shocks – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:34:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Is the importance of quantitative analysis growing in wake of coronavirus? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/is-importance-of-quantitative-analysis-growing-in-wake-of-coronavirus/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/is-importance-of-quantitative-analysis-growing-in-wake-of-coronavirus/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2020 05:10:43 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/is-importance-of-quantitative-analysis-growing-in-wake-of-coronavirus/ Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, in-person visits by institutional investors have been drastically reduced, temporarily short circuiting qualitative due diligence and leading to slightly more reliance on quantitative analysis, says Jeff Schwartz, president of Markov Processes International Inc. Quantitative analysis can help identify red flags and indicate when a deeper dive is required, for example. “That’s […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/is-importance-of-quantitative-analysis-growing-in-wake-of-coronavirus/feed/ 0 As Oil Prices Plunge, Are Economists Overreacting? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/as-oil-prices-plunge-are-economists-overreacting/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/as-oil-prices-plunge-are-economists-overreacting/#respond Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:47:42 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/as-oil-prices-plunge-are-economists-overreacting/ Lutz Kilian on why oil shocks don't always cause economic pain.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/as-oil-prices-plunge-are-economists-overreacting/feed/ 0 Taleb: The Hunt for “Antifragile” Investments https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/taleb-the-hunt-for-antifragile-investments/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/taleb-the-hunt-for-antifragile-investments/#respond Fri, 01 Jun 2012 05:00:05 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/taleb-the-hunt-for-antifragile-investments/ Some investments thrive on shocks says Black Swan author.

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