Russell introduces new fund
Russell Investments Canada Ltd. has launched the Russell Global Unconstrained Bond Pool.
- By: Staff
- July 23, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:19
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iShares launches new bond ETF
iShares has launched a new exchange-traded fund.
- By: Staff
- July 22, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:59
Market fever
It’s hard to pick up a newspaper without someone referencing the fact that many stock markets are at their all-time highs. The S&P 500 Index…
- July 17, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:47
Emerging market debt presents opportunities
During the darkest days of the 2008/09 financial crisis, emerging market fixed income showed surprising resilience. From Poland to Mexico to South Korea, local-currency debt…
- By: Gerardo Rodriguez and Sergio Trigo Paz
- July 14, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Canada sells more ultra-long bonds
The Government of Canada has sold $1 billion in 50-year bonds.
- By: Staff
- July 11, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:55
Why some pension funds are nervous about fixed income
Fixed income is known for its portfolio-hedging properties and global sovereign debt presents opportunities for investors—yet pension funds are sometimes nervous when it comes to…
- By: Yaldaz Sadakova
- May 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:37
Canada issues ultra-long bonds
The Government of Canada has successfully issued $1.5 billion in 50-year bonds.
- By: Staff
- April 29, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:51
Russell introduces inflation-linked bond fund
Russell Investments Canada has introduced an inflation-linked bond fund for institutional investors.
- By: Staff
- April 8, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:00
Bonds everywhere, but supply is dwindling
Last year, corporate bond issuance in Canada exceeded $100 billion for the first time. On the surface, this milestone would appear to signal the initial…
- By: Eric Léveillé
- April 7, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:20
Investment column: Fix up
As interest rates rise, investors should rethink their fixed income approach
- By: George Young
- April 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Sun Life launches pooled funds
Sun Life Investment Management is launching three pooled funds that focus on private fixed income, commercial mortgages and real estate assets.
- By: Staff
- March 25, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 16:29
Eliminating duration risk and increasing yield with floating rate loans
Investors looking for an opportunity to increase yield while rates remain historically low, and simultaneously position their portfolios for potentially rising rates, may want to…
- By: Eric Léveillé
- March 11, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Institutional investors move into fixed income ETFs
Fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are poised to take on a bigger role in institutional portfolios, according to a new report.
- By: Staff
- February 27, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 17:00
Fixed income restructuring expected
Investment consultants, institutional asset owners and intermediaries worldwide forecast significant fixed income restructuring this year amid concern about rising interest rates and a jump in…
- By: Staff
- February 10, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:31
Opportunistic credit: A fixed income strategy for the times
Fixed income investors are faced with something of a catch-22. On the one hand, interest rates remain relatively low despite some recent increases, and when…
- By: Eric Léveillé
- February 4, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:22
CSA proposes stricter rules for commercial paper
The Canadian Securities Administrators has published for comment proposed amendments relating to the short-term debt prospectus exemption in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions.
- By: Staff
- January 23, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 15:39
Catastrophe bonds a “very strong investment”
Catastrophe bonds make a "very strong investment," says Phil Cook, chief executive officer of Omega Insurance Holdings.
- By: Staff
- January 17, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 15:34
Revised proposal for debt trade reporting
The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) has reissued for comment its revised debt transaction reporting rule proposal for more timely surveillance and enhanced…
- By: Staff
- January 14, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:38
West Face Capital launches fund
West Face Capital has launched the West Face Alternative Credit Fund Group, designed to invest primarily in privately negotiated credits.
- By: Staff
- January 10, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 16:32
Filling the gap: Infrastructure debt in the spotlight
Persistently low interest rates, combined with the threat of a rising rate environment in the not-too-distant future, are causing investors to cast a wider net…
- By: Eric Léveillé
- January 3, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
CLHIA wants ultra-long bonds
The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association is proposing that the federal government issue ultra-long bonds—bonds that have a maturity of 40 years or more.
- By: Staff
- November 20, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:53
Pension plans turn to alternative strategies
Bond market challenges are sending pension plans large and small in search of alternative strategies
- By: Colin Ripsman
- October 29, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Waiting to taper: Coping with low interest rates
It looked as if the long wait for higher interest rates was finally over back in May. That’s when U.S. Federal Reserve Chief, Ben Bernanke,…
- By: Patrick De Roy
- October 19, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 13:18
TDAM launches new set of equity strategies
TD Asset Management (TDAM) has launched a new set of global and U.S. active fundamental equity strategies for Canadian institutional investors.
- By: Staff
- October 10, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 11:32
Bond allocations: Adjusting to changing rates
The past few years have been difficult for DB pension plans in Canada. Continued equity market volatility and, until recently, extremely low interest rates have…
- September 23, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:20