2022 Defined Benefit Investment Forum – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 02 May 2024 20:20:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Coverage of the 2022 Defined Benefit Investment Forum https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/coverage-of-the-2022-defined-benefit-investment-forum/ Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:01:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131501 If there was one message for defined benefit pension plan sponsor delegates at the 2022 Defined Benefit Investment Forum, it was that the fate of global markets in 2023 is on a knife’s edge. In the keynote address, Douglas Porter, chief economist and managing director at BMO Financial Group, said he expects the Canadian economy […]

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]]> 2022 DBIF coverage: 2023 market insights and DB plan portfolio positioning https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/2022-dbif-coverage-a-look-at-2023-market-insights-and-db-plan-portfolio-positioning/ Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:59:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131279 Consensus expectations for U.S. inflation and interest rates in 2023 are overly optimistic, said Robert Forsyth, head of SPDR exchange-traded funds strategy and research at State Street Global Advisors SPDR, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2022 Defined Benefit Investment Forum. “Our view is that the futures market is still pricing in an […]

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]]> 2022 DBIF coverage: DB plan sponsors urged to consider value-add of REITs during economic downturns https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/2022-dbif-coverage-db-plan-sponsors-urged-to-consider-value-add-of-reits-during-economic-downturns/ Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:58:36 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131236 In the current market, institutional investors should consider increasing allocations to real estate and real estate investment trusts, said Joseph Shaw, managing partner and head of institutional sales at Hazelview Investments, during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2022 Defined Benefit Investment Forum.  In the past decade, the average defined benefit pension plan’s allocation to real estate has risen, […]

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]]> 2022 DBIF coverage: The impact of political, global macro risk on global markets https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/emerging-global-markets-canadian-investment-review/2022-dbif-coverage-a-look-at-the-impact-of-political-global-macro-risk-on-global-markets/ Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:57:25 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131360 “I’m going to start my presentation by saying what any self-respecting consultants say all the time — we got it wrong,” said Andrew Bishop, senior partner and global head of policy research at Signum Global Advisors, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2022 Defined Benefit Investment Forum. “I’m referring to China’s easing of […]

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