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2022 DCIF: The role of alternative fixed income sectors, strategies in DC plans

Jennifer Paterson — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:54:26 +0000

Rising interest rates and market turmoil have called into question the ability of core fixed income to provide pension plan sponsors with its traditional benefits of stable returns and income, diversification and capital preservation. But Kevin Minas, vice-president and client portfolio manager of global fixed income at CIBC Asset Management Inc., said he actually expects […]

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2022 GIC coverage: Institutional investors seeking better risk-adjusted returns should turn to emerging market debt

lbailey — Mon, 30 May 2022 12:50:45 +0000

Canadian institutional investors should have a strategic allocation to emerging market debt, Ward Brown, fixed income portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management, explained during his session. EM debt has two of the key characteristics needed for a strategic allocation. First, it is a good diversifier because it has low correlations with other assets commonly found […]

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2021 GIC coverage: How institutional investors can use fixed income amid low yields

bwolfe — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:55:31 +0000

Despite the low-yield environment, fixed income continues to play an important role for institutional investors looking to make their portfolios work harder in a risk-controlled fashion, said Jeffrey Moore, a portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments Inc., during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2021 Global Investment Conference. “For the bond market to hurt, there needs […]

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New research finds asset owners largely satisfied with pandemic performance

mschmit — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 03:43:58 +0000

The vast majority of investors (82 per cent) are satisfied with how their portfolios performed in the first half of 2020, despite some weak results in strategies such as emerging market debt and smart beta, according to a new study of 368 investors with combined assets of approximately US$11 trillion. Following the quickest equity market […]

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Investment manager fees: Is competition working?

mschmit — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 04:02:54 +0000

Investment management fees for certain asset classes have declined substantially, especially in sectors where managers have been under pressure from new competitors, cheaper alternative strategies or heightened visibility on total costs. The findings are contained in a new study conducted by bfinance, analyzing changes in management fees since 2016. Using proprietary data culled from actual […]

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Reasons to Invest in Emerging Markets Debt

mschmit — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:00:07 +0000

Five reasons to invest.

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Video: Emerging Market Debt

mschmit — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:54:31 +0000

Invesco's Eric Lindenbaum at the 2011 Global Investment Conference.

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