As the global financial crisis continues to create volatility in investment markets, institutional investors need to keep a number of “new realities” in mind as they plan their strategy for 2011, according to Mercer in New York. “Although economic and financial confidence is tentatively returning to some Western countries, the crisis has wreaked havoc on […]
Small and medium-size institutional investors are increasingly utilizing exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to efficiently implement investment strategies that used to be the exclusive domain of large institutional investment funds. Most discussions about the use of ETFs tend to focus on the benefits they offer to retail investors. Indeed, most passively managed index tracking ETFs are a […]
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Coverage of the 2010 Investment Innovation Conference.
ETFs could be moving markets to lock-step but opinions are divided.
(Canadian Investment Review) – Professor Edward Kane, keynote speaker at this year’s Investment Innovation Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, discussed the “taxpayer put” in the U.S. and Europe and the expectation that citizens will pay to fix a poorly regulated financial system. Kane is professor of finance at Boston College and a founding member of the […]
Financial engineering can cause more harm than untested medicines.
Here’s a full list of winners from the 16th annual Canadian Investment Awards Gala held December 1, at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto. Morningstar Equity Fund Manager of the Year Award Winner: Jim Hall, Chairman and Director of Research, Mawer Investment Management Ltd. Morningstar Fixed Income Fund Manager of the Year Award Winner: […]
The fourth annual Benefits Canada Awards gala, held November 10, provided an opportunity for individuals in the pension and benefits community to gather and recognize some of the dedicated plan sponsors and money managers working to help provide Canadians with financial security into retirement years. The event at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel was made […]