Are negative rates coming to Canada?
There has been a lot of buzz about negative interest rates lately, as the idea that you would have to pay governments to borrow your…
- By: Catherine Heath
- January 23, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 08:51
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Bank of Canada keeps key rate target on hold, trims growth expectations for 2020
The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate target on hold at 1.75 per cent and forecasting a slower-than-expected start for the Canadian…
- By: The Canadian Press
- January 23, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 08:05
IMF: Low rates and reduced trade tension to aid world growth
Low interest rates and reduced trade tensions will likely buoy the global economy over the next two years and help nurture steady if modest growth.…
- By: Paul Wiseman, the Associated Press
- January 20, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 09:22
Top ESG trends for 2020: MSCI
Climate change’s ramifications for real estate, the rise of innovative technologies and the changing nature of stakeholder activism are some of the environmental, social and…
- By: Staff
- January 20, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 09:19
Finding opportunity at the intersection of innovation and sustainability
There are some major disruptions and challenges facing humanity. But, where there are challenges, there can also be opportunities. One example of a disruptive trend…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- January 16, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 07:15
ESG tongue-twisters to become everyday language in 2020
Have you ever noticed that the language of sustainable investment is rife with acronyms? In my opinion, 2020 will see some of the worst tongue-twisters…
- By: Catherine Ann Marshall
- January 16, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 07:08
The importance of understanding assumptions in financial innovation
By looking at what went wrong with financial innovations of the past, investors can learn how to protect themselves and look for opportunities going forward,…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- January 13, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 09:01
A look at designing and implementing long-term pension investment mandates
With any pension investment, plan sponsors must follow the same steps: set a policy, select asset managers and ensure strong governance, monitoring and evaluation. Pension…
- By: Staff
- January 10, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 10:13
Are the days of monetary policy coming to an end?
The days of monetary policy as the most effective tool for stimulating the economy are over, as central banks around the world are increasingly limited…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- January 9, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 09:52
MSCI adds ESG and factors indexes to fixed income offerings
MSCI Inc. is launching 15 new fixed income indexes, with factor investing and ESG at their core. This will include two new indexes relating to…
- By: Staff
- January 8, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 08:54
Climate change, aging population major economic factors in forecast for 2020s
A new economic report says the next decade in Canada will increasingly be shaped by the twin forces of climate change and demographic disruption from…
- By: Dan Healing, The Canadian Press
- January 6, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 09:08
MSCI to reclassify Kuwait as emerging market
MSCI Inc. is awarding emerging market status to the MSCI Kuwait Indexes as the country’s equity market now meets the required criteria for reclassification. The…
- By: Staff
- December 20, 2019 December 13, 2020
- 06:47
Swedish central bank ends pioneering era of subzero rates
Sweden’s central bank has ended a five-year experiment of keeping its benchmark interest rate below zero, a policy that other countries have also adopted to…
- By: Canadian Press
- December 19, 2019 December 13, 2020
- 07:50
Is the Western world at risk of Japanification?
Japanification is a term describing the spread of low growth and low inflation around the world. Speaking at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2019 Defined Benefit…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- December 13, 2019 December 13, 2020
- 07:45
Fed is likely to reinforce a message of continued low rates
The Federal Reserve is expected to send a clear message when its latest policy meeting ends Wednesday: Interest rates will likely stay ultra-low for the…
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
- December 10, 2019 December 13, 2020
- 09:48
Ex-Fed Chair Volcker dies, tamed inflation with recession
Paul Volcker, who as Federal Reserve chairman in the early 1980s elevated interest rates to historic highs and triggered a recession as the price of…
- By: Paul Wiseman and Christopher Rugaber, the Associated Press
- December 10, 2019 December 13, 2020
- 09:37
Japan’s GPIF suspends lending to short-sellers indefinitely
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, notably the largest pool of retirement savings in the world, announced Tuesday that it will no longer participate in the…
- By: Staff
- December 9, 2019 December 13, 2020
- 08:44
Bank of Canada deputy governor Timothy Lane says Canadian economy resilient
The Canadian economy remains resilient despite the global uncertainty caused by the trade war between the United States and China, a senior Bank of Canada…
- By: Craig Wong, the Canadian Press
- December 5, 2019 December 13, 2020
- 09:01
Lagarde: Eurozone growth is weak, stimulus working
New European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Monday that economic growth “remains weak” in the 19 countries that use the euro but gave no…
- By: Canadian Press
- December 2, 2019 December 13, 2020
- 12:31
Fixing the mismatch between risk management and asset allocation time horizons
Many pension plans use risk systems to test how different scenarios would affect their portfolios. Traditionally, risk models use thousands of scenarios. The likelihood that…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- November 25, 2019 November 11, 2020
- 08:53
How past performance impacts pension plans’ return targets
While the fact that past performance is not a guarantee of future results is a familiar refrain, it appears public pension funds’ return expectations do…
- By: Staff
- November 22, 2019 December 13, 2020
- 07:51
What are best practices for pensions investing in illiquid assets?
Institutional investors have been rushing into the arms of alternative, less liquid, investments over the past two decades. But there is considerable variation in how…
- By: Staff
- November 21, 2019 December 13, 2020
- 06:26
DB plans are better funded but expect returns to slump
Defined benefit pension plans are lowering their long-term return expectations, according to research from U.S. consulting firm, NEPC. According to the NEPC’s survey of corporate…
- By: Staff
- November 20, 2019 February 23, 2021
- 09:42
Building a portfolio with LEGO
While investors may remember playing with LEGO during childhood, it’s unlikely they’ve ever thought to include it in their portfolios. However, LEGO could possess some…
- By: Staff
- November 20, 2019 December 13, 2020
- 09:33
Digging into alpha, beta and the endowment model
To gain alpha, institutional investors have many avenues. For large investors, the endowment model has traditionally worked well. However, it can lead to overdiversification and…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- November 19, 2019 November 11, 2020
- 10:00