2022 Investment Innovation Conference – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Wed, 01 May 2024 15:11:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Coverage of the 2022 Investment Innovation Conference https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/coverage-of-the-2022-investment-innovation-conference/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 13:00:18 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131733 During history’s turning points, fortune favours the innovators. As the world moves beyond the coronavirus pandemic and the global workforce entrenches the improved labour conditions it created, the need for businesses to welcome new ideas is at an apex. At the 2022 Investment Innovation Conference at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Nov. […]

The post Coverage of the 2022 Investment Innovation Conference appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> 2022 IIC coverage: How the pandemic kickstarted an automation revolution https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2022-iic-coverage-how-the-pandemic-kickstarted-an-automation-revolution/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:59:56 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131121 The robots of the near-future won’t replace people, but will free them to focus on what they do best — empathizing, communicating and innovating, said Ken Goldberg, professor of engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, during the keynote session at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2022 Investment Innovation Conference. “When [automated teller machines] first came […]

The post 2022 IIC coverage: How the pandemic kickstarted an automation revolution appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> 2022 IIC coverage: Navigating the complexities of ESG in fixed income https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2022-iic-coverage-navigating-the-complexities-of-esg-in-fixed-income/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:58:55 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131127 Climate change presents an ongoing challenge to institutional investors’ allocations to domestic corporate bond, according to Soami Kohly, fixed income portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management, speaking during a session at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2022 Investment Innovation conference. “The way that we think about [environmental, social and governance issues] is that it’s just another […]

The post 2022 IIC coverage: Navigating the complexities of ESG in fixed income appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> 2022 IIC coverage: Finding differentiated sources of growth and alpha in emerging markets https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2022-iic-coverage-finding-differentiated-sources-of-growth-and-alpha-in-emerging-markets/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:56:36 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131132 Emerging market economies with strong domestic structural growth stories are likely to thrive in the next 10 years, said Alexis Freyeisen, investment strategist for emerging markets equities at AllianceBernstein, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2022 Investment Innovation Conference. “There is a lot of negative press around EM and the media likes to […]

The post 2022 IIC coverage: Finding differentiated sources of growth and alpha in emerging markets appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> 2022 IIC coverage: Using thematic strategies to derive more value from private markets https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2022-iic-coverage-building-an-innovative-and-diversified-private-market-portfolio/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:56:01 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131138 Institutional investors should be adopting innovative thematic approaches to derive more value from private markets, according to Nelson Lam, senior vice-president of equity and alternative investments at Trans-Canada Capital Inc., during a session at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2022 Investment Innovation Conference. “Why private markets? There’s at least 10-times as many private companies as public […]

The post 2022 IIC coverage: Using thematic strategies to derive more value from private markets appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> 2022 IIC coverage: Rethinking the role of carbon-intensive assets in investment portfolios https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2022-iic-coverage-rethinking-the-role-of-carbon-intensive-assets/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:55:24 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131757 Reduced investment in the fossil fuel sector will lead to higher energy prices, encouraging the development of transition technologies, according to Mark Lacey, head of global resource equities and global thematics at Schroders, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2022 Investment Innovation Conference. “We’ve been through a massive divestment period that’s been exaggerated […]

The post 2022 IIC coverage: Rethinking the role of carbon-intensive assets in investment portfolios appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> 2022 IIC coverage: Identifying emerging opportunities in ESG investing https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2022-iic-coverage-how-to-identify-emerging-opportunities-in-esg-investing/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:54:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131749 Environmental, social and governance investment strategies can improve a portfolio’s ability to generate alpha, according to Patrick Vizzone, managing director of global private equity at Franklin Templeton, speaking during a session at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2022 Investment Innovation Conference. “Impact investing is sometimes regarded as being a drag on financial returns, but we believe […]

The post 2022 IIC coverage: Identifying emerging opportunities in ESG investing appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> 2022 IIC conference coverage: Four major misconceptions about fixed income impact investing https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2022-iic-conference-coverage-making-an-impact-with-fixed-income-portfolios/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:53:33 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131735 Four major misconceptions about fixed income impact investing have taken root in the minds of many institutional investors, according to Matt Lawton, fixed income portfolio manager of global impact credit strategy at T. Rowe Price, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2022 Investment Innovation Conference. The first, he noted, is that investors can’t […]

The post 2022 IIC conference coverage: Four major misconceptions about fixed income impact investing appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> 2022 IIC coverage: Diversifying fixed income portfolios with alternatives https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2022-iic-coverage-diversifying-fixed-income-portfolios-with-alternatives/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:52:00 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131846 “What we’ve observed year to date is nothing short of historic in nature,” said Steve Guignard, senior director of client solutions at Sun Life Capital Management, referring to the poor performance of the FTSE Canada Universe Bond Index, which dipped 12 per cent in 2022. “The market’s erratic and unpredictable behaviour is very similar to […]

The post 2022 IIC coverage: Diversifying fixed income portfolios with alternatives appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> 2022 IIC coverage: The role of innovation in high-yield corporate bonds https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2022-iic-coverage-the-role-of-new-technology-in-high-yield-corporate-bonds/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:51:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131795 “There’s been some tremendous innovation in fixed income markets, especially in the last decade. Technology has made transparency and liquidity blossom in areas that have traditionally been very illiquid, such as high-yield,” said Paul Benson, head of efficient beta at Insight Investment, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2022 Investment Innovation Conference. “Today, […]

The post 2022 IIC coverage: The role of innovation in high-yield corporate bonds appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]>