As the country grapples with political and economic troubles, is it a bad time to invest in Brazil? For some investors, the country does offer opportunities. “Brazil,…
OMERS private equity, the private equity arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, has agreed to sell baked goods company Give and Go Prepared…
Despite market volatility, Ontario’s defined benefit pension plans have reported a slight improvement in their financial position in recent years, according to the Financial Services…
Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. has launched a series of 10 low-cost target retirement funds for qualified institutional investors, including plan sponsors in Canada. These funds are…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement due Québec has acquired a minority stake in a Paris-based food services company. The pension fund manager announced the…
Canadians investing for retirement are increasingly looking to diversify their portfolios with global equities, says a new CIBC poll. The poll, which surveyed about 1,000 Canadians who…
Global stock markets drifted lower Monday as oil prices fell further and investors awaited the U.S. Federal Reserve’s expected decision this week to raise interest…
With energy prices under renewed pressure and an expected U.S. interest rate increase this month, next year will be a period of adjustment following the…
T. Rowe Price’s U.S. large-cap core growth equity strategy is now available to Canadian institutional investors through a pooled vehicle. This vehicle—which has been available…
Fiera Capital has been named Global Equity Manager of the Year in the U.K. as part of the 2015 Professional Pensions Investment Awards, sponsored by…
Fiera Capital Corporation is expanding its distribution reach into the Asia-Pacific market through a partnership with Nissay Asset Management Corporation, the investment management arm of…
Fidelity Investments Canada ULC has launched Fidelity North American Equity Class, which offers opportunities in the Canadian and U.S. equity markets. Generally, the fund will…
Asset class boundaries have blurred and that means investors may need to take a different approach to asset allocation, a Unigestion report says.
Global investors are estimated to have sold US$40 billion worth of emerging market assets in the third quarter of 2015, according to the Institute of…
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio is proposing that the city's pension funds divest from coal.
Canadians are playing it safe when it comes to investing.
The founder of a Wall Street firm who lost a recent sexual harassment lawsuit has been arrested on securities fraud charges. Benjamin Wey was arrested…
Canadian and American markets both rose on Wednesday.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index was showing a triple-digit gain in early trading Tuesday as markets around the world rebounded from the previous day's…
Volatility is back. But, given that the last time we saw the VIX above 30 was 2011, clients may not remember what it feels like.…
The Toronto Stock Exchange plunged in early trading Monday, part of a global downturn affecting markets around the world.
World stock markets plunged on Monday after China’s main index sank 8.5%—its biggest drop since the early days of the 2008 global financial crisis—amid deepening…
Well, that was fun while it lasted. For years, investors in U.S. stocks shrugged off threats—a government shutdown, fear of a euro collapse, a near…
North American markets suffered steep losses, with the Toronto Stock Exchange registering a triple-digit decline for a second consecutive day amid weak energy markets, a…
Even though Canada is a developed market, its stocks often have a closer relationship with emerging market stocks, than with U.S., European or Asian stocks,…