As the yen skyrockets to 15-year highs, despite the confirmation of an almost zero-rate interest policy by the Bank of Japan, it’s fairly clear that currency management isn’t a predictable business for plan sponsors with international assets. Currency management was the topic of the most recent Canadian Investment Review debate. Is active hedging the answer? […]
Currency management was the topic of the most recent Canadian Investment Review debate.
Hedge ratios must differ for reserve, non-reserve currencies.
Finding: economic losses materialize before the crash.
Investment managers seeking to navigate three new European regulations will need to take a holistic approach in order to fully understand their effects on the landscape, according to a new white paper. Northern Trust’s Funds regulation: A brighter distribution future? outlines the ramifications of the Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) IV Directive, […]
Loonie vs greenback vs Euro.
Record-high levels of currency volatility in the world markets over the last few years have left a growing number of Canadian institutional investors pondering the suitability of their currency investment policy. Over the last decade, investors have increasingly moved their asset mix toward foreign assets. Canadian investors first diversified their equity portfolios with investments in […]
Coverage of the 2010 Global Investment Conference
Online Debate members still have confidence in the Bank of Canada.
Researchers test the most popular strategies.