Institutional investors buying more real estate debt
A report finds that institutional investor appetite for real estate debt investments has grown dramatically over the last two years.
- By: Staff
- September 10, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 15:41
Latest news in Fixed income
Bond yields expected to rise
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has raised its forecast on 10-year U.S. Treasury yields following positive jobs data on Friday.
- By: Staff
- July 8, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:05
The mortgage advantage: An attractive alternative to bonds
When we hear the term fixed income, most of us think about bonds issued by corporations and various levels of government. In today’s world of…
- By: Jonathan Jacob
- July 2, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:10
SEI launches long duration credit bond fund
SEI has launched a long duration credit bond fund, which is designed to help Canadian DB plan sponsors minimize pension expense volatility by enabling them…
- By: Staff
- June 26, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 13:30
Investors should take a multi-asset approach: report
The old approach to investing needs to be revisited, according to a report from Russell Investments Canada.
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- April 18, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 11:55
Franklin Templeton launches new growth fund
Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. has introduced a new fund for Canadian investors looking to minimize the effects of changing currency valuations on their global equity…
- By: Staff
- April 11, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:15
Home-country bias keeps DB plans in Canada
The removal of the foreign property rule (FPR) in 2005 enabled tax-deferred retirement plans to diversify outside of the country. But many large pension plans…
- By: By George Haim
- February 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Timber and farmland offer steady cash flows
A key goal for plan sponsors is to align the duration of a portfolio with its liabilities—in general, strive to mitigate the risk of pension…
- By: Mary Ellen Aronow and Cody Dahl
- January 30, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 06:31
Investor interest in Canadian real estate continues
The continued strength in Canada's real estate industry, along with the expectation of low interest rates in the medium term, should provide added appeal for…
- By: Neil Faba
- October 16, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 11:41
Feds should issue more real-return bonds
Ottawa should issue more real-return bonds (RRBs) to satisfy investor demand and lower its borrowing costs, according to a report released today by the C.D.…
- By: Staff
- September 26, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:32
New views on fixed income
Extraordinarily low interest rates are one of the legacies of the recent financial crisis: as of July 2012, the Bank of Canada has fixed the…
- By: Alexander Schwiersch
- September 5, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 09:09
Japan pension selling government bonds
GPIF sells bonds to handle increasing payout costs.
- July 25, 2012 January 20, 2021
- 16:51
Corporate bonds better than government’s
High-grade corporate bonds are better investments than government securities, argues John Braive, vice chairman of CIBC Global Asset Management.
- By: Melissa Shin
- July 11, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 12:19
Why annuities are cheap
With interest rates stuck at historic lows, we’re at a point where the “annuities are expensive” mantra is conventional wisdom and rarely questioned. The purpose…
- By: Brent Simmons
- May 22, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 13:59
Stick with fixed income: Russell
Fixed-income investing will continue to play a crucial role for investors, even as three decades of bond-market gains appear likely to come to an end,…
- By: Staff
- April 26, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 12:03
Ford boosts pensions, looks to bonds
Ford Motor Co. will pump $3.8 billion into its global pension plans this year as it tries to get them closer to fully funding their…
- By: Staff, with files from Canadian Press
- February 23, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 11:28
Integra launches new fixed income strategies
Integra Capital Limited has entered into an agreement with Boston-based Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC to represent the firm in the Canadian institutional market.
- By: Staff
- January 17, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 09:22
Brandes, Sionna launch monthly income fund
Brandes Investment Partners and Sionna Investment Managers have launched a new monthly income fund, the Brandes Sionna Monthly Income Fund (BSMIF), which they describe as…
- By: Staff
- January 12, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 09:25
Weighing the merits of active vs. passive management
Pension plan sponsors continue to debate the merits of active management versus the efficiency of passive management. The answer of which strategy to use is,…
- By: Josephine Marks
- March 14, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:34
Bonds: not to be forgotten
Dividend and earnings yields on many equities now exceed bond yields. Today’s investment professionals have rarely seen this circumstance. This situation is prompting many to…
- By: By Greg Rodger and Dan Hallett
- January 12, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:16
Longevity assets
The market is growing rapidly and is projected to reach $31 billion by 2017.
- By: Longevity Risk
- August 4, 2010 December 4, 2020
- 15:49
Canadian funding ratios down
Falling asset values and low interest rates conspired to pull down the average funding ratio of Canadian pension funds in 2009, according to research by…
- By: Jody White
- April 5, 2010 September 13, 2019
- 00:00
Pension plans neutral in third quarter
Third quarter returns on U.S. and international equities were up for institutional investors, but the assumed credit premium over fixed income yields fell, resulting in…
- By: Staff
- October 6, 2009 September 13, 2019
- 00:00
U.S. SPIVA report takes aim at fixed income
While the active versus passive asset management debate typically revolves around equity funds, the latest Standard & Poor’s Index Versus Active (SPIVA) report out of…
- By: Steven Lamb
- August 20, 2009 September 13, 2019
- 00:00
Equities lifting pension plans
Canadian pension funds are breathing a little easier lately thanks to marginal but steady improvements in equity returns and bond prices, according to Mercer’s Pension…
- By: Jody White
- July 6, 2009 September 13, 2019
- 00:00