How to Hedge Against Tail Risk
Coverage of the 2012 Risk Management Conference.
- By: Joel J. McKoan
- August 29, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 08:49
Top Stories in Uncategorized
ETFs in a risk-on, risk-off world
Institutional investors surveyed said they were using ETFs more than they did in the past, particularly to help with portfolio construction in a “risk-on, risk-off”…
- By: Caroline Cakebread
- August 27, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:04
Biologics and biosimilars … a new complexity in the world of medicines
Biologic drugs for conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, rare blood disorders and other serious illnesses have radically changed patient outcomes. But these specialty drugs…
- By: Benefits Canada Staff
- August 23, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 12:02
PRPPs useless for low-income earners
A new report released by the C.D. Howe Institute today says that Ottawa should rethink the tax rules for pooled registered pension plans (PRPPs) if…
- By: Staff
- August 23, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:50
2012 Canadian Leadership Council on Drug Evaluation
Navigating the Path to Managed Formularies As chronic disease and specialty drugs steadily claim a higher proportion of drug-benefit costs, the move to managed private…
- By: Benefits Canada Staff
- August 20, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 15:12
Pension fund allocates to low vol ETFs
As the $43 billion United Nations Joint Staff Pension fund adds an ETF-based low vol strategy, it's good news for low vol and ETF providers.
- By: Caroline Cakebread
- August 20, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 08:28
The Case for Canadian Real Estate
Morguard's Stephen Taylor on why plan sponsors should consider real estate in Canada.
- By: Stephen Taylor
- August 16, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 15:45
Why ETFs are the cheapest way to go passive
Last week, I found this article in Indexuniverse.com that compares ETF fees in the UK to the actual benefits the investment brings to a portfolio…
- By: Caroline Cakebread
- August 13, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 09:16
Uncategorized
Editorial: Futurology
Across the globe, captains of industry are confronted with a mixed bag of challenges. On the front lines and fault lines, central banks in major…
- By: Rehana Begg
- August 12, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 22:50
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What’s going on in capital markets?
Uncertain growth prospects at the end of 2011 left many institutional investors taking a defensive position at the start of 2012. But their caution provided…
- By: Tony Beaulac
- August 12, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 22:26
Finding opportunity in the global imbalance
Plan sponsors are coming to grips with the realities of a challenging global marketplace as they face severe market volatility on one side, and major…
- By: Caroline Cakebread
- August 11, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 20:17
Knight Capital debacle lifts up hood on ETFs
The Knight debacle certainly reignited questions about the role of automated trading programs that churn through massive volumes at lightening speed. But it also shed…
- By: Caroline Cakebread
- August 7, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 09:07
Giving back sec lending revenues to ETF investors
Although ESMA's new guidelines cover Europe only, they could prove a game changer for the ETF industry, where providers argue revenues from securities lending help…
- By: Caroline Cakebread
- July 30, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:11