Foreign Core Income Sectors

Here are the characteristics of the Foreign Core Income sectors.

Considered Canadian content.
Domestic issued, foreign denominated securities.
Returns are primarily a result of interest income, foreign currency exposure and credit spreads.
May have exposure to foreign currency fluctuations and capital gains/losses.
Investments must be well diversified, geographically and by issuer.

To stabilize portfolio returns by reducing volatility through negative correlation to equity investments.