Expert Opinion
Does your active manager have an edge?
BY Emerson Savage | April 11, 2019
Asset managers often use complex approaches when stewarding the capital of their clients. Consider a discretionary active manager seeking to gain an edge: The ...
Craning to see the horizon: Is the bull run in U.S. real estate over
BY Scot Blythe | April 5, 2019
Real estate remains a popular asset class for institutional investors seeking to diversify their sources of real returns. As the economic cycle reaches its late ...
Investment strategies for frozen DB plans
BY Colin Ripsman | April 1, 2019
Over the course of the last 15 years we have seen an increase in the number of frozen corporate defined benefit plans in Canada. Frozen plans ...
Understanding the end-game: Putting hedge funds in context
BY Emerson Savage | March 15, 2019
One of the difficult parts of operating as an institutional investor is choosing a roster of external managers. It’s particularly hard if your institution hasn’t ...
Setting a prudent asset mix policy for an aboriginal trust
BY Colin Ripsman | February 13, 2019
Over the last few years we have seen numerous First Nations’ settlements with the government. The amounts of these settlements are typically large and can, ...
