U.S. Federal Reserve – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:34:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Interest rate cut boosts returns from short-term government bonds, credit: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/interest-rate-cut-boosts-returns-from-short-term-government-bonds-credit-report/ Mon, 15 Jul 2024 19:00:42 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158118 Returns from short-term Government of Canada bonds and credit are rising due to the easing of interest rates by the Bank of Canada last month, according to a new report from FTSE Russell. It noted while Canadian government bonds across all maturities rallied, the gains didn’t erase overall losses in the second quarter, except for […]

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]]> Canadian fixed income outperforms amid improving interest rate landscape: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/canadian-fixed-income-outperforms-amid-improving-interest-rate-landscape-report/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 15:00:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156925 Canadian-based fixed income assets rallied in the first quarter of 2024 as the likelihood of interest rate cuts from global central authorities increases, according to a new report by FTSE Russell. It noted improved inflation data helped boost the results from Canadian long, corporate and real return bonds in May. While Canadian high-yield credit gained […]

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]]> Funded ratio of 100 largest U.S. corporate DB pension plans declines to 98.4% in fiscal 2023: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/funded-ratio-of-100-largest-u-s-corporate-db-pension-plans-declines-to-98-4-in-fiscal-2023-report/ Wed, 01 May 2024 13:00:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155012 The funded ratio of U.S. corporate defined benefit pension plans declined to 98.5 per cent in fiscal 2023 from 99.4 per cent in 2022, according to a new report by Milliman Inc. The report, which reviews the financial disclosures of the 100 largest U.S. public corporate DB plans, found their average return on investments was […]

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]]> Expert panel: Have hedge funds budged on hurdle rates? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/expert-panel-have-hedge-funds-budged-on-hurdle-rates/ Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:00:42 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154912 Even though it has been two years since the U.S. Federal Reserve started rapidly hiking interest rates, hedge fund managers aren’t more likely to have a hurdle rate in place now than they were during the zero interest-rate policy era. Yet institutional investors are pushing for change. There’s a strong carry component to many hedge […]

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]]> Expert panel: How institutional investors are adapting to a post-pandemic global economy https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/expert-panel-how-institutional-investors-are-adapting-to-a-post-pandemic-global-economy/ Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:00:12 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154441 Renowned American businessman and investor Charlie Munger once said, “You have to keep learning if you want to become a great investor. When the world changes you must change.” The world has changed and institutional investors will need to have a plan and be ready to face new challenges. The 30 years prior to the […]

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]]> 2023 GIC coverage: Institutional investors finding opportunities for high-yield in unlikely places https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-gic-coverage-institutional-investors-finding-opportunities-for-high-yield-in-unlikely-places/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:46:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=137731 Institutional investors are entering a golden period ripe with opportunities in current global and emerging markets, said Karl Dasher, president of Polen Capital, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Global Investment Conference. From early 2020 to the end of 2021, the market was flooded with liquidity from the unprecedented combination of fiscal stimulus, U.S. Federal Reserve […]

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]]> How are pension funds and other institutional investors approaching investments in 2023? https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-are-pension-funds-and-other-institutional-investors-approaching-investments-in-2023/ Fri, 10 Feb 2023 13:55:45 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=133362 Amid the unprecedented events of the last three years, the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan has remained on course with its investment strategies, according to Asif Haque, the plan’s chief investment officer. “We held our focus on the key goal of the CAAT’s investment program. . . . The plan’s diversified asset […]

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]]> 2022 IIC coverage: Investing in a time of quantitative tightening https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2022-iic-coverage-investing-in-a-time-of-quantitative-tightening/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:50:56 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131832 “I’m starting to become a glass half full person. . . . I think that at least one of the two anchors of the 60/40 [balanced portfolio] is going to start working. I wish I could tell you which one,” said Jurrien Timmer, director of global macro at Fidelity Investments, during a session at the […]

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]]> 2022 DBIF coverage: 2023 market insights and DB plan portfolio positioning https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/2022-dbif-coverage-a-look-at-2023-market-insights-and-db-plan-portfolio-positioning/ Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:59:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131279 Consensus expectations for U.S. inflation and interest rates in 2023 are overly optimistic, said Robert Forsyth, head of SPDR exchange-traded funds strategy and research at State Street Global Advisors SPDR, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2022 Defined Benefit Investment Forum. “Our view is that the futures market is still pricing in an […]

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]]> 2022 Risk Management Conference: Tactical fixed income strategies for managing risk during volatility https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/2022-risk-management-conference-tactical-fixed-income-strategies-for-managing-risk-during-volatility/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 11:58:56 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=126799 Fixed income investing isn’t known for its excitement, but in the volatile markets of the post-coronavirus pandemic period, bond specialists may be in for a wild ride. “There’s more yield in the marketplace, so bonds are becoming a better competitor to stocks. . . . You should be asking yourself, how do I get more […]

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