The founder of a Wall Street firm who lost a recent sexual harassment lawsuit has been arrested on securities fraud charges. Benjamin Wey was arrested…
Canadian and American markets both rose on Wednesday.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index was showing a triple-digit gain in early trading Tuesday as markets around the world rebounded from the previous day's…
Volatility is back. But, given that the last time we saw the VIX above 30 was 2011, clients may not remember what it feels like.…
The Toronto Stock Exchange plunged in early trading Monday, part of a global downturn affecting markets around the world.
World stock markets plunged on Monday after China’s main index sank 8.5%—its biggest drop since the early days of the 2008 global financial crisis—amid deepening…
Well, that was fun while it lasted. For years, investors in U.S. stocks shrugged off threats—a government shutdown, fear of a euro collapse, a near…
North American markets suffered steep losses, with the Toronto Stock Exchange registering a triple-digit decline for a second consecutive day amid weak energy markets, a…
Even though Canada is a developed market, its stocks often have a closer relationship with emerging market stocks, than with U.S., European or Asian stocks,…
The general council of one of Canada's largest churches has voted to drop fossil fuels from its investment portfolios, with advocates for the motion saying…
The Shanghai share index fell the most since early 2007 on Monday as Chinese stocks suffered a renewed sell-off despite government efforts to calm the…
In early June, G7 leaders committed their countries to reducing carbon emissions by 2050 and eliminating them by 2100. Even before the G7 announcement in…
It’s been a tumultuous year for equity markets. A drop in oil prices has pushed down Canadian stocks while the turmoil in Greece has sent…
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange has resumed after a more than three-hour halt earlier today.
China announced a flurry of new moves Wednesday to halt a stock market slide. The result? Another big dive in share prices.
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More than half (58%) of global investors believe their local stock market will post positive returns in 2015, according to a survey.
Investment managers see a change in U.S. monetary policy as the top risk to equities, and also have concerns about U.S. corporate profits and a…
Monetary policy divergence is driving volatility in local asset values in markets around the world and investors should prepare for this volatility to continue, according…
Despite their continued uncertainty over the outlook for global economic improvement in 2015, a Towers Watson survey finds fund managers remain optimistic about investments in…
Last year, members of U.S.-based DC plans continued to rely on target-date funds (TDFs) to determine their asset mix, while the plan members who selected…
Although small-cap stocks may have underperformed recently, the bull market’s not over yet, and small caps should outperform large caps, said Jim Furey, managing partner…
Global investors have significantly pared back U.S. equity allocations as belief grows that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise rates in the second quarter, according…
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the creation of the world's first exchange-traded fund.
Towers Watson’s institutional investment clients around the world allocated over $8 billion to smart beta strategies last year, bringing the total exposure to around $40…