Canadian asset and wealth managers are facing increased expectations from clients, according to a poll by RBC Investor and Treasury Services. Those surveyed identified the…
Amid growing concern about the financial risks of climate change, a pair of Canadian law professors is launching an effort to help corporate directors and…
The Bank of Canada is holding steady on interest rates as it gauges the extent of the damage that deepening trade conflicts have had on…
When the potential acquisition of a start-up is heavily tied to the financial wellbeing of its founder, it can make the business vulnerable to deals…
It turns out institutional investors can learn a lot about hedge funds by paying attention to their writing style. In fact, when looking at hedge…
Danish pension fund, the ATP Group, posted an eye-popping 26.9 per cent net return for its return-seeking investment portfolio in the first half of 2019.…
India decided Wednesday to liberalize foreign direct investment in domestic manufacturing, coal mining and digital media, and also allow single-brand retailers to start online sales…
When investing in Brazil, what considerations should institutional investors keep in mind? And how can the market fit into a pension portfolio? One issue to…
For intergenerational investors like foreign pension plans that have been ramping up exposure to alternative assets and leveraging their patient capital, it’s worth paying attention…
South Africa’s economy has been sluggish in recent years, but upcoming changes could provide hope for institutional investors considering opportunities in the country. Its economy…
Looking at South Korea today, it’s hard to believe the country was one of the world’s poorest just a few decades ago. But since the…
On Aug. 13, after Argentina’s primary elections took a different direction than markets expected, the country’s stocks suffered one of the most dramatic crashes in…
When interest rates are low, how does this influence U.S. public pension plans’ propensity to take risk? In a working paper looking at the period…
Vietnam has been growing at an impressive pace for several years, since it began to liberalize its economy in the mid-1980s. But there are still…
Fund managers’ race appears to play a role in whether they’re selected by asset allocators, such as pension funds, according to a new report. The…
With India attracting the attention of Canadian pension plans, what opportunities and risks exist in the country? Across all asset classes, 2018 saw US$47 billion…
While many glide paths are based on age, is there a case for adjusting these based on account balance fluctuations or on a plan member’s…
Deeper relationships in the venture capital space actually lead to fewer future co-investments, according to a new working paper out of the Hong Kong Polytechnic…
I am optimistic about China’s medium-term economic prospects, within the context of gradually slower year-over-year growth rates. This optimism is based largely on the continuing…
As active attempts to dismantle globalization are disrupting businesses already using tools to push growth and profitability forward, institutional investors need to remain vigilant after…
As active attempts to dismantle globalization are disrupting businesses already using tools to push growth and profitability forward, institutional investors need to remain vigilant after…
As an emerging market, South Africa has gone through some challenging times and isn’t out of the woods yet. What reforms are on the political…
As one of the most populous country’s in the world, with further growth on the horizon, is Indonesia too big for foreign institutional investors to…
After the Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday for the first time in a decade, Chairman Jerome Powell made a striking acknowledgement: In the Trump…
The People’s Bank of China announced that it’s opening up its financial markets to foreign investors in several new and quite granular ways. Among the…