2023 Risk Management Conference – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 17 May 2024 19:40:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 2023 Risk Management Conference: Canada’s ongoing housing crisis may spur regime change in next federal election https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-risk-management-conference-canadas-ongoing-housing-crisis-may-spur-regime-change-in-next-federal-election/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 12:00:41 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143170 Canadians could see a regime change in the next federal election if the current housing crisis holds tight, according to Chantal Hébert, political commentator, journalist, columnist and author, during the keynote session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Risk Management Conference. While health care and inflation are major concerns for Canadians, the one issue that keeps coming to the forefront […]

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]]> 2023 Risk Management Conference: Are concentrated equity strategies living up to their premise? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-risk-management-conference-are-concentrated-equity-strategies-living-up-to-their-premise/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:59:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=144305 Despite an attractive pitch to asset owners, concentrated equity strategies may be letting investors down, according to Seth Weingram, senior vice-president and director of client advisory at Acadian Asset Management, speaking at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Risk Management Conference. “We’re thinking about a discretionary sort of stock-picking context, where you’ve got an individual manager who has […]

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]]> 2023 Risk Management Conference: New dynamics in interest rates markets creating opportunities, risks for institutional investors https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-risk-management-conference-new-dynamics-in-interest-rates-markets-creating-opportunities-risks-for-institutional-investors/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:58:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=144307 Institutional investors’ strategic approach to interest rates must evolve to properly reflect the risks and opportunities in today’s markets, according to Michael Cook, vice-president of client relations and liability-driven investment client portfolio manager at CIBC Asset Management, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Risk Management Conference. The previous low in interest rates was […]

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]]> 2023 Risk Management Conference: Public real estate markets offer significant upside during high inflation https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-risk-management-conference-public-real-estate-markets-offer-significant-upside-during-high-inflation/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:57:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143479 The underlying conservatism of public real estate investment markets can provide an inflation-proof cushion for institutional investors in uncertain times, said Corrado Russo, managing partner and head of global securities at Hazelview Investments, during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Risk Management Conference. Indeed, with debt levels of only 32 per cent, public markets are more conservatively […]

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]]> 2023 Risk Management Conference: Event-driven credit helping institutional investors find diamond assets in the rough https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-risk-management-conference-event-driven-credit-helping-institutional-investors-find-diamond-assets-in-the-rough/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:55:32 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=144082 Institutional investors don’t have to wait for choppy waters to invest in event-driven credit, according to Duncan Farley, portfolio manager on the BlueRay fixed income team at RBC Global Asset Management, speaking during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Risk Management Conference. While the post-pandemic economy has negatively affected several industries, opportunities always exist for investors to […]

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]]> 2023 Risk Management Conference: Super-priority bill fallout presenting DB plan sponsors with opportunities to embrace more innovative plans https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-risk-management-conference-super-priority-bill-fallout-presenting-db-plan-sponsors-with-opportunities-to-embrace-more-innovative-plans/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:53:05 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=144301 Defined benefit pension plan sponsors that are considering winding up their plans or converting them to another framework following the federal government’s super-priority bill have more innovative options, according to Mitch Frazer, managing partner at Mintz LLP, during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Risk Management Conference. Although Bill C-228, which received royal assent at the end […]

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]]> 2023 Risk Management Conference: How UPP is focusing on active investing in its climate action plan https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-risk-management-conference-how-upp-is-focusing-on-active-investing-in-its-climate-action-plan/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:52:16 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=144350 During the launch of the University Pension Plan, Barbara Zvan, its president and chief executive officer, knew getting to know the plan’s members was vital to its goal of providing a strong, resilient fund that secured benefits for generations to come. To find out what was important to plan members, the UPP engaged them to find out […]

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]]> 2023 Risk Management Conference: U.S. political landscape offering uncertain outlook for institutional investors https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-risk-management-conference-u-s-political-landscape-offering-uncertain-outlook-for-institutional-investors/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:51:51 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=144314 The U.S. political roadmap ahead may present new challenges for institutional investors, according to Charles Myers, chairman of Signum Global Advisors, speaking during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Risk Management Conference. He expects the upcoming presidential election will be marked by three key issues: women’s reproductive rights, the economy and “the Trump of […]

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]]> 2023 Risk Management Conference: Supply, demand outweighing negative impacts of interest rates on real estate sector https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-risk-management-conference-supply-demand-outweighing-negative-impacts-of-interest-rates-on-real-estate-sector/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:50:11 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=144366 Supply and demand are outweighing the negative impacts that interest rates are having on real estate in the short term, according to Vikram Rajagopalan, senior managing director at Trez Capital, during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Risk Management Conference. Canada and the U.S. are experiencing population booms, he said, noting the Canadian government’s plan to […]

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]]> 2023 Risk Management Conference: Risk environment leading to confusing progression of ESG metrics https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-risk-management-conference-risk-environment-leading-to-confusing-progression-of-esg-metrics/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:49:23 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=144318 The rising opposition to environmental, social and governance metrics could lead to a confusing landscape for institutional investors evaluating the impact of their assets, said Hugh O’Reilly, executive director of Innovate Cities, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Risk Management Conference. “There has been a war declared on this south of the border, but […]

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