government debt – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:24:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 How Canada’s pension funds are maximizing fixed income in a low interest rate environment https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-canadas-pension-funds-are-maximizing-fixed-income-in-a-low-interest-rate-environment/ Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:56:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=102742 With bond returns tied to interest rates, it’s no surprise Canadian pension funds are increasingly seeking other ways to boost fixed income yields. Canadian interest rates have been trending downward for the last 30 years, from a high of 10.3 per cent in 1990 to around 1.75 per cent in early 2020, according to the […]

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]]> Should China’s debt levels worry institutional investors? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/should-chinas-debt-levels-worry-institutional-investors/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/should-chinas-debt-levels-worry-institutional-investors/#respond Tue, 02 Apr 2019 07:45:14 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/should-chinas-debt-levels-worry-institutional-investors/ China’s debt situation appears dramatic, but worries about it shouldn’t necessarily deter institutions looking at investing in the country, says Andy Rothman, investment strategist at Matthews Asia. The majority of the debt stems from measures taken by the Chinese government to stimulate its economy after the global financial crisis, prior to which the country’s overall […]

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