Home country bias – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 29 Nov 2019 16:07:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Home country bias – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Performance of Canadian pension plans hurt by home-country bias: report https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/performance-of-canadian-pension-plans-hurt-by-home-country-bias-report/ Fri, 29 Nov 2019 16:07:52 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=391604 Canadian equities outperformed overseas equities in only three of the past 12 years

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]]> RBC launches five global portfolios https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/products/rbc-launches-five-global-portfolios/ Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:38:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=384578 New offerings are designed to minimize home country bias

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]]> Home bias still strong https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/news-newspaper/home-bias-still-strong/ Fri, 09 Oct 2015 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/home-bias-still-strong/ Investor outlooks don't match their portfolios

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]]> Canadians’ pessimism in domestic economy not reflected in their portfolios https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/canadians-pessimism-in-domestic-economy-not-reflected-in-their-portfolios/ Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:10:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/canadians-pessimism-in-domestic-economy-not-reflected-in-their-portfolios/ Although more than four-fifths of Canadians see slow growth in the year ahead, almost than half of their investment portfolios are in Canadian assets

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]]> Canadian equities resemble emerging market stocks in many ways https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadian-equities-resemble-emerging-market-stocks-in-many-ways/ Tue, 11 Aug 2015 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/canadian-equities-resemble-emerging-market-stocks-in-many-ways/ Canadian and emerging market economies have a substantial reliance on commodities

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]]> Go beyond local to boost investment returns https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/go-beyond-local-to-boost-investment-returns/ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/go-beyond-local-to-boost-investment-returns/ Investors that limit themselves to the Canadian market may be missing out on incremental returns

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]]> Investors optimistic about 2014, but are more risk averse: survey https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/investors-optimistic-about-2014-but-are-more-risk-averse-survey/ Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:20:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/investors-optimistic-about-2014-but-are-more-risk-averse-survey/ Conservative investment strategies prevail amid growing return expectations

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]]> Home country bias: Mitigate risk through diversification https://www.investmentexecutive.com/in-depth_/special-reports/home-country-bias-mitigate-risk-through-diversification/ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 18:50:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/home-country-bias-mitigate-risk-through-diversification/ Paul Bosse, principal, Vanguard, discusses the impact of home country bias on Canadian investors, and why they should diversify their portfolios. He spoke at the 2014 Exchange Traded Forum, hosted by Radius Financial Education in Toronto.

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]]> Rising rates a good reason to diversify bond portfolios https://www.investmentexecutive.com/in-depth_/special-reports/rising-rates-a-good-reason-to-diversify-bond-portfolios/ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 21:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/rising-rates-a-good-reason-to-diversify-bond-portfolios/ The long duration of Canadian bonds means investors are likely going to want exposure to other markets as interest rates start to rise

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]]> ‘Home country bias’ limiting Canadian returns https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/home-country-bias-limiting-canadian-returns/ Tue, 20 Aug 2013 14:50:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/home-country-bias-limiting-canadian-returns/ Segal Rogerscasey Canada report makes the case for global equities

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