Moody’s – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:45:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 What does Fitch’s downgrade of Canada mean for institutional investors? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/what-does-fitchs-downgrade-of-canada-mean-for-institutional-investors/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/what-does-fitchs-downgrade-of-canada-mean-for-institutional-investors/#respond Mon, 29 Jun 2020 10:02:44 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/what-does-fitchs-downgrade-of-canada-mean-for-institutional-investors/ Since 2004, Canada has held a AAA rating from all major ratings agencies, but on June 24, it suffered a blow when Fitch Ratings Inc. downgraded the country to AA+. “The rating downgrade reflects the deterioration of Canada’s public finances in 2020 resulting from the coronavirus pandemic,” said the Fitch in a rating action commentary […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/climate-change-and-credit-risk/feed/ 0 Institutions own 64% of the 20 biggest ETFs—and they’re using them to manage risk https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/institutions-own-64-of-the-20-biggest-etfsand-using-them-to-manage-risk/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/institutions-own-64-of-the-20-biggest-etfsand-using-them-to-manage-risk/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:15:40 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/institutions-own-64-of-the-20-biggest-etfsand-using-them-to-manage-risk/ Demand for ETFs among institutions is being driven by liquidity.

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