securities lending – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:00:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Beware of in-house security lending https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/beware-of-in-house-security-lending/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/beware-of-in-house-security-lending/#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2019 03:23:41 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/beware-of-in-house-security-lending/ Active mutual funds that engage in securities lending through in-house lending agents should raise questions for institutional investors. These funds may “reach for lending fees” by overweighting high-fee stocks, according to a new working paper by Travis Johnson, an assistant professor of finance, and Gregory Weitzner, a PhD student, both from the University of Texas’ […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/beware-of-in-house-security-lending/feed/ 0 Why zero-fee funds may not be the best option for investors https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/why-zero-fee-funds-may-not-be-the-best-option-for-investors/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/why-zero-fee-funds-may-not-be-the-best-option-for-investors/#respond Mon, 30 Sep 2019 03:53:38 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/why-zero-fee-funds-may-not-be-the-best-option-for-investors/ In a world where zero-fee funds are rising, how are fund managers making money? And while zero fees sound beneficial for investors, is it really the best option? Marius Zoican, an assistant professor of finance at the University of Toronto Mississauga and Rotman School of Management, tackled these questions in a new working paper. During […]

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