A focus on structural reform in emerging markets could lead to new investment opportunities in their credit and sovereign debt markets, says a Manulife Asset Management paper.
As Canadians struggle to reduce their debt while also preparing for retirement, many homeowners expect to access their home equity to supplement their retirement income.
Morningstar Research has announced the winners of the 2014 Morningstar Awards.
Here's a review of people on the move in October.
Sun Life Financial has reported higher third quarter results and announced plans to buy back stock.
The real estate subsidiary of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Ivanhoé Cambridge, has purchased an approximate 40% interest in a portfolio of properties located in downtown Denver from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for more than US$200 million ($225.9 million).
In the November 2014 edition of Frontlines: Market Watch, This month in numbers, Legal briefs and more
Recent mortality research in Canada has considerably extended the time at which virtually all closed-to-new- entrants DB pension plans are projected to end up with their “last man standing.” That has given a sudden boost to pension liabilities and normal costs, depending on which of several mortality tables is chosen (most notably, tables that differentiate between private and public sector workforces). It is readily apparent that more judgment is required in that choice than under the previous commonly used table. Never before have Canadian DB plan sponsors given so much attention to the life expectancy of their plan members.
Standard Life Financial has reported that premiums and deposits of its insurance subsidiary increased by 19%, to $1.7 billion, in the third quarter of 2014.
InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust and KingSett Real Estate Growth LP No. 5 have entered into an agreement with Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, to acquire an 80% interest in the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.