Sovereign debt’s grave new world
Bonds have been the saviour for institutional investors in the global recovery, but a new bout of risk-aversion induced by concerns about sovereign risk threatens the stability of the traditionally defensive assets.
I tweet, therefore I am
The rise of new forms of communications over the past 20 years is generally regarded as a positive development for most, if not all, businesses. Productivity has risen across the board, right?
Ahoy! Opportunities in dock for shipping investors
Signs that the global shipping industry has hit the bottom of its current cycle provides a good case for opportunistic investing in cargo vessels, Mercer says.
System change boosts Canadian fund’s assets
From July 1, the $32 billion Canadian fund, HOOPP, went live with a new investment IT platform, powered by Simcorp. Amanda White spoke with chief executive of HOOPP, John Crocker, about the importance of technology in the way the fund manages its money.
Default strategies assessed for DC plans
This OECD working paper assesses the relative performance of different investment strategies, and whether the specific glide-path of life-cycle investment strategies and dynamic features in the design of default investment strategies significantly affect retirement income outcomes.
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