Fiera Private Wealth

Read our latest Global Financial Forecast to learn more on what to expect from the markets in the next 5 years.

Insights from Fiera Capital’s teams worldwide to help investors navigate the impact of COVID-19

We review the implications of today’s ultra-low yield environment and the changing opportunity set in private markets.

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues are taking a larger place in investor mindsets of late. As the Green Revolution takes hold, corporations’ roles in protecting our planet has driven their environmental practices to the forefront.

Liquidity in the fixed income market has been challenged of late as the health crisis and financial market concerns have escalated. Global lockdowns aimed at mitigating the spread of COVID-19 will undoubtedly have ramifications on the global economy.

We are well into earnings season for the final quarter of 2019, but one could be forgiven for not noticing. After all, Coronavirus fears and the accompanying environment of heightened uncertainty have stolen the headlines.

Traditionally, risk and return are the two most important considerations in the realm of investment management. Modern Portfolio Theory hypothesizes that investors can construct optimal – or “efficient” – portfolios which maximize expected returns by taking on a quantifiable and specific amount of risk.