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SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite  January 2021Year to DateSIC Institutional-0.03%-0.03%Benchmark*-0.72%-0.72% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% S&P TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI Concerns over the...

Lessons Learned from the Monetary and Fiscal Bazooka If there is one lesson for investors to take from the unprecedented events of 2020, it is to never underestimate the positive potency of globally coordinated monetary and fiscal policy on capital market...

SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite  December 2020Year to DateSIC Institutional1.4%6.6%Benchmark*1.4%9.0% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% S&P TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI Global equity markets...

SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite  November 2020Year to DateSIC Institutional6.7%5.2%Benchmark*6.6%7.5% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% S&P TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI The combination of a Biden...

SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite  October 2020Year to DateSIC Institutional-1.6%-1.4%Benchmark*-2.3%0.9% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% S&P TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI Investors were in a...

Turbulent but Potentially Profitable Times Ahead The COVID-19 pandemic and the government policy reaction in response to it continued to be the biggest factor influencing global equity returns over the past six months.  We expect this to remain the dominant...

SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite  September 2020Year to DateSIC Institutional-0.9%0.1%Benchmark*-0.7%3.2% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% S&P TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI Historically, September...

SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite  August 2020Year to DateSIC Institutional1.3%1.0%Benchmark*1.4%4.0% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% S&P TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI Global equity markets, as...

SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite  July 2020Year to DateSIC Institutional3.2%-0.3%Benchmark*2.3%2.5% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% S&P TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI Despite concerns over spreading...