COVID-19 | RP Investment Advisors

Updated as of September 21, 2020

We continue to aim to strike an appropriate balance between our commitment to the health and safety of all our employees, and our obligation as a firm and individuals to continue providing essential services to our clients. To that end, and in line with Federal, Provincial, and Municipal recommendations for businesses, we have implemented a Return To Work Plan that, with appropriate and reasonable safeguards to protect them, will see employees work on site and from home on a rotational basis. We have enacted standard health and safety measures such as: avoiding non-essential travel outside of Canada, maintaining physical distancing between workstations, frequent hand washing, and wearing a mask whenever physical distancing is not possible. In addition to these standard health and safety measures, we have enhanced the air filtrations system in our offices by adding air purifiers and high grade filters to our HVAC system to boost the air quality throughout the building. RPIA will endeavour to update these efforts as the pandemic evolves and new expert advice becomes available.

Market Conditions & Opportunities Ahead

COVID-19 has and will continue to reshape the global economic landscape. Six months on from the liquidity crisis of March 2020, investors are faced with a difficult challenge. Equity markets have rebounded strongly and valuations sit at elevated levels by historical standards. In contrast, fixed income securities provide a very low yield, with little margin of safety if interest rates rise. A 60/40 blend of equities and bonds may not deliver the return individuals and institutions are looking for.

We believe investors should be looking to credit strategies as a way of addressing this challenge. Credit is often referred to as “equity light” – a way of generating a reasonable return without the downside risk of equity investments. The performance of credit investments has been strong since March 2020. Looking forward, we continue to be excited by the opportunity to invest in corporate bonds at attractive levels. Uncertainty in the market generally leads to volatility, which we believe represents an opportunity for actively managed credit strategies.

Please contact a member of the Client Portfolio Management team if you would like to discuss our market views or strategies in more detail.

Market Insights

Where Next?

April 2020 Newsletter & Webinar

Corporate bonds bounced back in April - but there was significant dispersion in performance across sectors and companies. We believe this represents an opportunity for us in the coming weeks and months.

The Sun Will Rise Again

Q1 2020 Commentary

After a violent repricing of markets, Central banks have acted quickly to backstop credit markets in an unlimited fashion. This has created a unique opportunity for us to invest in quality, defensive businesses that will exist post-COVID-19 at levels not seen in over a decade.

Update: Our Response to COVID-19

Committed to our clients and our employees during uncertain times

As COVID-19 becomes widespread, we are committed to keeping our employees and their families safe and healthy, while continuing to manage portfolios and maintaining service to our clients without interruption.

State of Uncertainty

February 2020 Commentary

In February, we saw heightened uncertainty as COVID-19 cases spread beyond China, and dramatically repriced risk across all asset classes in the market. Through this volatile time, we continue to reduce risk in the portfolios while also finding selective opportunities.

Coronavirus: Notes from the Trading Desk

Market insights amidst the global spread of Covid-19 - updated on February 28, 2020

The substantial rally in credit and equity markets came to quite an abrupt halt this week. What does this mean for credit markets and our funds?

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