UBC Faculty Pension Plan Election: Call for Nominations
An election process will be held for two Board members, to be elected by and from the membership of the UBC Faculty Pension Plan (FPP), to serve on the Board of Trustees for a four-year period from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2023. Dr. Robert L. Heinkel’s and Mr. Vijay Verma’s terms will end […]
Market Commentary – Second Quarter 2019
September 23, 2019
Markets were generally higher in the second quarter and the U.S. S&P 500 index closed the first half of 2019 at an all-time high. Stock markets produced the strongest first half-year gains in over twenty years since 1997. However, the bond market seemed to be sending conflicting signals as U.S. interest rates have dropped back […]