Institutional traders concerned by HFT
More than two-thirds of traders at leading asset management firms around the world are concerned about the impact of high frequency trading (HFT) on the…
- By: Staff
- September 12, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:38
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Investor confidence declines
Investor confidence declined in August, according to recent figures from State Street Global Markets. The State Street Investor Confidence Index declined to 89.6 in August,…
- By: Staff
- September 7, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 14:07
Buy gold on the dips: Embry
Reader Alert: Read Part One of this series. Gold will hit $2,500 within six months and its detractors risk getting wiped out, according to fans…
- By: Vikram Barhat
- August 26, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 09:05
Investors dissatisfied with full service firms
As global economic uncertainty has increased, investor satisfaction with full service investment firms has decreased, says a recent study by J.D. Power and Associates. According…
- By: Staff
- August 25, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:35
Inflation decline to impact Bank rate
Anyone collecting—or administering—an indexed pension plan should be keeping tabs on the consumer price index, but the latest reading could also have an impact on…
- By: Steven Lamb, with files from wire services
- August 19, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 12:00
Caisse touts risk focus, earns 3.6% in first half
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has announced its returns for the first half of the year, earning 3.6%. Net of fees, that’s…
- By: Staff
- August 19, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 09:06
Corporate profitability expected to weaken
The Conference Board of Canada’s Leading Indicator of Industry Profitability declined in July for the first time in almost a year, suggesting a weakening in Canadian…
- By: Staff
- August 16, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:03
Have you stress-tested your portfolio lately?
We are in the midst of historic times, as sovereigns hang on the edge of default, the inflation/deflation debate remains unresolved and gold trades at…
- By: Jonathan Jacob
- August 8, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 09:11
Conservative compensation year for Canadian employers: Mercer survey
Employees hoping for large across-the-board raises in 2012 will be disappointed, as Canadian employers are projecting an average wage increase of 3.1%, according to the…
- By: Steven Lamb
- August 3, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 10:09
Where I was when… The Flash Crash
Who knew that a drop in the Dow on May 6, 2010, would lead to a T-shirt emblazoned with “I survived the crash of 2:45…
- By: Brooke Smith
- July 28, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 09:15
Jovian sells ETF business
Jovian Capital Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its exchange traded fund (ETF) business to South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments Co.,…
- By: Steven Lamb
- July 15, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 10:49
TMX Select launched
TMX Group Inc. today officially launched trading on TMX Select, its alternative equities trading system. Canada’s newest ATS offers participants additional execution and liquidity seeking…
- By: Staff
- July 11, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:50
Balancing act: Plans weigh risk and return
Many pension plans remain underfunded, but improving markets have helped to narrow the gaps. Plan managers can now afford to rein in the risk in…
- By: Various authors
- July 11, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
U.S. stocks back in vogue: Russell survey
Originally from our sister publication, Advisor.ca The U.S. economy should sustain its recovery, despite the expiry of the Federal Reserve’s second round of quantitative easing,…
- By: Steven Lamb
- July 4, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 12:53
TMX merger called off
The group that operates the Toronto Stock Exchange has killed a $3.7-billion proposed merger with the London Stock Exchange Group, saying the controversial deal could…
- By: Canadian Press
- June 29, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:05
TMX-LSEG merger gets recommendation
Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC, an independent governance analysis and proxy voting firm, has reconfirmed its recommendation that TMX Group shareholders vote in favour of…
- By: Staff
- June 28, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:22
Brandes extends relationship with State Street
Brandes Investment Partners & Co. (BIPCo) has expanded its investment servicing relationship with State Street to include its Canadian pooled funds totalling $1 billion in…
- By: Staff
- June 27, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 12:34
TimberWest sale gets approval
The federal Competition Bureau has given the green light to two pension fund asset managers to purchase TimberWest Forest Corp. for US$1.03 billion. The sale…
- By: Staff with files from Canadian Press
- June 24, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
CIBC Mellon shakes up exec suite
CIBC Mellon has named Rob Ferguson as head of global securities lending, giving him sole responsibility for leading the firm’s capital markets team. Ferguson steps…
- By: Staff
- June 24, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 08:00
Dynamic de-risking trends and best practices
The last decade has been unpleasant for DB pension plans, even before the 2008 market crash. The Great Recession further exacerbated these challenges as global…
- By: Heather Cooke and Hrvoje Lakota
- June 22, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:54
Managing an overlay portfolio
One of the potential solutions outlined for managing excessive risk concentration is the use of an overlay portfolio. Overlay portfolios are managed by the plan…
- By: Jonathan Jacob
- June 21, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:42
Boomers losing risk appetite
In broad strokes, boomers have spent much of their lives embracing risk. This generation was one of the most entrepreneurial, allowing many to accumulate substantial…
- By: Steven Lamb
- June 21, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:17
Is everyone above average?
In his book, Proofiness, Charles Seife quotes a 2007 survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control that found an American male, on average, has…
- By: Robin Pond
- June 15, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:46
Maple makes TMX bid official
Maple Group Acquisition Corp, made up of 13 pension funds and Canadian financial institutions, has officially launched its $3.7 billion hostile bid for the TMX…
- By: Staff
- June 13, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 10:26
Where I was when…Collapse of Lehman Brothers
Instead of enjoying a networking lunch and golf game with a banker friend in Vienna on Sept. 14, 2008—the day before Lehman Brothers filed for…
- By: Brooke Smith
- June 9, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 08:00