global fixed income – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 03 May 2024 21:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Bâtirente’s diversified funds lost between 5.7% and 8.6% in 2022 https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/batirentes-diversified-funds-lost-between-4-63-and-8-87-in-2022/ Thu, 02 Mar 2023 17:00:16 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=134694 Bâtirente’s diversified funds lost between 5.7 per cent and 8.6 per cent in 2022 as a result of tumultuous conditions in the global economy, according to its latest results. “Global inflation reached a 40-year high due to several factors, such as the war in Ukraine, the persisting [coronavirus] pandemic, the world’s supply chain failures and […]

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]]> 2022 IIC conference coverage: Four major misconceptions about fixed income impact investing https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2022-iic-conference-coverage-making-an-impact-with-fixed-income-portfolios/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:53:33 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131735 Four major misconceptions about fixed income impact investing have taken root in the minds of many institutional investors, according to Matt Lawton, fixed income portfolio manager of global impact credit strategy at T. Rowe Price, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2022 Investment Innovation Conference. The first, he noted, is that investors can’t […]

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]]> Expert panel: China’s ESG mask slips https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/emerging-global-markets-canadian-investment-review/expert-panel-chinas-esg-mask-slips/ Thu, 24 Nov 2022 17:30:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=130266 Reports that a leading asset manager is delaying the launch of a Chinese bond fund indefinitely are a clear sign that the facade around Chinese stocks’ and bonds’ environmental, social and governance record may be lifting. In recent years, rising investment in Chinese stocks and bonds coincided with a boom in ESG investing. Of course, […]

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]]> Canadian pension plans named as passive beneficiaries of China’s crimes against humanity: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/canadian-pension-plans-named-as-passive-beneficiaries-of-chinas-crimes-against-humanity-report/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:00:06 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=130112 Nine Canadian public sector pension plans are passively invested in companies with evidenced involvement in the persecution of Uyghurs in China, according to a new report by U.K. think tank Hong Kong Watch. The report includes three federal and six provincial pension investment organizations — among more than 30 global institutional investors — as passive investors […]

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]]> Curbing inflation may take up to 18 months: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/curbing-inflation-may-take-up-to-18-months-expert/ Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:00:23 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=128679 It may take up to 18 months for central banks policies to curb inflation to around two per cent on an annual basis, says Julianna Spiropoulos, partner and head of investment strategy, investment and risk at LifeWorks Inc. “Around the world, there’s concern about persistent inflation. . . . Central banks need to get inflation […]

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]]> Canadian equities buoy DB pension’s Q2 returns: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/public-equities/canadian-equities-buoy-db-pensions-q2-returns-report/ Tue, 03 Aug 2021 16:00:50 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=105002 Canadian defined benefit pension plans returned 4.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2021, according to RBC Investor & Treasury Services’ latest all-plan universe. The report found average Canadian DB pension plan returns grew by 0.9 percentage points over the previous quarter, from 3.5 per cent to 4.4 per cent. It also noted the […]

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]]> Three lessons 2020 taught institutional investors https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/three-lessons-2020-taught-institutional-investors/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/three-lessons-2020-taught-institutional-investors/#respond Thu, 17 Dec 2020 06:04:43 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/three-lessons-2020-taught-institutional-investors/ After years of relatively stable appreciation in global fixed-income and equity markets, investors were thrust into dramatic turbulence in the first quarter of 2020, as COVID-19 sent shockwaves through markets. From Feb. 20 to March 23, the S&P/TSX Composite Total Return Index lost 37.20 per cent of its value in a mere 22 trading days, […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/three-lessons-2020-taught-institutional-investors/feed/ 0 The benefits of looking beyond borders in fixed income https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/the-benefits-of-looking-beyond-borders-in-fixed-income/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/the-benefits-of-looking-beyond-borders-in-fixed-income/#respond Wed, 28 Oct 2020 04:13:51 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/the-benefits-of-looking-beyond-borders-in-fixed-income/ With developed market bond yields sitting near zero, pension plan sponsors seeking better returns and increased portfolio efficiency may find what they’re looking for in global fixed income, said Gregor Dannacher, global corporate credit portfolio specialist for the fixed income division at T. Rowe Price. When speaking at the Canadian Investment Review’s Global Investment Conference […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/the-benefits-of-looking-beyond-borders-in-fixed-income/feed/ 0 Fixed Income Debate Live! https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/fixed-income-debate-live/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/fixed-income-debate-live/#respond Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:21:27 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/fixed-income-debate-live/ Did plan sponsors benefit from adding bond strategies in 2009?

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/fixed-income-debate-live/feed/ 0 Innovation in Fixed Income Opportunities https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/innovation-in-fixed-income-opportunities/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/innovation-in-fixed-income-opportunities/#respond Wed, 26 May 2010 12:20:15 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/innovation-in-fixed-income-opportunities/ The time is now for global fixed income opportunities.

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