A 9.7 per cent net return for 2017 has helped the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan report a funded status of 105 per cent in its annual report. Among the highlights of the report was the plan’s intention to use its funding surplus as a contingency fund to support the long-term goal of maintaining steady contribution and benefit […]
Inflation and rising interest rates will shake things up this year.
While the majority of global fixed-income specialists see the global economy on the road to recovery, many have a significant appetite for alternative credit, such as real estate debt and bank loans, according to a new survey by Invesco Ltd. The inaugural survey interviewed 79 global fixed-income specialists, including heads of fixed income as well as chief investment […]
Do seniors actually experience price inflation differently than other age groups in Canada? A policy suggestion that was part of the Liberal campaign platform in the last federal election in 2015 assumes that’s the case. The proposal suggested it was time to link increases to senior-specific government benefits, such as old-age security, to a special […]
Looking at global macro opportunities in an ever-changing world.
Top managers see global alternative assets rise to $5 trillion: survey
Canada’s inflation rate fell to 1% in September, down from 1.3% in August. Statistics Canada says the decline was due to a larger year-over-year drop in gasoline prices. Those were down 18.8% compared to last year. Read: Unemployment inches up to 7.1% in September Overall, prices were up in seven of eight major categories in […]
Plan sponsor panel: Rethinking risk across pension portfolios
For an investor with a primary objective of meeting future liabilities, it’s useful to build a framework for investing assets to meet those future liabilities. The first step in exploring such a framework requires an understanding of the nature of the liabilities and what economic factors can be deemed to impact the future liability cash flows.
Russell Investments Canada has introduced an inflation-linked bond fund for institutional investors.