emerging market fixed income – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:16:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 2023 GIC coverage: Never say ‘never bonds’ again https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-gic-coverage-never-say-never-bonds-again/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:57:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=138716 “I’m here to convince you that fixed income is back as an attractive asset class,” said Benoit Anne, lead strategist of the investment solutions group at MFS Investment Management, during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Global Investment Conference. Two major factors mean allocations to fixed income are becoming increasingly attractive, he added. First, the U.S. Federal […]

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]]> Domestic equities boost median DB pension returns to 8.9% in 2021: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/domestic-equities-raise-median-db-pension-returns-to-8-9-in-2021-report/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 14:00:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=115732 The strong performance of domestic equites in the last months of 2021 helped Canadian defined benefit pension plans secure median annual returns of 8.9 per cent, according to a new report by RBC Investor and Treasury Services. During the year, Canadian DB plans performed best during the second and fourth quarters, with median asset growth […]

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]]> A look at macro trends driving DB pension investment strategies https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/a-look-at-macro-trends-driving-db-pension-investment-strategies-2/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/a-look-at-macro-trends-driving-db-pension-investment-strategies-2/#respond Fri, 01 Feb 2019 04:37:13 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/a-look-at-macro-trends-driving-db-pension-investment-strategies-2/ It’s too early in the rise of populism to determine whether it will turn out to be a secular or a cyclical trend, according to John Denham, chief investment officer at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. As a result, populism has yet to have a firm affect on overall investment strategies, he noted during a panel at Benefits Canada‘s and […]

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