What does a rise in Robinhood traders mean for institutional investors?
During and after the market crash of this year’s first quarter, retail traders flocked to the various commission-free online brokerages in droves. These traders began…
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Value investing’s crisis of confidence
A value approach to investing has yielded great benefits in the past. Though there are often semantics around what constitutes value investing, it can be…
- By: Emerson Savage
- May 11, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 08:25
Laying the foundation for real estate investing
As alternative asset classes continue to be a major area of interest for institutional investors, considering the benefits and drawbacks of real estate as an…
- By: Emerson Savage
- February 26, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 06:17
The WeWork Saga: What can institutional investors learn?
The WeWork saga has been ever-present in financial headlines in recent months. The brief version of the story can be summarized in a few steps:…
- By: Emerson Savage
- December 19, 2019 December 13, 2020
- 07:42
Bridging the knowledge gap on listed infrastructure
The rush to alternative assets among institutional investors is well-documented. Within this movement, allocations to infrastructure are becoming common. The promise is attractive: returns in…
- October 28, 2019 October 28, 2021
- 08:38
Looking under the hood at core-plus fixed income
A key theme in Canadian institutional investing has been a prolonged period of low and declining interest rates. As many institutions maintain a substantial domestic…
- By: Emerson Savage
- September 3, 2019 January 6, 2021
- 08:31
Playing defence when it comes to investment governance
In the world of pensions, endowments and foundations, members of governing boards and investment committees are trusted with oversight of pools of capital with significant…
- By: Emerson Savage
- July 17, 2019 January 9, 2021
- 09:59
Does your active manager have an edge?
Asset managers often use complex approaches when stewarding the capital of their clients. Consider a discretionary active manager seeking to gain an edge: The manager…
- April 11, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 08:23
Understanding the end-game: Putting hedge funds in context
One of the difficult parts of operating as an institutional investor is choosing a roster of external managers. It’s particularly hard if your institution hasn’t…
- March 15, 2019 January 12, 2021
- 09:18