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SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite   April 2019 Year to Date SIC Institutional 2.4% 11.0% Benchmark* 2.2% 10.2% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI Global stock markets performed...

Lessons Learned The first quarter saw global markets surge higher.   Both global equities and fixed income posted strong results.  Global equities as measured by the MSCI World Index returned a whopping 10.2%.  While it is true that two important developments carried...

SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite   March 2019 Year to Date SIC Institutional 1.9% 8.3% Benchmark* 2.2% 7.9% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI Global capital markets continued to...

 SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite February 2019 Year to Date SIC Institutional 1.8% 6.3% Benchmark* 1.9% 5.5% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI Global equity markets continued to...

 SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite   January 2019 Year to Date SIC Institutional 4.5% 4.5% Benchmark* 3.6% 3.6% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI  The new year brought new...

Keep Calm and Carry On The fourth quarter of 2018 served as a stark reminder that the combination of modern technology and fragile human emotion can periodically wreak havoc on day-to-day equity valuations.  Despite ongoing solid fundamentals (low interest rates, tame...

SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite December 2018 Year to Date SIC Institutional -2.7% -3.7% Benchmark* -2.4% -1.6% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI Investor sentiment took a turn...

SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite November 2018 Year to Date SIC Institutional 1.6% -1.0% Benchmark* 1.5% 0.8% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI After enduring a drubbing in...