U.S. dollar – 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 Ontario Teachers’ gains minority stake in new alternative lender, UPP backs U.K. locomotive operator https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/ontario-teachers-gains-minority-stake-in-new-alternative-lender-upp-backs-u-k-locomotive-operator/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:00:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153640 The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is gaining a minority stake in a new financial entity resulting from a merger between Fairstone Bank of Canada and Home Trust Company. The new group will have a national branch and broker network to offer residential and commercial mortgages, personal loans, credit cards, retail financing, auto financing, digital lending […]

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]]> CPPIB returns 3.4% in Q3 2024, driven by global equity, fixed income assets https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/cppib-returns-3-4-in-q3-2024-thanks-to-global-equity-fixed-income-assets/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 15:00:27 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152092 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board earned 3.4 per cent during the third quarter of fiscal 2024, according to its latest quarterly report. By Dec. 31, 2023, the investment organization’s net assets were $590.8 billion, compared to $576 billion at the end of the previous quarter. The $14.6 billion increase in net assets consisted of […]

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]]> CPPIB returns 0.1% in Q2 2024, led by credit, private equity https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/cppib-returns-0-1-in-q2-2024-led-by-credit-private-equity/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 14:00:20 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=146927 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board returned 0.1 per cent during the second quarter of fiscal 2024, according to its latest quarterly report. By Sept. 30, 2023, the investment organization’s net assets were $576 billion, compared to $575 billion at the end of the previous quarter. The $1 billion increase in net assets consisted of $488 million in net income and $700 million in […]

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]]> Global institutional investors facing headwinds from strong U.S. dollar, war in Ukraine https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/global-investors-facing-headwinds-from-strong-u-s-dollar-war-in-ukraine/ Thu, 22 Dec 2022 17:00:53 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131922 The strength of the U.S. dollar and the ongoing war in Europe will hamper North American and other global institutional investors in 2023, though some will still find value in other continents, according to a new report from the Capital Group Inc. “Even if you think economies outside Canada and the U.S. are headed for […]

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]]> 2022 DBIF coverage: 2023 market insights and DB plan portfolio positioning https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/2022-dbif-coverage-a-look-at-2023-market-insights-and-db-plan-portfolio-positioning/ Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:59:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131279 Consensus expectations for U.S. inflation and interest rates in 2023 are overly optimistic, said Robert Forsyth, head of SPDR exchange-traded funds strategy and research at State Street Global Advisors SPDR, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2022 Defined Benefit Investment Forum. “Our view is that the futures market is still pricing in an […]

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]]> Is the U.S. dollar overvalued? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/is-the-u-s-dollar-overvalued/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/is-the-u-s-dollar-overvalued/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2020 04:34:41 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/is-the-u-s-dollar-overvalued/ The U.S. dollar is overvalued and, if history has any lessons for investors, it’s that the dollar is set for a multi-year fall, according to Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd. “The way that we look at currencies generally is to take a valuation approach,” says Kevin Fenwick, portfolio manager for global fixed income and currency at […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/is-the-u-s-dollar-overvalued/feed/ 0 Fed lowers interest rate for first time since 2008 https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/fed-lowers-interest-rate-for-first-time-since-2008/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/fed-lowers-interest-rate-for-first-time-since-2008/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2019 06:15:56 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/fed-lowers-interest-rate-for-first-time-since-2008/ While many indicators point to the relative health of the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve is lowering the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a range of two to 2.25 per cent. This marks the first rate cut since 2008. “Markets weren’t surprised,” says Dec Mullarkey, managing director at […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/fed-lowers-interest-rate-for-first-time-since-2008/feed/ 0 Risk/Reward Tradeoff Skewed to the Greenback https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/riskreward-tradeoff-skewed-to-the-greenback/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/riskreward-tradeoff-skewed-to-the-greenback/#respond Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:00:18 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/riskreward-tradeoff-skewed-to-the-greenback/ Is the U.S. dollar worth it?

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