An effective risk management culture can’t be built on buzzwords — though defined benefit pension plan sponsors hear them a lot.
In recent years, they’ve seen countless pitches for cutting-edge products promising to improve risk-adjusted returns — from next-generation cybersecurity suites and investment algorithms to services designed to improve regulatory responsiveness and expand legal protections. Figuring out which offer real value is no easy task.
At the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Risk Management Conference, a group of DB plan sponsors came together to hear from the experts equipped to separate the signal from the noise.
Here’s what you missed!
Canada’s ongoing housing crisis may spur regime change in next federal election
Are concentrated equity strategies living up to their premise?
New dynamics in interest rates markets creating opportunities, risks for institutional investors
Public real estate market offering inflation cushion in uncertain times
How labour market pressures are affecting inflation rates
Event-driven credit helping institutional investors find diamond assets in the rough
How the University Pension Plan is focusing on active investing in its climate action plan
U.S. political landscape offering uncertain outlook for institutional investors
Supply, demand outweighing negative impacts of interest rates on real estate sector
Risk environment leading to confusing progression of ESG metrics
A look at BCI’s transformation from a decentralized to a centralized trading approach
Interest rate lessons from the CBC Pension Plan’s LDI strategy
Find out more about Benefits Canada and the Canadian Investment Review‘s upcoming events.