News & insights

Discover insights, announcements, media articles, interviews and more to help you stay up-to-date on industry themes, our investment solutions, and perspectives from our Multi-asset Solutions Team.

What sectors could look attractive for equity investors?

March 03, 2022

Chhad Aul, CIO and Head of Multi-Asset Solutions, talks to Wealth Professional. As the Russia-Ukraine conflict complicates central banks’ rate-hiking path, what sectors could investors consider?

Chhad Aul discusses elevated volatility

February 17, 2022

Chhad Aul, CIO and Head of Multi-Asset Solutions, talks to BNN Bloomberg about elevated volatility led by geopolitical tensions and central bankers’ upcoming tightening policies.

Q4 2021 | Market Update

January 24, 2022

What drove market activity in Q4, and what potential risks do we see ahead? Watch portfolio manager Christine Tan explain in our latest Market Update video. 

Q4 2021 | Sun Life Granite Managed Solutions

January 24, 2022

How were Sun Life Granite Managed Solutions positioned in Q4? Watch portfolio manager Aly Somani explain.  

Jacques Goulet, President of Sun Life Canada, named CEO of the Year

November 24, 2021

Congratulations to Jacques Goulet, President of Sun Life Canada, on being named CEO of the Year in the Large Business category by Les Affaires business magazine. The awards recognize CEOs andexecutives whose leadership inspires their teams anddrives their company’s business growth.

Challenges & Opportunities

November 04, 2021

In today’s market, headwinds in three areas will make it challenging to generate the strong returns we’ve seen in the last several years: rising inflation, low yields and high valuations. Christine Tan, Portfolio Manager, shares insights on these challenges, and how we are addressing them in our portfolios.

Sun Life Global Investments joins the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative

November 01, 2021

This international group of asset managers is committed to supporting the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner and is in line with global efforts to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Q3 2021 Sun Life Granite Managed Solutions

October 18, 2021

How were the Sun Life Granite Managed Solutions positioned in Q3? Watch CIO and Head of Multi-Asset Management, Chhad Aul explain

Q3 2021 | Market Update

October 18, 2021

Overall, we reduced our equity weighting to neutral from a slightly overweight position.

Focusing on TDF glide paths as migration from DB to DC plans continue

October 15, 2021

Target date funds are a complex product, but packaged in a way that is easy for plan members to understand. And Sun Life’s historical data puts the advantage for TDF-only plan members to 1% per year in average outperformance, net of fees. From a fiduciary standpoint, it makes sense for Canadian plan sponsors to embrace TDFs as their default option.