Viewpoints from Manulife Investment Management
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Canada’s economic outlook—recovery delayed, not derailed
The third wave of COVID-19 may have dimmed Canada's economic outlook in the near term, but our macroeconomic strategy team believes the country's still on track to do well in the second half of 2021.
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Three-minute macro: what’s driving earnings?
The drivers of equity market performance so far this year look very different than last. We’re also mindful of a potential cooling in the housing market, while we expect major financial institutions to keep track of inequality issues going forward.
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Three-minute macro: real rates, real concerns
Real rates are on the rise, which may create issues for equity investors, while COVID-19 may exacerbate inequality issues. Read more.
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Go long on the Earth
William E. Peressini, CEO of HNRG, and Brian J. Kernohan, head of sustainability for private markets, explore the urgent warning posed by the COVID-19 pandemic of the consequences of failing to act on climate change. How can nature itself provide the solutions that are key to mitigating climate change?
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Global Macro Outlook: navigating a slowing recovery
In this edition of Global Macro Outlook, we outline the key macroeconomic themes that are likely to shape the financial markets during the stall-out phase of the recovery and highlight how it’s playing out in major economies around the world.
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Canadian commercial real estate: quarterly outlook
Our Canadian commercial real estate outlook reveals the latest developments across office, industrial, retail, and multifamily property markets. Learn more.
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ESG portfolio resilience to social dislocations
Are sustainable approaches better equipped to handle systemic social risks? We discuss the material social factors we've observed during the pandemic and how sustainable strategies have attracted attention for their risk management and performance.
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Sustainable investing in the pandemic and beyond
Manulife Investment Management’s head of ESG, Canada, discusses ESG risk management in the wake of COVID-19 with our Canadian core equity portfolio manager and our global head of ESG.
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Real assets can offer an income alternative to low bond yields
Low bond yields got you down? Learn more about the pivotal role private real assets can play in creating a robust investment income stream that’s built to last.
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Global Macro Outlook—an uneven recovery begins
The worst of the economic impact arising from the pandemic seems to be over. Our macroeconomic strategy team examines the issues that could shape the recovery.
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