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2024 Risk Management Conference: U.S. facing funding questions from retiring population

Anti-market sentiment in the U.S. is gaining momentum with both Democrats and Republicans, according to David Frum, a writer at The Atlantic, during the keynote…

2024 Risk Management Conference: Managing unintended investment risks goes beyond simply reviewing allocation strategies

The risk associated with high-profile name concentration in technology equities is pushing institutional investors to consider risk-mitigating strategies, according to Nick Zylkowski, managing director and…

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2024 Risk Management Conference: Supply, demand issues steering institutional investors toward multi-family rental market

The fundamentals of the Canadian housing market are incredibly strong because they’re underpinned by a significant imbalance of supply and demand that will be present…

2024 Risk Management Conference: Long-term returns of sustainable private market assets outweighing short-term risks

Sustainable investing needs to take a much more nuanced approach today than it did in the past, according to Edward Vaughan Dixon, head of sustainability…

2024 Risk Management Conference: AI, energy transition shaping worldwide investment trends at the IMCO

The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is making its strategic allocation decisions based on a guideline of worldwide events that will shape investment themes for…

2024 Risk Management Conference: How institutional investors can find risk-adjusted returns with generic assets

Exposure to generic asset pricing factors can help deliver risk-adjusted returns, according to Ryan Taliaferro, senior vice-president and director of investment strategies at Acadian Asset Management,…

2024 Risk Management Conference: How can AI play a bigger role in investment decisions?

Institutional investors are missing opportunities to use artificial intelligence for effective decision-making, according to Ruslan Goyenko, an associate professor of finance at McGill University, speaking…

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2024 Risk Management Conference: TTC Pension Plan using due diligence, storytelling to communicate risk analyses to board

When communicating risk management posturing to executive boards, it’s important for pension plan sponsors to tell a cohesive and fulsome story, said Danny Ip, director of investment…

2024 Risk Management Conference: A look at the first days of the WISE Trust: it ‘felt like a startup’

Overseeing the transition of a single-employer pension plan to a jointly sponsored one felt at times like launching a startup firm, according to Theo Heldman,…

2024 Risk Management Conference: Panel: Expanding access to DB pension plans best way to maintain sustainability

Longevity risk is still among the top concerns keeping defined benefit pension plan sponsors up at night. While a 62-year-old person that retired in 2002…

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Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 0.4% in September: report

The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan decreased to 107 per cent in August, down from to 107.8 per cent at the…

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  • October 17, 2024 October 15, 2024
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Expert panel: How will CAPSA’s risk management guideline impact pension plan administrators?

The Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities’ guideline for risk management provides that plan administrators should create a framework to identify, evaluate, manage and monitor…

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Caisse investing $60 million in private equity fund, launching U.S. sustainable real estate financing program

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $60 million in the first round of a private equity fund created by BDG &…

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  • October 16, 2024 October 16, 2024
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Investment funds targeting domestic assets a roadmap to boosting Canadian infrastructure allocations: expert

Investment funds that are designed to entice Canadian institutional investors to allocate more capital in domestic assets could open up conversations regarding the most effective…

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BCI targeting methane emissions, board diversity: stewardship report

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is focusing on methane emissions regulation and board diversity among its key environmental, social and governance policy initiatives, according to…

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  • October 15, 2024 October 15, 2024
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Feds moving ahead with sustainable investing guidelines, but details still scarce

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said the federal government is moving ahead with guidelines around sustainable investing and corporate climate disclosures, but details on the plans…

How institutional investors are approaching digital infrastructure assets

For institutional investors looking to add some glitz to their portfolio, digital infrastructure may not be the right asset class. Benn Mikula and his colleagues…

City of Montreal navigating volatility driven by global equities

As institutional investors’ results expectations continue to expand at a rampant speed, Errico Cocchi doesn’t want to get lost in overcomplicated investment trends. “At the…

OSFI launching consultation on climate change risks to pensions, financial institutions

UN’s Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance reflecting on five years of impact investing guidelines

The United Nations’ Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is marking five years of encouraging institutional investors to implement science-based targets towards curbing greenhouse gas emissions in…

34% of institutional investors adding digital assets to portfolio: survey

A third (34 per cent) of global institutional investors say they’ve already incorporated or plan to add digital assets to their investment portfolios in the…

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  • October 9, 2024 October 8, 2024
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Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 1% in Q3 2024: report

The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans increased to 122 per cent in the third quarter of 2024, up slightly from 121…

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  • October 9, 2024 October 8, 2024
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PIAC recommending flexible sustainability reporting framework for institutional investors

The Pension Investment Association of Canada is recommending the development of a flexible framework to guide institutional investors’ sustainability reporting, while encouraging innovation and addressing greenwashing.…

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  • October 7, 2024 October 4, 2024
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Ontario Teachers’ U.K. real estate partner signs Imperial College London as tenant, Caisse reinvests $378M in Saputo

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s U.K. real estate partner has signed Imperial College London as a tenant at its White City Place development. The academic…

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  • October 4, 2024 October 4, 2024
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IMCO increasing investments in clean energy transition assets: report

The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario has increased its stake in climate solution investments to 11.5 per cent of its portfolio, equivalent to $2.1 billion,…

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  • October 3, 2024 October 2, 2024
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Quebec class action raising questions over DB pension liability following plan sponsor reorganization

A recent Quebec Superior Court decision has unleashed uncertainty over the liabilities of companies and their directors when a pension deficit appears in the context…