Viewpoints from Manulife Investment Management
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Asset allocation outlook: balance of risks tilt to the downside
Investors are navigating an environment characterized by significant global economic resilience, but with crosscurrents. We review some of the themes driving our latest asset allocation outlook.
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The keys to success in GP-led secondaries deals
What are the ingredients of a successful GP-led secondaries deal? Paul Sanabria believes in a sound framework that thoroughly analyzes the assets, sponsors, alignment, and secondary deal dynamics—and that the devil lies in the details.
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Federal Budget 2024: addressing long-term challenges takes time
The federal government's latest budget contained nuggets that would be of interest to everyone―from investors to first-time homebuyers and economists who are concerned about Canada's deficit picture. Learn more.
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Federal budget 2024―and you thought there would be nothing?!
A summary of the 2024 federal government’s budget highlighting the changes delivered by the Liberal government on April 16, 2024. Review our analysis of the key corporate and personal measures and how they impact you.
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It’s never too early to think long term—how investors can align with net zero by 2050
Many countries, cities, companies, and other institutions have joined forces to reduce global GHG emissions, but we believe investors also have a crucial role to play in achieving net zero by 2050. We expand on three key elements.
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Understanding trusts
Trusts can be used for your estate-planning and wealth-succession goals. Learn more about trusts: formal vs informal trusts, attribution rules, 21-year deemed disposition, preferred beneficiary election, trustee duties, and tax compliance.
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Managing interest-rate risk in 2024 and beyond
In the current macroeconomic environment, where slowing growth and cooling inflation are conducive to monetary easing, we're finding opportunities to tactically embrace interest-rate risk. We explain why we believe geographical diversification and diligently selecting where that duration comes from will be particularly important this year and beyond.
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Women: investing for retirement
Having enough money to live on throughout retirement can be a difficult objective to achieve, especially for women. It’s crucial for women to understand the different aspects that affect retirement savings to be able to plan for their future.
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Asset allocation outlook: proceed with caution
There were a number of key economic and market themes in flux in 2023, most notably a global economic environment that held up stronger than most market participants predicted. As 2024 gets under way, we look at some of the themes driving our asset allocation outlook.
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Common TFSA mistakes
Tax-Free Savings Accounts are a powerful tool for growing savings tax free. How to avoid common – and costly – mistakes, and harness their full potential.
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