After a period of poor performance following the rally in risk assets which started in July and ended mid‐August, global financial markets once again rebounded in October. With US equities leading global stocks…
“Investors today aren’t just investing for performance; they also want the ability to make an impact beyond returns that aligns with their personal values.” Check out the latest article in WP where Brent Vandermeer talks about Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) AKA Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), and the upcoming COP26 conference – an annual summit aimed at accelerating progress towards Paris Agreement emissions targets.
Bond markets and stock markets usually move opposite to each other, hence their diversification benefits. Today, they appear to be indicating the same thing by moving strongly upward together. One of them must be wrong. Historically, the smart money is the bond market viewpoint. Yet today, central banks are distorting true risk and value by their market operations. The bond market is likely saying that recession is coming. This leads us to continue our shifts to a more defensive portfolio posture.
QUEBEC CITY, Aug. 8, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ – Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. (“Industrial Alliance” or “iA Financial Group”) (TSX: IAG) and The Bank of Nova Scotia (“Scotiabank”) (TSX: BNS) (NYSE: BNS) today announced that Industrial Alliance has completed the acquisition of HollisWealth from Scotiabank effective after close of business on Friday, August 4, 2017. […]