Plans under pressure must consider global fixed income
Pragmatism is the new watchword for investors globally, with 70% stating they will chase returns, not asset classes, finds a survey released by CREATE-Research and commissioned by Principal Global Investors.
Endowments and foundations (E&Fs) across Canada are facing investment obstacles, finds a new survey by Morneau Shepell.
What’s an investment manager to do in a low interest rate environment?
Real estate and infrastructure are becoming an alternative to bonds, say Canada’s pension fund leaders.
Investors have turned to bonds to provide income, liquidity, stability and diversification.
Plan sponsors need a fresh way to think about fixed income
Monetary policy divergence is driving volatility in local asset values in markets around the world and investors should prepare for this volatility to continue, according to a Manulife Asset Management report.
Canadian pension funds invest in emerging market debt. So why aren’t Islamic bonds, or sukuk, on the table?
Despite their continued uncertainty over the outlook for global economic improvement in 2015, a Towers Watson survey finds fund managers remain optimistic about investments in equities and alternative assets over the long term.