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Mind your Ps

In evaluating which funds to choose, plan sponsors and investment managers usually consider the three Ps: performance, process and people. These aspects are of the…

Altering allocation to account for new risks

Asset allocation deals with a lot of assumptions about the return projection of asset classes and the correlation of assets within a portfolio. Unfortunately, lessons…

  • By: Mark Noble
  • May 20, 2009 September 13, 2019
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Asset Mix Key to Protecting Retirement Income

For investors with a strong constitution, the current market malaise may very well represent some “good buying opportunities,” as described by Prime Minister Harper. For…

  • By: Jody White
  • March 19, 2009 September 13, 2019
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Fewer Features, Higher Fees Future for GMWBs: Manulife

While guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit funds have been a huge hit in the Canadian marketplace, at least one company isn’t looking to gain shelf space…

Straight Talk

As plan balances plummet, employees are worried about their future retirement. Could advice be the ace in the hole for employers? “You got to know…

Times of Change

In the aftermath of the recent financial upheaval, research shows that pension fund investors are reviewing their investment managers and the diversification of their asset…

The Return of Alpha

When it comes to chasing alpha in today’s market, the new mantra should be “less is more,” according to an expert. Speaking at the Stock…

Active Money Managers Perform Better in Q3

There is fresh evidence that the value of active management is found in market downturns, as the latest Standard & Poor’s Indices Versus Active Funds…

Caisse to Alter Strategy

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec plans to adjust its investment strategy to cope with the global credit crisis whose scope and effects…

In Sickness and in Wealth

Volatile markets have taken their toll on the Top 40 Money Managers of 2008. But they recognize that this crisis, too, will pass. This Top…

Beta Revisited

Fama and French teach some lessons on theory versus practice. Beta is the well-known risk coefficient in the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) for pricing…

Volatile Times

In a difficult economic environment, Canadian pension plan sponsors are willing to sacrifice higher returns for stability. The U.S. credit crunch and resulting market uncertainty…

Practice Made Perfect

Understanding best practices helps plan sponsors ensure that their investment managers measure up. Have you ever wondered how your investment managers’ processes stack up against…

Another Perfect Storm?

Pension funds may be about to experience the second perfect hundred year storm in this decade. With Canadian stock markets already down this year and…

Rough Ride

A road map to investing in volatile markets. Gut-wrenching periods of market volatility are hardly new. In the world of investment management, they come with…

Socially Responsible Investment Soars

Socially responsible investing (SRI) is not only gaining in popularity in the United States, but is growing at a faster pace than the broader universe…

  • By: Jody White
  • March 7, 2008 September 13, 2019
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T. Rowe Price Launches Floating Rate Bank Loan Strategy

T. Rowe Price is expanding its institutional investment offerings by launching the floating rate bank loan strategy. It seeks high current income with lower interest-rate…

Caisse Will Explain ABCP Exposure: Reports

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec’s chairman and CEO is expected to go before the provincial legislature’s finance committee to explain the organization’s…

Avoid Knee-Jerk Reaction to Credit Crisis

Pension fund investors should refrain from taking a reactive approach to the recent credit crunch or trying to make short-term adjustments to their portfolios to…

  • By: Don Bisch
  • November 8, 2007 September 13, 2019
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Pension Investing: Lessons in Credit Risk

Pension investors shouldn’t rely solely on rating agencies to determine the quality of fixed income investments. Fixed income vehicles provide pension funds with the required…

Smart Money Playing it Safe

Recent market gyrations have captured the attention of investors who may question whether the end is nigh for the four-year bull-run on global equity markets.…

Tips on picking an investment consultant

Few choices have a greater impact on the performance and overall operations of institutional pension funds than the selection of an investment consultant. A report…

Getting the fundamentals

Fundamentals-weighted index strategies allow plan sponsors to mitigate risks in markets that are overly concentrated. Evidence suggests that long-term returns from fundamentals-weighted index strategies can…

Managing high-performing “alphas”

Investment management professionals are typically hard-driven individuals determined to win at all costs, take no prisoners and beat the competition/benchmark. So how does one manage…

Bad habits of(otherwise)highly effective money managers

The institutional investor community is a close-knit one, and one that relies heavily on the effectiveness of a strong working relationship between the three decision-makers:…