In the media
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In a BNN Bloomberg article, Philip Petursson, Chief Investment Strategist with Manulife Investment Management, talks about the relationship between oil markets and the Canadian and U.S. dollars. Philip says we should see the Canadian dollar strengthen against the U.S. dollar — influenced by oil prices — but American monetary policy could also play a key role in determining which direction the U.S. dollar will go.
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Frances Donald, Global Chief Economist with Manulife Investment Management, is among the first nine speakers — an incredible lineup of thinkers and doers — announced for this fall/winter’s TEDxToronto digital event series. Frances will be speaking on October 29. This year’s event series theme is Uncharted, referring to how the world today is something we've never experienced before.
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In an article published by Morningstar Canada, Daniel S. Janis III, head of Global Multi-sector Fixed Income at Manulife Investment Management, discusses the current bond market in relation to how interest rates are looking, the currency outlook, and the risks you made need to take into account.
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“We cannot fully reopen our economies until we can safely reopen schools,” says Frances Donald, Global Chief Economist with Manulife Investment Management, in a Toronto Star article. Moms with school-age kids are cutting back their hours, and that effect of the pandemic on their ability to work goes all the way up the economic ladder. This story featuring Frances’ commentary was picked up across multiple news outlets, including the National Post, Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald, and others.
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“We expect the Canadian dollar to continue to rally,” says Philip Petursson, Chief Investment Strategist at Manulife Investment Management. In an interview with BNN Bloomberg, Philip shares his insight on the potential effects of the U.S. Federal Reserve's new monetary policy. This interview was picked up by over 60 media outlets across Canada, including CTV News and Yahoo! News.
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Eric Theoret, Director, Global Macro Strategist at Manulife Investment Management discusses the state of the U.S. economic recovery and how the Fed and central banks are supporting markets in an interview with BNN Bloomberg.
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Philip Petursson, Chief Investment Strategist and Head of Capital Markets Research at Manulife Investment Management, advises investor caution in the stock markets. In an interview with BNN Bloomberg, he says the monster rally in equities has gone too far too fast, and markets have priced in an economic growth rebound and corporate earnings that, at this point, appears unrealistic.
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Catherine Milum, Head of Wealth Sales, Wealth and Asset Management Canada at Manulife Investment Management, speaks with The Globe and Mail about how behavioural economics can help during an economic downturn. Some investors can become irrational when markets drop. “When people become irrational, they tend to not want to take advice.”
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Kevin Headland discusses his current investment strategy and why he favours high-yield corporate debt on BNN Bloomberg
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Rating ESG performance: How to turn sustainability data into a number — Margaret Childe, Head of ESG, Canada, at Manulife Investment Management speaks to Portfolio Institutional about making sense of the differing rating systems amidst growing demand for corporate ESG ratings.
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