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Are ETFs risky business for plan sponsors?

Are ETFs risky business for plan sponsors?

There’s been much ado about ETFs on the regulatory front in recent weeks. Fears of systemic risk have been expressed by global watchdogs like the…

Mercer to acquire second U.S. consulting firm

Mercer to acquire second U.S. consulting firm

Mercer Investment Consulting, Inc. is set to acquire investment consulting firm Evaluation Associates LLC. This will be Mercer’s second acquisition of an investment consulting firm…

  • By: Staff
  • May 27, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 10:38
Indexing Rational Beliefs

Indexing Rational Beliefs

Coverage of the 2011 Global Investment Conference.

Investors get LinkedIn; ETFs play safe

Investors get LinkedIn; ETFs play safe

How often do you use LinkedIn? I probably go to the site at least once a day to communicate with readers of Canadian Investment Review…

Don’t Underestimate Japan

Don’t Underestimate Japan

Coverage of the 2011 Global Investment Conference.

When Consumers Deleverage in Canada

When Consumers Deleverage in Canada

Coverage of the 2011 Global Investment Conference.

The Emerging Market Century

The Emerging Market Century

Coverage of the 2011 Global Investment Conference.

  • By: Scott Berg
  • May 17, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 10:38
Currency hedging on the cheap

Currency hedging on the cheap

Canadian investors trying to diversify outside Canada got hit squarely in the eye by the stellar rise of the loonie. So said pension industry veteran…

Asset Allocation Post-Crisis

Asset Allocation Post-Crisis

Coverage of the 2011 Global Investment Conference.

A different approach: Structure makes a difference

Private infrastructure, real resources and real estate: historical performances indicate that these investments deliver returns with lower correlations to traditional asset classes and public markets.…

Reputational risk: It’s time to pay attention

Reputational risk: It’s time to pay attention

When we think of risk, we often define it in financial terms as risk by its very nature often comes with financial consequences. From a…

Optimal asset mix: Does one size fit all?

Optimal asset mix: Does one size fit all?

Risk is a central concept in investing, particularly for retirement solutions in DC pension plans. However, the analysis of risk is potentially complicated, as the…

Game on – Brazilian ETFs

Game on – Brazilian ETFs

You’ve got to admit, Brazil’s got game these days—literally. In the next five years alone the country gets to play host to two of the…