Emerson Savage – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:04:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 What does a rise in Robinhood traders mean for institutional investors? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/what-does-a-rise-in-robinhood-traders-mean-for-institutional-investors/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/what-does-a-rise-in-robinhood-traders-mean-for-institutional-investors/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2020 04:40:12 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/what-does-a-rise-in-robinhood-traders-mean-for-institutional-investors/ During and after the market crash of this year’s first quarter, retail traders flocked to the various commission-free online brokerages in droves. These traders began to aggressively trade stocks. Pundits and market participants alike have claimed that these new entrants into the market have caused extreme volatility in certain stocks and some even claim that […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/what-does-a-rise-in-robinhood-traders-mean-for-institutional-investors/feed/ 0 Bridging the knowledge gap on listed infrastructure https://www.benefitscanada.com/advisory-board-members/advisory-board-cir-member/bridging-the-knowledge-gap-on-listed-infrastructure/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/advisory-board-members/advisory-board-cir-member/bridging-the-knowledge-gap-on-listed-infrastructure/#respond Mon, 28 Oct 2019 04:38:18 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/bridging-the-knowledge-gap-on-listed-infrastructure/ The rush to alternative assets among institutional investors is well-documented. Within this movement, allocations to infrastructure are becoming common. The promise is attractive: returns in excess of fixed income with lower volatility than equities and a natural inflation hedge due to the characteristics of the underlying assets. Intuitively this makes sense. Infrastructure assets are generally […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/advisory-board-members/advisory-board-cir-member/bridging-the-knowledge-gap-on-listed-infrastructure/feed/ 0 Playing defence when it comes to investment governance https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/emerson-savage/playing-defence-when-it-comes-to-investment-governance/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/emerson-savage/playing-defence-when-it-comes-to-investment-governance/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2019 05:59:23 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/playing-defence-when-it-comes-to-investment-governance/ In the world of pensions, endowments and foundations, members of governing boards and investment committees are trusted with oversight of pools of capital with significant influence over people’s lives. Formal governance frameworks provide critical references for fiduciaries helping to steward capital for these organizations. The CFA Institute Research Foundation released a paper this April on […]

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