Plan sponsors are coming to grips with the realities of a challenging global marketplace as they face severe market volatility on one side, and major global economic imbalances on the other.
As Europe's banks balance the books, there will be global winners and losers.
High-grade corporate bonds are better investments than government securities, argues John Braive, vice chairman of CIBC Global Asset Management.
Coverage of the Benefits Canada Benefits and Pensions Summit.
In a world where markets turn on a dime, the underlying economic fundamentals are often shoved to the side. “Diamonds are forever,” noted Avery Shenfeld, senior economist with CIBC World Markets, in an economist panel at the Benefits Canada Benefits & Pension Summit. “But when it comes to global economies, nothing else is really forever.”
First and foremost, custodians keep an investor’s assets safe and secure. But as pension plans continue to invest in more sophisticated assets—private equity, derivatives and hedge funds—custodians are no longer simply dealing with traditional stocks and bonds.
The uneven global economic recovery will continue to create a two-speed world where emerging economies will persistently outpace those in the developed world.
Coverage of the 2011 Global Investment Conference.
The fourth annual Benefits Canada Awards gala, held November 10, provided an opportunity for individuals in the pension and benefits community to gather and recognize some of the dedicated plan sponsors and money managers working to help provide Canadians with financial security into retirement years. The event at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel was made […]
Coverage of the 2010 Global Investment Conference