On June 24, the rating agency Fitch downgraded Canada’s long-term debt rating from AAA to AA+, citing a deterioration in government finances due to fiscal policy in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The...
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On June 11, 2020 we moved our annual Client Outlook event online. The agenda for the event was as follows: Jim Gilliland – President, CEO & Head of Fixed Income: 2020 Reflection and...
We’ve written at length of late about the crucial role that fiscal and monetary policy will play in helping the global economy recover, and avoid a repeat of the Great Depression. With the...
As the extraordinary first quarter of 2020 drew to a close, we sat down with Jim Gilliland, our President, CEO, & Head of Fixed Income, to get his views on bear markets, recessions...
Given the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the BC Securities Commission has granted extensions to the filing deadlines for mandated disclosures by BC-based money managers like Leith Wheeler. We’ve listed the...
Supporting the guidance from our government, Leith Wheeler staff across Canada have been working effectively on a remote basis since last week. While our offices themselves remain accessible, we continue to conduct business...
Who would have imagined, three short months ago, that our day-to-day lives could change so dramatically? We’ve gone from a world where the economy was humming and we were freely travelling, going to...
Given recent updates from the Canadian government and recommendations to contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, we have taken the step of asking our staff to work remotely where possible. Leith Wheeler...
Inspired by the value that Vital Conversations are bringing to communities across the country, Leith Wheeler is excited to announce we will be providing $10,000 in both 2020 and 2021 to support Vital...
By the time the Toronto Stock Exchange powered down this past Friday, the S&P/TSX Composite had shed over seven percent of its value on the week and its US cousin, the S&P 500...
Given the wide reporting on the potential risk posed by the spread of the Wuhan Coronavirus, we decided to outline how we at Leith Wheeler are preparing for any potential impacts it may...
In managing portfolios for our clients, we can control a few levers to maximize the net returns they experience. We work hard to generate superior returns, of course, but additionally we trade carefully...
As capital gains distributions will be occurring this week, we thought it was a good time to revisit our refresher on how these distributions work. Anatomy of a distribution Funds have two sources...
