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Bert Clark
Expert panel: Diversification, flexibility steering institutional investors amid ongoing volatility
The last decade has seen seismic shifts in geopolitical, macroeconomic, capital market and technological trends. Today, uncertainty abounds: U.S. policy has become increasingly erratic, and…
- February 26, 2026 February 24, 2026
- 11:00 2026-02-26
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Sebastien Betermier
Expert panel: Economic, political uncertainty shaping pension sector’s 2026 priorities
With global trade wars, environmental, social, and governance pushback and artificial intelligence advances, 2025 was a roller-coaster year for institutional investors. Unfortunately, 2026 is shaping…
- February 11, 2026 February 9, 2026
- 09:00 2026-02-11
Expert panel: Building a more effective pension system for Canada’s private sector workers
According to Statistics Canada, 80 per cent of Canadian public sector workers benefit from a respectable, life-long pension. However, for many private sector employees the…
- December 19, 2024 December 20, 2024
- 11:00
Expert panel: The different pathways to pursuing a total portfolio approach
The total portfolio approach is gaining interest as a new investing strategy for pension funds and other asset owners, but its novel status may be…
- September 24, 2024 September 24, 2024
- 11:00
Expert panel: How transition investments can help institutional investors reach net zero
Driven by the net-zero pledge towards green investments, institutional investors are finding themselves uncomfortably wedged between a rock and a hard place. If they invest…
- June 4, 2024 June 3, 2024
- 09:00
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George Athanassakos
Expert panel: What are some CEO red flags for institutional investors to consider?
According to an old adage, the fish rots from the head down. With the chief executive officer being the head of a corporation, are there…
- October 29, 2024 October 30, 2024
- 11:00 2024-10-29
Expert panel: How institutional investors are adapting to a post-pandemic global economy
Renowned American businessman and investor Charlie Munger once said, “You have to keep learning if you want to become a great investor. When the world…
- April 23, 2024 April 22, 2024
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Expert panel: Defining risk depends on investing horizon
What's the right definition of risk in financial markets? Finding the answer to this question has become even more important because the number of retail…
- March 7, 2023 March 7, 2023
- 10:15
Do cryptocurrencies have a place for value-oriented investors?
What's the value of Bitcoin? Or better, what makes it valuable? Is it because many people think it's valuable? Is it valuable because it's cool…
- April 7, 2022 April 6, 2022
- 11:00
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Les Marton
Expert panel: Institutional investors should re-evaluate fees in ‘turbulent twenties’
An altering macroeconomic environment means that cost management requires continual attention by pension plans and other institutional investors. Today, as inflation and higher-for-longer rates exert…
- September 10, 2024 September 6, 2024
- 09:00 2024-09-10
Expert panel: Have hedge funds budged on hurdle rates?
Even though it has been two years since the U.S. Federal Reserve started rapidly hiking interest rates, hedge fund managers aren’t more likely to have…
- April 30, 2024 April 29, 2024
- 11:00
Equity market turmoil and the active investment debate
It should come as no surprise that asset owner sentiment is currently dominated by late-cycle tensions. Among pension plans and other institutional investors, this has…
- December 19, 2018 January 12, 2021
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Andrew Spence
Expert panel: Cessation of real return bonds increases risk profile for Canadian pension fund model
The recent pressure put on Canadian pensions plans from private managers and governments to re-discover an investment home bias has been met with little enthusiasm,…
- May 9, 2024 May 9, 2024
- 09:00 2024-05-09
Inflation To Hit 3%: Spence Argues
Severe inflation is on the horizon and plan sponsors should be prepared.
- March 16, 2010 February 5, 2021
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