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2022 DC Plan Summit: Considering historical regimes in building a DC plan investment portfolio

Jennifer Paterson — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:50:18 +0000

Building a defined contribution pension plan’s investment portfolio should incorporate the benefits and drawbacks of various historical regimes to provide a strong foundation, said Ruthann Pritchard, institutional portfolio manager for global asset allocation at Fidelity Investments, during a session at Benefits Canada‘s 2022 DC Plan Summit. “A robust glide path has to consider all of […]

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Pension funds playing defence amid coronavirus crisis

mschmit — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 04:32:11 +0000

Despite several bumps in the decade since the 2008/09 financial crisis, the swift and brutal crash in global equity prices when the coronavirus was declared a pandemic sent pension investors reaching for their playbooks to implement defensive strategies to mitigate the damage. “People have worked very hard at just acting on the set strategies that […]

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How DC pension investments weathered the pandemic storm

mschmit — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 03:45:20 +0000

Defined contribution plan members are contending with volatile equity markets, ultra-low interest rates and the threat of inflation as the country’s economy begins its tentative recovery. In the first half of 2020, equities took an almost round trip, dropping significantly in the first quarter and recovering to the point that most markets are in neutral […]

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HOOPP looking to LDI strategy 2.0 amid low interest rates

mschmit — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 03:36:38 +0000

The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan is well-known for its liability-driven investing strategy, which helped it successfully weather the 2008 financial crisis. During the coronavirus fallout, in an era of historically low interest rates, the HOOPP is working on developing LDI 2.0. “We’re very focused on liabilities, but what you do when interest rates are […]

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How can pension plans position for potential deflationary or inflationary scenarios?

mschmit — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 04:07:29 +0000

With so much uncertainty on the horizon, should pension plan sponsors be preparing to operate in a deflationary or inflationary environment? In the short term, the economic environment will be deflationary, says Hugh O’Reilly, executive in residence at the Global Risk Institute, noting demand is down because people are staying home and not spending. “And […]

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Annual inflation rate turned negative in April, Statistics Canada reports

mschmit — Thu, 21 May 2020 04:30:01 +0000

Canada’s inflation rate turned negative in April as the economy came to a standstill in the first full month of the pandemic as part of a spending shift that a top central banker says may signal further changes in consumption patterns post-COVID-19. Statistics Canada said Wednesday the consumer price index for April fell 0.2 per […]

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Learning From Japan

mschmit — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 04:29:47 +0000

How companies can still shine in tough times

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Is China Headed for A Hard Landing?

mschmit — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 05:47:30 +0000

New paper from HKIMR looks at the risk of deflation

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Abenomics bets on Japanese ETFs

mschmit — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:26:53 +0000

In 2013, the two top-selling ETFs both invest in Japan.

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What’s Your Deflation Hedge?

mschmit — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:58:37 +0000

History shows inflation isn't the only risk out there.

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