Like many elements of our investment industry, market-cap weighted benchmarks have the beauty of being long-standing, familiar and simple. Performance history is available for analysis,…
The Pennsylvania-based investment management company, Vanguard, has opened a Canadian arm—Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. “Extending our reach to the Canadian market in a significant way…
“I then review some of the strongest evidence concerning the efficacy of financial education; that evidence leads to the tentative conclusion that financial education has,…
AIMA Canada presented its 8th annual luncheon debate on May 25 at The National Club in Toronto. The tongue-in-cheek debate looked at which risk investors…
Last year, Canada’s Top 40 money managers clocked substantial gains that pushed them back into positive territory in the wake of one of the worst…
As plan sponsors and advisors, we make a number of decisions each day. The act of making decisions can be broken down into three components:…
Michael Sabia talks about responsible investing and the Caisse’s IT business and operational models. Q: A few years ago, the Caisse de dépôtet placement du…
Michael Sabia was appointed president and CEO of the Caisse de dépôtet placement du Québec in March 2009, at the peak of the financial crisis.…
BMO ETFs, Claymore Investments, and Horizons Exchange Traded Funds have agreed to collectively launch the Canadian Exchange Traded Funds Association (CETFA), to promote the Canadian…
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director, officially resigned yesterday from his post at the IMF. In a letter to the board he…
A new Web-based portfolio tool from RBC Dexia Investor Services is aimed at enabling institutional clients to individually control portfolio analysis to assist them in…
In my previous column, Examining portfolio risk, we discussed ex-ante risk, ex-post risk and how both measures can provide greater understanding of portfolio risk. In…
Two members of Aon Hewitt’s senior leadership have been tapped to share the title of CEO of the company. Aon Corporation has announced that Kristi…
State Street Corp. has been appointed by Manulife Asset Management Ltd. of Toronto to provide investment services for Manulife Asset Management Pooled Funds and Manulife…
A new survey from Aon Hewitt found that pension plan sponsors are moving their asset allocation away from domestic equities in favour of liability matching…
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. has launched the iShares NASDAQ 100 Index Fund XQQ. “This new ETF…
When we think of risk, we often define it in financial terms as risk by its very nature often comes with financial consequences. From a…
It’s certainly no secret that during the last decade, the trend within the Canadian pension landscape has been for plan sponsors to move away from…
Social media and technology are creating new opportunities to communicate with plan members, according to Kate Nazar, assistant vice-president, client relationships, group retirement services, with…
Calvin Jordan, CEO of the Nova Scotia Association of Health Organizations (NSAHO) Pension Plan in Bedford, N.S., discussed how this DB plan uses leverage to…
Plan sponsors should think about currency as they would about pie. How so? “When we talk about currency, it’s like we’re talking about pie,” said…
Plan members, as investors, appear to remain skittish and nervous about the stock market despite the relatively strong rebound in stock prices over the past…
BlackRock Asset Management has launched six new iShares exchange traded funds (ETFs), including income portfolios and global sector mandates. “Investor appetite for sector-specific exposure remains…
The Canadian Securities Administrators has updated the regulatory framework for firms and individuals that deal in securities, provide investment advice or manage investment funds. The…
Want to learn more about options trading? Montreal Exchange Inc. has launched a new educational video website, www.m-x.tv. The portal is aimed at retail investors…