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After a slow 2023, exchange-traded fund listings are revitalizing

Published: 17 April 2024

In 2023, more than 120 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were delisted in Canada鈥攎ore than four times as many as in an average year. Even so, there was still a net gain in the overall number of ETFs,...

Any changes to pension fund policies should carefully consider risks and rewards of domestic investments

Published: 22 March 2024

Dozens of business leaders recently signed an open letter to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland arguing that pension funds should invest more in Canadian businesses. But their argument doesn鈥檛 line...

Advanced life deferred annuities can give retirees peace of mind

Published: 14 March 2024

For people with defined contribution pension plans, longevity risk is a significant concern. You don鈥檛 want to outlive your money. The issue is compounded because today鈥檚 retirees have longer life...

Sebastien Betermier and David Schumacher winners of the Best Paper Using EUROFIDAI Daily Data Award

Published: 22 January 2024

Sebastien Betermier and David Schumacher (both Associate Professors in Finance) along with their co-author Ali Shahrad (Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan) have won the 鈥淏est Paper...

MIPC asks students to devise decumulation strategies for an inflationary environment

Published: 19 January 2024

For its 7th edition, the 2023 黑料不打烊 International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC), as part of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI), gathered over 80 teams from 27 countries to address...

Pension funds can drive greater returns by participating more directly in value creation

Published: 10 January 2024

Pension funds manage enormous amounts of capital, but they don鈥檛 create as much value as other players in the financial sector. Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and private equity funds all play...

Long-term investments help Canadian pension plans outperform international counterparts

Published: 12 December 2023

Canadian pension funds have outperformed their counterparts elsewhere, and a recent study co-authored by Associate Professor of Finance Sebastien Betermier examines how they鈥檝e accomplished this....

More Canadians are renewing their mortgages at higher rates, as economy heads toward forecasted recession

Published: 12 December 2023

More than 3 million Canadians will be facing mortgage renewal in the next 18 months 鈥 and with interest rates still at their highest level in years, many will face payments that are 30-40% higher. ...

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