February 06, 2025
A note from Oricia Smith, President of Sun Life Global Investments.
Commentary
January 22, 2025
What will drive markets in 2025? Bound to be another volatile year, Chhad Aul, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Multi-Asset Solutions at SLGI Asset Management Inc., talks about his top investment themes.
January 22, 2025
Tactical asset allocation continues to provide strong diversification benefits. Find out what asset classes Chhad Aul, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Multi-Asset Solutions at SLGI Asset Management Inc., is optimistic about in 2025, against a backdrop of current economic and political events.
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January 08, 2025Q4 2024 | Market Update
The S&P 500 climbed over 60% for the two-year period between 2023 and 2024, the best in a quarter century. But it turned volatile in early 2025. While markets have concerns over the future of interest rate cuts from the Fed, we are tactically bullish on equities as earnings growth broadens amid a resilient U.S. economy.
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November 07, 2024Granite funds Q3 2024 CIO views
Against a backdrop of central bank rate cuts and a U.S. election, the markets have held up relatively well. Find out how Chhad Aul, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Multi-Asset Solutions, SLGI Asset Management Inc. has positioned Granite Target Risk Funds and his outlook for the next phase of this cycle.
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November 05, 2024Sun Life Granite Target Date Funds – Q3 2024 CIO Views
Tactical asset allocation has been a solid contributor this quarter. Find out how Chhad Aul, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Multi-Asset Solutions, SLGI Asset Management Inc. has positioned Granite TDFs this quarter, as he discusses the recent enhancements and how diversification is back in play.
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November 05, 2024U.S. election insights
History shows that markets do favour a divided U.S. government as a way to moderate any extreme policy tilts or spending plans.
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October 24, 2024Q3 2024 | Market Update
We think the chances of a U.S. soft landing - a scenario of bringing down inflation to around 2% without widespread job losses - has improved. Our tactical position favours a slight overweight to equities and commodities as the U.S. economy slowly sheds the weight of high levels of real interest rates.
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July 25, 2024Sun Life Granite Target Date Funds – Q2 2024
Find out about Granite positioning and recent enhancements from Chhad Aul, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Multi-Asset Solutions, SLGI Asset Management Inc. He also discusses the impact of rate cuts and the looming U.S. election.
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July 25, 2024Granite funds Q2 2024 CIO views
U.S. and emerging market equities fueled gains in the quarter, while Canadian and international equities were flat. Looking forward, Chhad Aul, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Multi-Asset Solutions, SLGI Asset Management Inc., expects that active management may do well in light of slowing economies and pressure to lower interest rates.
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