What's causing spikes in foreign exchange market turnover?
As a plan sponsor for a defined benefits (DB) program, what keeps you up at night? Is it volatility? Is it the funded status of your plan? If so, you aren’t alone. At this morning’s Canadian Pensions and Benefits Institute Fundamentals session on the future of DB, Ognjen Sosa, an investment strategist with Pyramis Global […]
Sponsored by Russell Investments.
Electronic trading boosts growth in FX market.
Coverage of the 2010 Investment Innovation Conference.
Foreign exchange markets once again face uncertain times. Heightened exchange rate volatility is driving increasing interest on the part of institutional investors in currency hedging strategies focused on mitigating the impact currency fluctuations have on investment returns. The integration of robust and efficient currency hedging tools and policies are a vital component of the investment […]
Implications for risk premia on foreign currencies.
As the yen skyrockets to 15-year highs, despite the confirmation of an almost zero-rate interest policy by the Bank of Japan, it’s fairly clear that currency management isn’t a predictable business for plan sponsors with international assets. Currency management was the topic of the most recent Canadian Investment Review debate. Is active hedging the answer? […]
Currency management was the topic of the most recent Canadian Investment Review debate.
Hedge ratios must differ for reserve, non-reserve currencies.