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Planning for retirement should be a holistic process

mschmit — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 03:43:56 +0000

Retirement and savings programs should motivate plan members to think about how they want to spend their time in retirement as well as their money. “If we focus in just on the financial part of the equation and then [plan members] get to that point where [they’re] retiring, not only might they not have enough […]

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Valuation uncertainty, not liquidity, driver behind real estate fund suspensions

mschmit — Mon, 04 May 2020 04:02:13 +0000

During the global financial crisis, certain real estate funds were suspended because of liquidity constraints, but during the coronavirus downturn, it’s valuation uncertainty that’s causing suspensions, says Steve Marino, senior vice-president of portfolio management at Great-West Life Realty Advisors Inc, a subsidiary of the Canada Life Assurance Co. On March 20, 2020, Canada Life announced […]

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Liquidity Crunch Hits UK Real Estate Funds

mschmit — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 14:24:37 +0000

Funds scramble to stem redemptions post-Brexit vote

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