credit risk – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:02:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 2023 Investment Innovation Conference: The evolving role of fixed income in hedging risk, enhancing yields https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-investment-innovation-conference-the-evolving-role-of-fixed-income-in-hedging-risk-enhancing-yields/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:50:23 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149318 As the objectives of defined benefit pension plans have evolved, so too have institutional investors’ reasons for including fixed income allocations in a portfolio, from adding diversification and offsetting negative returns in equity to liquidity management and capital preservation, said Ashwin Gopwani, managing director and head of retirement solutions at Sun Life Capital Management, during the Canadian Investment […]

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]]> How Canada’s pension funds are maximizing fixed income in a low interest rate environment https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-canadas-pension-funds-are-maximizing-fixed-income-in-a-low-interest-rate-environment/ Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:56:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=102742 With bond returns tied to interest rates, it’s no surprise Canadian pension funds are increasingly seeking other ways to boost fixed income yields. Canadian interest rates have been trending downward for the last 30 years, from a high of 10.3 per cent in 1990 to around 1.75 per cent in early 2020, according to the […]

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]]> Learn more about the Risk Management Award finalists https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/learn-more-about-the-risk-management-award-finalists/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/learn-more-about-the-risk-management-award-finalists/#respond Mon, 30 Nov 2020 04:06:28 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/learn-more-about-the-risk-management-award-finalists/ The Canadian Investment Review’s Risk Management Award will go to a pension plan that has successfully implemented a robust approach to its risk management function. This can include implementing de-risking or re-risking or it can showcase day-to-day processes in place for risk management in pension plan investments. Highlights about the three finalists are available below: […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/climate-change-and-credit-risk/feed/ 0 Lesson Two: Credit Risk https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/dave-lawson/lesson-two-2-credit-risk/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/dave-lawson/lesson-two-2-credit-risk/#respond Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:00:59 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/lesson-two-2-credit-risk/ Not just volatility, but real default risk.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/dave-lawson/lesson-two-2-credit-risk/feed/ 0 Using Risk Factors to Manage Asset Classes https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/using-risk-factors-to-manage-asset-classes/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/using-risk-factors-to-manage-asset-classes/#respond Thu, 20 May 2010 06:26:20 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/using-risk-factors-to-manage-asset-classes/ Coverage of the 2010 Global Investment Conference.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/using-risk-factors-to-manage-asset-classes/feed/ 0 Look to Canada for Robust Earnings: PIMCO Chief https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/look-to-canada-for-robust-earnings-pimco-chief/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/look-to-canada-for-robust-earnings-pimco-chief/#respond Thu, 13 May 2010 05:20:00 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/look-to-canada-for-robust-earnings-pimco-chief/ Don't bet on immaculate recovery for Greece

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