Noushin Ziafati

1 week ago | investmentexecutive.com | Noushin Ziafati

Roughly $10.6 trillion in investor assets are benchmarked to, or invested in, products based on the Russell U.S. Indexes, including the Russell 1000, Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indices, according to FTSE Russell. (All figures are in U.S. dollars.)The index provider periodically revises the indices to ensure they provide an accurate representation of the U.S. equity market’s composition and performance. This means reshuffling, adding to and removing securities from the indices.

1 week ago | investmentexecutive.com | Noushin Ziafati

Among the first of their kind to hit the Canadian market, the LongPoint funds have been a year in the making. They give investors in Canada domestic access to triple-leveraged ETFs rather than having to seek them out south of the border, said Steve Hawkins, CEO and founder of Toronto-based LongPoint. “It’s very disappointing to see active Canadian investors trading U.S. ETFs when a Canadian ETF equivalent doesn’t exist,” Hawkins said in an interview Friday.

2 weeks ago | investmentexecutive.com | Noushin Ziafati

It has now scrapped that target, which applied to its portfolio and operations, citing legal developments as one of the drivers behind the decision. “Legal developments are but one variable we considered,” Michel Leduc, senior managing director, public affairs and communications with CPP Investments, said in an emailed statement to Investment Executive. “In reality, we have not changed our approach to climate in how we invest — it’s more about coherence and consistency.

2 weeks ago | investmentexecutive.com | Noushin Ziafati

Mutual funds also recorded net redemptions for the first time since June 2024, “driven by outflows from balanced funds, with all other major asset classes generating inflows,” SIMA noted. Total monthly net redemptions came in at $1.5 billion. Balanced mutual funds recorded net redemptions amounting to $2.6 billion in April, compared to $1.7 billion in net redemptions a month prior.

2 weeks ago | investmentexecutive.com | Noushin Ziafati

It revealed that 90% of Canadians in this cohort would choose in-home care over moving to a long-term care facility if they needed extra support. As well, 82% of people surveyed said they would only consider assisted living if they were unable to afford in-home care. However, only 13% of survey participants said they’ve planned for the personal support worker (PSW) care to make this possible. And just 6% said they’ve both planned for and can afford PSW care if it becomes necessary.