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Coronavirus to leave some lasting economic damage, Bank of Canada chief says

The coronavirus pandemic will leave some long-term economic damage that will only become clearer as the country moves further along a “prolonged and bumpy” course…

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Bank of Canada has no immediate intentions to raise interest rates, Macklem says

Canada’s new top central banker says the Bank of Canada has no intention to raise interest rates given the current economic circumstances created by the…

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How will technology change investment landscape going forward?

While technological change is accelerating at a rapid rate, the financial system isn’t keeping pace, says Campbell Harvey, professor of finance at Duke University’s Fuqua…

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Fed to keep providing aid and sees no rate hike through 2022

Confronted with an economy gripped by recession and high unemployment, the Federal Reserve made clear Wednesday that it will keep supplying all the help it…

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Bank of Canada keeps key rate target on hold, expects return to growth in Q3

The economy appears to have avoided a worst-case scenario due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Bank of Canada said Wednesday as it kept its key…

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MSCI signs licensing deal with Hong Kong Futures Exchange

MSCI Inc. has signed a licensing agreement with the Hong Kong Futures Exchange Ltd. to introduce 37 futures and options contracts in Hong Kong based…

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  • May 29, 2020 December 6, 2020
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What can institutional investors learn from coronavirus crisis?

As investors begin to digest the extended ramifications of the coronavirus pandemic, certain investment lessons are emerging. For one, investing globally provided diversification opportunities as…

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  • May 27, 2020 December 6, 2020
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Troubled U.S. small business relief program a stopgap measure

Among the myriad fiscal responses to the coronavirus pandemic, perhaps none has received more attention in the U.S. than the federal programs for small businesses.…

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What shape might the economic recovery take?

With some jurisdictions gently reducing coronavirus-imposed restrictions, institutional investors are beginning to lay out possible scenarios for economic recovery. The terms V- and U-shaped recovery,…

OMERS considering shared-risk indexing, expanded eligibility to non full-time workers

Annual inflation rate turned negative in April, Statistics Canada reports

Canada’s inflation rate turned negative in April as the economy came to a standstill in the first full month of the pandemic as part of…

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MSCI releases new indexes focused on disruptive innovations

The MSCI Inc. is launching a new set of indexes focusing on disruptive innovation, building on the index provider’s megatrend index suite. The new indexes…

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  • May 19, 2020 December 6, 2020
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Bank of Canada report warns of business, household debt from coronavirus

Financial markets are showing signs of concern about how well companies can weather the coronavirus economic crisis, the Bank of Canada said in a report…

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What’s next for monetary policy on other side of coronavirus crisis?

Monetary and fiscal policy-makers around the world are taking different approaches to tackling the  current economic crisis, but their actions today will pose challenges down…

How pension plan sponsors can use data for strategic decision-making

With all that’s happening in the world, the ability to use data to make smart decisions is key, says Adam Jones, chief technology officer at…

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China is on the road to recovery

China’s economy was the first to suffer the consequences of fighting the novel coronavirus and is the first on the road to recovery. If it…

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Morneau names Tiff Macklem new Bank of Canada governor

Tiff Macklem, a former second-in-command at the Bank of Canada, is returning to the central bank to take over the top job at a moment…

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What role will shadow banking play in the coronavirus crisis?

Since the last financial crisis in 2008-09, the shadow banking sector in Canada has been growing at a rapid pace, which can pose challenges in…

Economists agree: No quick rebound from recession is likely

Devastated by the coronavirus, the U.S. economy is sinking. And the plunge is accelerating. Now, as some businesses in a few states start to trickle…

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Coronavirus crisis sparks need for more investment analysis, monitoring

The current market environment isn’t like a regular market correction, but more like a natural disaster, says Joseph Connolly, vice-president of asset and risk management…

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Morningstar to acquire Sustainalytics

Two big players in the investment research space are joining forces. Morningstar Inc., a U.S.-based independent research firm is fully acquiring Sustainalytics, a Dutch-domiciled firm…

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  • April 22, 2020 December 13, 2020
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Can employees’ subjective ages impact their savings behaviour?

In 2018, a 69-year-old man named Emile Ratelband in the Netherlands lost a legal fight to change his birth date to 20 years earlier, arguing…

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Q&A: Oil prices go negative. What does that mean?

The world is awash in oil, there’s little demand for it and we’re running out of places to put it. That in a nutshell explains…

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Bank of Canada would have cut rates on oil shock alone, Poloz tells MPs

The governor of the Bank of Canada says the central bank would have likely slashed its key interest rate in response to plunging oil prices,…

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Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate target on hold at 0.25%

The Bank of Canada is warning that the downturn tied to COVID-19 will be the worst on record and that the economic recovery will depend…

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IMF: Stung by virus, global economy will shrink 3% in 2020

Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the International…