interest rate risk – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Nav Canada, Goodyear Canada share experiences with LDI in low interest rate world https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/nav-canada-goodyear-canada-share-experiences-with-ldi-in-low-interest-rate-world/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 04:04:29 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/nav-canada-goodyear-canada-share-experiences-with-ldi-in-low-interest-rate-world/ Despite the low interest rate environment, it still makes sense for defined benefit pension plan sponsors to adopt a liability-driven investment strategy, said Serge Lapierre, global head of LDI at Manulife Investment Management, during a webinar sponsored by the firm on Monday. LDI investing is a risk management framework, he noted. “It’s not an asset […]

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]]> Getting the most from a corporate bond portfolio https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/fixed-income/getting-the-most-from-a-corporate-bond-portfolio/ Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:49:45 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/getting-the-most-from-a-corporate-bond-portfolio/ Canadian pension plans have increased their demand for long corporate bonds, but high demand and low yields combined with a relatively small marketplace in Canada can pose challenges for investors, said Randall Malcolm, senior managing director and portfolio manager of Canadian public fixed income at SLC Management. “When we look at the supply side of […]

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]]> 5 Questions for HOOPP’s Jim Keohane https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/caroline-cakebread/jim-keohane-q-and-a/ Thu, 02 Mar 2017 07:21:38 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/jim-keohane-q-and-a/ What are the big risks in the market? And how could the Dodd-Frank rollback help pension funds?

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]]> Inflation Risk – Why It’s Time To Hedge https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/dave-lawson/inflation-risk-why-its-time-to-hedge/ Thu, 17 Mar 2011 07:53:30 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/inflation-risk-why-its-time-to-hedge/ And why it's not time to worry about interest rate risk.

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]]> Take cover with overlay strategies https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/take-cover-with-overlay-strategies/ Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:51:24 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/take-cover-with-overlay-strategies/ Managing interest rate risk exposure.

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]]> Pension Funds Look to Leverage https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/pension-funds-look-to-leverage/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:14:15 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/pension-funds-look-to-leverage/ Burned by equity markets, plan sponsors turn to borrowing to boost returns.

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