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How are institutional investors considering alternative credit amid rising interest rates?

bwolfe — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 12:55:33 +0000

While the University of British Columbia’s staff pension plan already boasts a sizable investment in alternative credit, it still has room for more. “Overall, we have a favourable outlook for alternative credit and intend to continue growing our exposure in 2023,” says Josh Kruse, associate director at UBC Investment Management. “Rising policy interest rates and […]

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Bond yields, credit spreads led to DB pension solvency dips in Q3: reports

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:45:06 +0000

The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan’s projected benefit obligation fell 3.4 per cent during the third quarter of 2022, from 100.5 per cent to 97.2 per cent, and considerably faster than asset values, according to Aon’s latest pension risk tracker. While market volatility led to asset values decreasing by 0.1 per cent in the […]

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Markets sending mixed signals leading up to U.S. election

mschmit — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 05:41:24 +0000

With U.S. stock prices exceeding pre-coronavirus highs and credit spreads nearly as tight as before the pandemic, investors are signalling overconfidence in the market, says Rob Almeida, portfolio manager and global investment strategist at MFS Investment Management. While polls and betting odds appear to be favouring a Joe Biden win, that doesn’t align with what […]

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