With all the macro issues that hang over the markets—the European Union’s sovereign debt crisis, China’s industrial slowdown and the limping U.S. economy—it’s easy to see why so many institutional investors show ambivalence in the current sputtering economy. Yet, for some intrepid investors, an uncertain climate offers opportunity—and the developing world, they argue, is where the action is.
There’s no debating that employees are stressed when it comes to their personal finances. One-in-four are financially distressed and spend more than an hour every day at work dealing with their personal finances. A recent survey by the Employee Financial Education Division found that 45% of employees feel their level of financial stress today is high to overwhelming.
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 plan assets being insufficient to meet the plan’s obligations. Farmland and timberland investments help institutional investors offset address that concern.
Hiring the right people for their businesses is one of the top concerns for CEOs this year. PwC’s 16th Annual Global CEO Survey has found that 63% of CEOs globally say they are more concerned about finding key skills for their workforce than the speed of technological change (45%) or their ability to finance growth […]
If words like volatility, uncertainty and fear spring to mind when you think of emerging markets, the speakers at Benefits Canada’s 2012 Defined Benefit Summit suggested a substitute: opportunity.
When employees undergo stress, it impacts how they perform in the workplace. A new survey from the Employee Financial Education Division (EFED)—a provider of flexible personal finance courses for employees—has found that 60% of employees experience stress about their current financial situation.
AIMA Canada, the Canadian national group of the global Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), has established new regional committees in Alberta and British Columbia. “We are delighted to welcome this group of distinguished industry leaders to our national organization,” said AIMA Canada chair Gary Ostoich, president of Spartan Fund Management. “The creation of these new […]
A study from Swiss Re suggests life insurance premiums in Asia will rebound in 2013, growing by about 10% in real terms.
According to the 2013 CFA Institute Global Market Sentiment Survey, investors agree that to restore integrity in the global capital markets, change must come from within. More than 65% of respondents indicated that a lack of ethical culture within financial firms has been the biggest contributor to the decline in confidence.
Stocks and bonds are the traditional investment choices for many institutional investors. But with equity markets now moving toward their previous peaks and fixed income yields near historic lows, institutional investors are returning to the land.