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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 fresh fodder for a strong equity rally during the first quarter, when seasonal fund flows helped to whet risk appetites even further. The first quarter has been characterized by an […]

  • August 12, 2012 September 13, 2019
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Getting the fundamentals

Fundamentals-weighted index strategies allow plan sponsors to mitigate risks in markets that are overly concentrated. Evidence suggests that long-term returns from fundamentals-weighted index strategies can outpace those of conventional capitalization-weighted index strategies. And as the evidence grows, so does the popularity among institutional investors. They add new perspective on the value premium, and for Canadian […]

  • May 1, 2007 September 13, 2019
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