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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

lbailey — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:00:14 +0000

A story on how Organon Canada is supporting women employees at every stage of their career was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the past week: 1. Organon launching initiative to support women’s career, health journey in the workplace 2. Survey finds 38% of Canadian employees […]

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Tim Deacon leaving Ontario Teachers’ for Sun Life Financial

lbailey — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 19:00:10 +0000

Tim Deacon is leaving his role as chief financial officer at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan for a leadership role at another financial institution, effective April 5. Effective April 8, Deacon will begin a new role as Sun Life Financial Inc.’s chief financial officer. He joined the Ontario Teachers’ in 2021, succeeding David McGraw after serving as […]

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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

lbailey — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:00:52 +0000

An article on Eastman Kodak Co.’s plans to outsource management of its pension assets was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week: 1. Kodak outsourcing US$1.6TN of pension assets to maximize overfunded status 2. OMERS returns 4.6% for 2023, driven by equities, fixed income […]

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2023 Investment Innovation Conference: The importance of proprietary data in technology, AI investments

lbailey — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:59:12 +0000

When investing in technology companies with artificial intelligence capabilities, it’s important that institutional investors ensure these entities own — or have relationships with large internet players that own — proprietary data that can deliver value, said Rob Zeuthen, head of secular pod and senior portfolio manager at Newton Investment Management, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s […]

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OMERS returns 4.2% for 2022, led by alternative investments

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 17:00:15 +0000

The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System’s assets grew by 4.2 per cent to $124.2 billion in 2022, according to its annual results. “Our significant allocations to private investments and focus on short-term credit over long-term bonds protected OMERS from the worst period of market losses incurred by investors since the 2008 global financial crisis,” said […]

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Top 5 HR, pension and benefits stories of the week

mdunne — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 14:00:45 +0000

A story on KPMG in Canada helping staff refresh and recharge by making every weekend a long weekend this summer took the top spot over the past week on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. KPMG is turning every weekend into a long weekend for employees this summer 2. University Pension Plan […]

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2021 IIC coverage: Turning theory into action in impact investing

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:55:57 +0000

Investing is undergoing a paradigm shift, which will see investors do well by doing good, according to John Levy, director of impact at Franklin Templeton Investments. “Traditional investing is agnostic about its role on the planet, local communities and society. At some point, something like what we now call sustainable investing came along,” he said during […]

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Back to basics on cryptocurrency

ANNA CAMPION — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 04:51:03 +0000

The term cryptocurrency may evoke a number of different images, from lightning-fast computers fuelling get-rich-quick schemes to shady rooms where hackers plot multi-million dollar digital heists. And while there may be some truth to those perceptions, cryptocurrency is a growing sector that many institutional investors are eyeing with increasing interest. Indeed, in mid-December 2020 Bitcoin’s […]

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Dry powder in distressed private capital space at record high

mschmit — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 04:43:45 +0000

There’s a record amount of dry powder sitting in the distressed private capital space, according to new data from Preqin. Between distressed debt, special situations and turnaround strategies, total dry powder in the distressed private capital arena sits at an estimated US$131 billion as of June 2020, an all-time record. Of note, the distressed private […]

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U.S. pensions eyeing probability of domestic recession

mschmit — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 04:00:56 +0000

U.S. pension plan sponsors see a decent chance of a U.S. recession as a result of the spread of the coronavirus. Indeed, according to recent a poll by investment consulting firm NEPC, 79 per cent of plan sponsors said they think there’s a 50 per cent or greater chance of recession. And all respondents said […]

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