Currency’s made headlines for the last decade with the spectacular rise and fall of the Canadian dollar. Once lowly, the loonie has, in recent years,…
ETFs hit a few important new milestones this year. They turned 25 (the first ETF was born in Toronto in 1989), their assets surpassed those…
Asset class boundaries have blurred and that means investors may need to take a different approach to asset allocation, a Unigestion report says.
In the first article of this series, I considered a pension plan’s total fund liquidity needs. The second article looked at the use of a…
Many retail mutual funds and ETFs use derivatives. For insights into the roles played by these instruments, Advisor.ca spoke with Steve Hawkins, CIO and co-CEO…
Hedge funds in July bounced into recovery, gaining 0.27%, according to the Eurekahedge Report.
Global macro strategies continue to be the most favoured strategy by institutional investors globally, finds Credit Suisse's mid-year hedge fund investor sentiment survey.
When it comes to pension plans and hedge funds, size matters. That message came across loud and clear last fall when the US$298-billion California Public…
Voice over exit. That’s the succinct phrase Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) uses to describe its philosophy on sustainable investing, preferring to engage with companies,…
Institutional money managers are increasingly turning to ETFs, citing liquidity, transparency and ease of implementation.
Responsible Investing (RI) is not just good for the environment, the community and corporate governance. It can also provide investors better returns, reduced volatility, lower…
Responsible investment (RI)—integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into investment selection and management—is becoming mainstream.
Want to invest like a billionaire or in a particular city? Thematic exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could be the solution.
Smart beta can be considered an interesting alternative to investing in market-cap weighted indexes.
Franklin Templeton Investments has introduced its first multi-manager, liquid alternative strategy in Canada.
Investors can use options to prevent large downside market declines, said Dino Bourdos, a managing director with TD Asset Management.
In the quest for yield, some pension funds are buying riskier insurance products
Instead of worrying about short-term noise in the market, investors should focus on long-term outcomes, says Sandy McIntyre, vice-chairman of Sentry Investments.
Outsourcing your plan’s CIO function means sacrificing some control, but it could save you time and money
Should you go active or passive? Two experts weigh in.
How do you know if you should invest in a company or if it's overpriced?
In today’s investing world, the active versus passive debate can be reminiscent of a rocky marriage, with each party arguing about who’s right. Yet, rather…
Canadian pension funds invest in emerging market debt. So why aren’t Islamic bonds, or sukuk, on the table?
Questrade Wealth Management launched six exchange-traded funds on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Why pension plans are straying from equities and bonds and moving into homes and highways