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Alternatives becoming the new core

Alternative investments will increasingly become part of institutional and high net worth (HNW) portfolios. In fact, they are likely to blend right in to the traditional portfolio, supplanting long-held notions of what the portfolio core should look like. “Alternatives, at least for the next few years, are increasingly going to be part of our portfolios—certainly […]

By Staff |July 4, 2011

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Rethinking asset allocation

One of the casualties of the market meltdown was the confidence portfolio managers and investors had in traditional asset allocation models. At this year’s Canada Cup of Investment in Toronto, Frank Nielsen, executive director and head of Equity and Applied Research (Americas) at MSCI, explained some emerging trends in portfolio construction. One strong trend is […]

By Dean DiSpalatro |June 13, 2011

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Expert: Bet on emerging markets

While governments in industrialised economies are taking a softly-softly-catchee-monkey approach to monetary tightening, those in emerging markets have been more aggressive and have been able to successfully stymie inflation.

By Vikram Barhat |May 19, 2011

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Infrastructure financing improving

The current state of infrastructure in Canada and its future development compare favourably with the rest of the world. An expert panel at the recent EuroMoney Canada Forum painted a rather rosy picture of Canada’s current infrastructure situation. There were, of course, comparisons drawn between the infrastructure financing in Canada and in the U.S. and […]

By Vikram Barhat |April 20, 2011

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