Insights

Prespectives on current market themes and topics.

Sun Life Granite Target Date Funds – Q3 2026 CIO views

October 20, 2026

Equities rallied in Q3 while bonds struggled. Watch Chhad Aul, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Multi-Asset Solutions at SLGI Asset Management Inc., explain how Granite Target Date Funds benefited from diversified asset exposure in the period.

Sun Life Granite Funds – Q3 2026 CIO views

October 20, 2026

Middle East tensions continued in the third quarter with inflation worries prompting a Fed interest rate hike. Watch Chhad Aul, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Multi-Asset Solutions at SLGI Asset Management Inc., discuss how Granite Target Risk Funds navigated a challenging landscape.

Granite quarterly update

October 14, 2026

With bond yields rising in Q3, investors placed greater emphasis on earnings delivery over longer-term growth expectations.

The U.S.–Iran conflict: How geopolitical shifts are rewriting the investment playbook

August 10, 2026

As geopolitics reshapes capital spending and fiscal priorities, portfolio construction must evolve.

Sun Life Granite Target Date Funds – Q2 2026 CIO views

July 22, 2026

Following a quarter of strong equity gains, briefly supported by easing Middle East tensions and lower oil prices, Chhad Aul, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Multi-Asset Solutions at SLGI Asset Management Inc., shares how Granite Target Date Funds benefited from diversified asset exposure and provides an update on the funds’ allocation to U.S. equities.

 

Sun Life Granite Funds – Q2 2026 CIO views

July 22, 2026

The second quarter saw strong equity gains, while fixed income yields remained elevated from sticky consumer prices and a hawkish Federal Reserve. Chhad Aul, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Multi-Asset Solutions at SLGI Asset Management Inc., talks about how Granite Funds fared over the period, and how it’s diversified to help protect it against inflation or an economic slowdown.

Mid-year update: Key themes for 2026

July 13, 2026

From interest rates and AI to geopolitics and dispersion. Chhad Aul, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Multi-Asset Solutions at SLGI Asset Management Inc., looks at where markets could be headed for the rest of 2026.

Capital Market Assumptions and Key Market Themes

April 16, 2026

Explore the Multi-Asset Solution Team's 10-year outlook for 2026, including market trends, and the methodology behind our forward-looking insights.

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Sun Life Granite Target Date Funds - Q1 2026 CIO views

April 02, 2026

Discover how Chhad Aul, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Multi-Asset Solutions at SLGI Asset Management Inc., navigated Granite Funds through Q1's complex market landscape—from AI disruption to geopolitical volatility.