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Are bank loans the new junk?

Throughout 2012, capital has surged into junk exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as investors continued their hunt for yield in a high-volatility, low-return investing world. But as the post-election fiscal cliff looms south of the border, a major new trend is emerging: bank loans. Designed to track floating-rate senior loans, bank loan ETFs are drawing investors in record numbers as the gap between yields on bonds and loans continues to tumble.

  • November 19, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 10:37

Post-election, U.S. faces catastrophic structural unemployment

Gridlocked government in poor shape to deal with economic risks.

  • November 12, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 16:29

Economic impact of an Obama re-election

Can the U.S. avoid going over the fiscal cliff? Not a chance. That was the conclusion of J. Bradford DeLong, professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley and keynote speaker at this year’s Investment Innovation Conference, which kicked off November 7 in San Diego.

  • November 12, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 13:03

The booming business of active ETFs

The active exchange-traded fund (ETF) space is set to grow exponentially this year. What's interesting is that it's growing along different tracks in Canada and the U.S. as fixed income ETFs continue to play a bigger role in the pension space south of the border.

  • November 12, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 12:10

Emerging market corporates: escape from the crowd

Pension funds and other institutional investors have been going further afield in the hunt for yield, moving further into emerging market debt, mainly on the sovereign side. But as the sovereign space becomes more crowded, the growing corporate debt market is becoming a more viable way for investors to get exposure to emerging market debt.

  • November 4, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 06:00

The Dow at 20,000?

Bernstein's Seth Masters on why stocks are still the way to go.

  • October 31, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 08:00

Communicating Risks to Trustees

Former Alaska Permanent CIO on the importance of dashboards.

  • October 30, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 21:25

China’s policy-makers show ETFs some love

As 86 exchange-traded fund (ETF) doors closed in the U.S., a whole new door opened in China with the launch of two yuan-denominated ETFs that track Hong Kong stocks, allowing mainland investors a chance to trade shares in the former British colony for the first time in history. Now that's a sign that the ETF space is maturing.

  • October 28, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 16:04

HOOPP, OPSEU and CAAT Freeze Rates

Ontario also downsizes proposed super fund.

  • October 24, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 13:41

Caisse’s Bergeron: Rebuilding trust

Of all the pension funds in Canada, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec was hit particularly hard by the 2008 financial crisis, reporting a disastrous -25% return that was, in large part, due to a $13 billion investment in frozen asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP).

  • October 22, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 11:26