With climate change affecting the planet and artificial intelligence disrupting the concept of work, a profound generational shift is underway in how young people are thinking about their futures. “When previous generations worried about retirement, they mainly focused on financial risk, market turndown, inflation and health-care costs,” said Kelly Peters (pictured left), behavioural economics leader […]
Home-country bias is a conversation that ebbs and flows, with U.S. investment returns since the 2008/09 financial crisis reigniting the conversation, said Jon Knowles, institutional portfolio manager in global asset allocation at Fidelity Investments. However, it’s important to ask how to appropriately deal with home-country bias against a backdrop where one market and limited diversification […]
Two-thirds (67 per cent) of U.S. retirement savers are concerned about their income lasting their lifetime, while 30 per cent are extremely or very concerned, according to a new survey by Global Financial Atlantic Group. The survey polled individual investors between the ages of 55 and 75 with US$250,000 and $2 million in investable assets […]
Canadian government bond yields declined further in February based on the impact to growth from tariff policy from the U.S. on Canadian exports materializing, according to a new report from FTSE Russell. Tariff risk is weighing down the entire Canadian segment including government bonds and Canadian credit. However, the risk that reciprocal tariffs may push […]
While the coronavirus pandemic is in the world’s rearview mirror, institutional investors are continuing to navigate a post-recovery period rife with uncertainty. Indeed, five years after the World Health Organization declared the pandemic on March 11, 2020, world markets are contending with a host of new challenges, including a raging Russia-Ukraine war, a budding tariff […]
In the social media age, it’s easier than ever to lose perspective on events and even institutional investors are susceptible to overreaction amid the avalanche of news and speculation that surrounds the second Trump administration, tensions in the Middle East and shifting market dynamics. But Nick Chamie, chief strategist and senior managing director of total […]
While nearly three-quarters (72 per cent) of U.K. employees say it’s important their employer offers a pension plan that’s invested according to environmental, social and governance factors, half (47 per cent) say they don’t know whether their pension is invested in this way, according to a new survey by Scottish Widows. The survey, which polled […]
Canadians believe they’ll need, on average, $1.54 million to retire, down from $1.67 million in 2023, according to a new survey by the Bank of Montreal. The survey, which polled 1,500 employees, found three-quarters (76 per cent) are worried they won’t have enough money in retirement because of rising prices. Read: Canadians believe they need […]
Roughly two-thirds (64 per cent) of Canadian employees say they want a higher salary for their position, according to a new survey by Robert Half Canada Inc. The survey, which polled 1,500 professionals, found nearly all (92 per cent) were also concerned that inflation is going to outpace any salary increases. Indeed, David Bolton, a […]
Amid a decline in employee bonuses, it’s important for employers to reassess their attraction and retention strategies through channels such as employee feedback, says Martin Fox, managing director at Robert Walters Canada. According to a recent Robert Walters survey, two-thirds (63 per cent) of professionals said they plan to leave their jobs this year if […]