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Financial Outlook
Optimum Asset Management publishes quarterly financial outlooks which provide an overview of the economy as well as of the bond, Canadian equity, foreign equity and foreign currency markets.
It also contains information on our portfolios based on different economic contexts.
- The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) maintained its policy of gradually raising its key rate, bringing it into a range of 2% to 2.25%.
- Monetary policy also continued to be restrictive in Canada. The Bank of Canada raised its key rate 0.25% in July, bringing it to 1.50%.
- The United States, Mexico and Canada announced they had reached an new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on September 30, 2018. Even so, the returns on Canadian equities, as measured by the S&P/TSX Index, were negative for the third quarter of the year.
January 2019
October 2018
July 2018
April 2018
January 2018
October 2017
Press releases
Acquisition of the firm Hillswick
We invite you to take note of our latest communication concerning the acquisition of Hillswick Asset Management.
Heritage
We are adding Heritage to the name of the Optimum Canadian Bonds Pooled Fund to reflect Optimum Asset Management constant engagement towards future generations and ESG criteria.
Appointment Notice - Janick Boudreau
Optimum Asset Management is pleased to announce the nomination of Mrs. Janick Boudreau as Vice President, Institutional Markets.
Media Room
Optimum Groupe financier fera de la gestion d’actifs aux États-Unis (French only)
Optimum Groupe financier a conclu une entente visant l’acquisition des actifs et de l’équipe de la firme Hillswick Asset Management basée à Stamford, au Connecticut.
Audio fil : Finances personnelles (French only)
Sylvain B. Tremblay, vice-président, Gestion privée, en entrevue avec Patrick Masbourian de l'émission Les éclaireurs, parle des gens qui donnent à leurs enfants une partie de leur héritage avant de mourir (chronique : 26 mars à 19 h 44)
Crainte d'une vague de décotes
Pierre-Philippe Ste-Marie, chef des placements, revenu fixe et Hugues Sauvé, vice-président, gestion active en entrevue avec Sophie Stival, journaliste financière de Finance et Investissement.
Quebec's household spending shows generational shift from boomers to millenials
Sylvain B. Tremblay, Vice-President, Private Wealth Management, in interview with Roberto Rocha, data journalist.
Nous traversons présentement une zone de turbulences (French only)
Que faire en période de volatilité? Les conseils de Sylvain B. Tremblay, vice-président, Gestion privée.
Audio fil : Finances personnelles (French only)
Sylvain B. Tremblay, vice-président, Gestion privée, en entrevue avec Patrick Masbourian de l'émission Les éclaireurs, parle des frais de gestion abusifs (chronique : 19 h 16)