by James Garcelon | Jul 10, 2020 | Reports
SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite June 2020Year to DateSIC Institutional1.4%-3.4%Benchmark*1.7%0.3% * 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 June saw global equity and...
by James Garcelon | Jun 10, 2020 | Reports
SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite May 2020Year to DateSIC Institutional2.3%-4.7%Benchmark*2.2%-1.4% * 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 capital markets...
by James Garcelon | May 11, 2020 | Reports
SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite April 2020 Year to Date SIC Institutional 6.5% -6.8% Benchmark* 6.5% -3.5% * 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 From the aftermath of the...
by James Garcelon | Apr 16, 2020 | Reports
We Won’t See It in the Economic Data We are often asked how we are analyzing markets in this crisis thrust upon us by COVID-19. What are the economic indicators that we are closely watching? What is it in the data that will provide us the confidence that things have...
by James Garcelon | Apr 13, 2020 | Reports
SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite March 2020 Year to Date SIC Institutional -9.3% -12.5% Benchmark* -7.3% -9.4% * 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 rapid spread of...
by James Garcelon | Mar 10, 2020 | Reports
SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite February 2020Year to DateSIC Institutional-4.2%-3.6%Benchmark*-3.9%-2.2% * 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 For market participants,...
by James Garcelon | Feb 10, 2020 | Reports
SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite January 2020 Year to Date SIC Institutional 0.7% 0.7% Benchmark* 1.7% 1.7% * 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 “Jekyll and Hyde”...
by James Garcelon | Jan 17, 2020 | Reports
All Cylinders Fire in 2019 Annual returns in 2019 for all major asset classes were above historical averages. This was due in a large part to the unusually weak results witnessed in December 2018. In fact, nearly half of the total return in 2019...
by James Garcelon | Jan 10, 2020 | Reports
SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite December 2019 Year to Date SIC Institutional 0.3% 14.3% Benchmark* 0.0% 15.1% * 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 Our allocation to...
by James Garcelon | Dec 10, 2019 | Reports
SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite November 2019 Year to Date SIC Institutional 2.4% 14.0% Benchmark* 2.3% 15.1% * 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 Optimism was the...
