, 2008 September 13, 2019
00:00

Another Perfect Storm?

Pension funds may be about to experience the second perfect hundred year storm in this decade. With Canadian stock markets already down this year and…

By: Josephine Marks
April 2, 2008 September 13, 2019
00:00