The news of Russia invading Ukraine created rattles in capital markets this morning. However, it was a known concern so a fair bit of the downside had already been reflected in asset prices before this morning.
Going into today, we were holding a larger amount of USD, Yen, and government bonds. We expect them to perform well throughout this volatility.
The markets are always evolving. During times of volatility, we constantly review of our holdings. In fact, the first thing our team did this morning is to go through the holdings to ensure:
Generally, we believe:
By Alfred Lam, CFA, MBA, Senior Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer, CI GAM | Multi-Asset Management
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