By Alfred Lam, CFA, Senior Vice-President, and Head of Multi-Assets, CI Global Asset Management. On the Edge of Recession Recession seems to be the dominating topic for 2023. The depth of recession and what may trigger it could be different from country to country. In Canada, rising rates have led to cooling restate demand as […]
The boss of the boss: inflation It is fair to assume inflation is cooling. Supply chain disruption has eased, as evidenced by the falling commodity prices. As interest rates rise, the willingness and ability of consumers to pay up has diminished. We have seen this in the property sector as mortgage rates have more than […]
Short-Term Pain, Long-Term Gain The October U.S. CPI, as reported at an annualized rate below 4%, leads to some hope that the Fed’s hiking has been effective, and rates are close to terminal. Investors have re-priced terminal Fed Funds rates throughout the year, from as low as 2% to most recently 5%. The current CPI […]
What does “mark-to-market” mean in investments? How do we apply it in the real world? When you buy a share of a company, you are effectively paying for the assets and the future earnings of the company. It sounds like a long-term commitment. Since markets are open 7-8 hours a day, five days a week; […]
Markets rallied in July, contrary to most investors’ expectations Markets have been volatile and recently bottomed amid bearish sentiments. The S&P 500 Index fell to 3667 on June 16th and subsequently rallied back to 4130 at the end of July. So, what happened between June 16th and July 31st to drive such a significant shift? […]
In this month’s Portfolio Construction, our team at CI Multi Asset Management reviews the implications of Russia’s Invasion and what they mean to the investment landscape. Alfred Lam, CFA, Senior Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer We are all saddened by the news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We hope this war will end soon and […]
The markets continue to grapple with many different variables where in isolation is difficult to get a handle on however in confluence make matters exponentially more complex. In this article, our team at CI Multi Asset Management, provides a detailed and timely breakdown of the overall Russian/ Ukraine exposure within the Assante Private Portfolios. Portfolio […]
Inflation and interest rates continue dominating news headlines, Supply chain disruptions and higher oil prices have contributed to inflation recently topping 7% in the U.S. and 4.7% in Canada and It’s widely expected the Fed and Bank of Canada will raise interest rates soon to combat inflation. In this article we explore the effect rate […]
Peter Hofstra, Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager at CI Global Asset Management shares with us his team’s process for investment and risk management. As well, we look at what is happening in the markets now, how it is different that what the last decade looked like and what it means for current stock […]
We’d like to invite you to an exclusive webcast, providing timely investment and global market updates. This session will be hosted by Roberto Katigbak, Institutional Strategist, Head of Sales and Marketing at Marret Asset Management. In this webcast, Roberto will discuss the CI Enhanced Short Duration Bond Fund (TSX: FSB, FSB.U) , an option in this ultra-low GIC […]
