Are health-care investments recession-proof?
In both good and bad economic times, people will inevitably get sick and require health care. So when markets are down, health care may be…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- January 31, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 08:34
Latest news in Public Equities
How a coronavirus epidemic in China could ripple through the global economy
An international outbreak of respiratory illness sparked by a novel coronavirus has spread from its origins in central China to at least 11 countries, with…
- By: Christopher Reynolds, the Canadian Press
- January 27, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 09:10
Easing trade tensions bode well for emerging market stocks
Several factors are pointing to a possible rebound in emerging market stocks this year. Stocks in China and other developing economies notched solid gains in…
- By: Alex Veiga, the Associated Press
- January 23, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 15:09
Finding opportunity in hidden bear markets
Global shares, represented by the MSCI world index, ended 2019 at an all-time high. Their robust 9.5 per cent per annum return during the 2010s…
- By: Graeme Forster
- January 22, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 08:44
The changing nature of the U.S. listed market
A topic that has received a lot of attention recently in many markets, especially the United States, is the fall in the number of listed…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- January 14, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 09:36
U.S.-Iran tensions roil world markets as gold hits seven-year high
Global stock markets took another hit Monday while oil and gold prices surged in response to the escalating tensions in the Middle East following the…
- By: Pan Pylas, the Associated Press
- January 6, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 08:58
Shareholder environmental activism showing results without compromising returns: study
Shareholder environmental activism has been growing in popularity with institutional investors, but is it working? The New York City pension system implemented a boardroom accountability…
- By: Staff
- January 3, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 08:18
After ebullient 2019, Wall Street warns of slower road ahead
After a year of nirvana, investors may need to get ready for something a little more normal. Markets are coming off a fabulous 2019, where…
- January 2, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 09:08
Is value investing dead? And what does this have to do with low or negative interest rates?
Two questions seem to occupy pundits and popular media these days. One is why interest rates are negative and what this means. The other is…
- By: George Athanassakos
- December 13, 2019 December 13, 2020
- 07:26
Connecticut treasurer overseeing $37b in public pension funds aims to divest gun stock
Connecticut state Treasurer Shawn Wooden, who oversees $37 billion in public pension funds, will announce Tuesday plans to reallocate $30 million worth of shares in…
- By: Susan Haigh, the Associated Press
- December 3, 2019 December 13, 2020
- 09:43
Digging into equities in developed Asia and the Pacific
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s economic policies, known as ‘Abenomics,’ have led to big improvements in corporate governance in the country, says Iain Campbell, a…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- November 14, 2019 December 13, 2020
- 10:27
Are liquid alternative ETFs the next frontier for institutional investors?
New research from Greenwich Associates has found that institutional players have allocated US$47 billion to liquid alternative exchange traded funds, comprising a fair chunk of…
- By: Staff
- November 7, 2019 December 13, 2020
- 09:58
Capturing the equity price action caused by index rebalancing
Passive investing is immensely popular, with assets in passive funds having cleared US$13 trillion, globally. But can active investors take advantage of the new landscape…
- By: Martha Porado
- October 25, 2019 January 6, 2021
- 13:29
The role of dividend strategies in equity investing
Investors seeking regular income are limited because traditional sources aren’t producing the results they used, says Dave Makarchuk, partner and Western Canada wealth business leader…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- September 16, 2019 January 6, 2021
- 10:57
Is the meat alternatives investment trend here to stay?
Meat alternatives have garnered a lot of attention lately off the back of Beyond Meat’s listing on the NASDAQ and its subsequent rocket-propelled rise in…
- By: Martha Porado
- August 22, 2019 January 9, 2021
- 06:27
Capturing lithium’s investment return potential as the electric car gains ground
Rising with the growth of smartphones, lithium has been a hot material in the investment world for a few years. And many in the institutional…
- By: Martha Porado
- August 14, 2019 January 9, 2021
- 10:49
Markets waiting for clarity on macro uncertainty
While there are signals that the global economy is slowing down, it doesn’t appear to be quite at recession levels. “That has major investment implications,”…
- By: Staff
- July 25, 2019 January 9, 2021
- 09:01
How to gain EM exposure through developed market stocks
Direct exposure to emerging market equities may not be the best way to capture the growth potential of those economies. Instead, investors looking for the…
- By: Staff
- July 12, 2019 January 9, 2021
- 09:16
A look at a Canadian momentum strategy
With no actively managed pure Canadian momentum strategies available in Canada according to research by Hillsdale Investment Management Inc., it decided to fill the market…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- July 3, 2019 January 9, 2021
- 07:00
Populism, politics and tech continue to disrupt markets
Looking back at the first half of 2019, bond and equity markets seem to be telling opposing stories, according to T.Rowe Price’s mid-year market outlook.…
- By: Staff
- July 2, 2019 January 9, 2021
- 07:48
Market value of trusteed pension assets declined in Q4 2018: StatsCan
The market value of Canadian trusteed pension fund assets decreased by 1.3 per cent in Q4 2018 compared to the previous quarter, landing at $1.87…
- By: Staff
- June 7, 2019 January 9, 2021
- 08:30
What’s dominating CIO conversations with asset owners?
With a challenging backdrop to the current investment landscape, certain topics are continually resurfacing when chief investment officers speak with asset owners. The conversation is dominated…
- By: Staff
- June 4, 2019 January 9, 2021
- 09:00
Are tensions between China and the U.S at trade war level yet?
Last spring, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that trade wars are easy to win. Last Friday, however, he tweeted the U.S. and China have really…
- By: Martha Porado
- May 28, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 10:25
Is alternative data about to hit mainstream investing?
Though data has been a buzzword in the investment world for years, new and unique types of data have the potential to add value to both quantitative…
- By: Staff
- May 24, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 09:15
CPPIB invests in cancer drug royalties, food manufacturing
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is acquiring a US$1.3 billion stake in LifeArc’s royalty interests on worldwide sales of immunotherapy drug Keytruda through its European…
- By: Staff
- May 21, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 10:00