Russell Investments has appointed Robert Hostetter as its new global head of product. In the role, Hostetter will focus on enhancing the firm’s capabilities throughout asset management, investment outsourcing, implementation and advice offerings, according to a press release. “At Russell Investments, we have spent decades developing innovative investment solutions to help our clients achieve the outcomes they […]
BFL Canada Consulting Services Inc. has appointed Jean-Daniel Côté as vice-president of retirement. Based in Montreal, Côté will play a senior consulting role for a range of employer clients and contribute to the growth of BFL Canada’s retirement consulting team, according to a news release. With nearly 30 years of experience in retirement and investment consulting, […]
Schroders Investment Management Ltd. is appointing Shawn Cohen as institutional director, a role aimed at building relationships with defined contribution record keepers and third-party asset managers in Canada. Reporting to Ross Servick, Schroders’ head of Canada, Cohen joins the firm from MFS Investment Management Ltd., where he was most recently director of relationship management. Prior […]
The Canada Infrastructure Bank has found its inaugural chief executive officer in Pierre Lavallée, a former senior executive at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. “With an exceptional combination of investment and public-sector expertise, Pierre is well placed to set the strategic course and direction of Canada Infrastructure Bank and develop a high-performing management team,” […]
Julie Holden is principal of a new workplace health consultancy, Holden & Associates. Since July 2014, she worked at SEB Benefits & HR Consulting Inc., most recently as a senior vice-president. Holden’s career has spanned a number of consulting firms in roles that include: absence and disability management leader, health and productivity leader and assistant vice-president of […]
W.F. (Frank) Morneau Sr., the founder of Morneau Shepell Ltd. and father of federal Minister of Finance Bill Morneau, retired from the company on Tuesday. Morneau Sr., who was most recently honorary chair, founded W.F. Morneau & Associates in 1966, and has held a number of roles over the past 52 years, including chief executive […]
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Amanda Voegeli as the Canadian national leader in its rewards practice. Voegeli joined the consulting firm’s executive compensation practice in Vancouver in 1998. Moving to the Toronto office in 2000, she took on the leadership role in the executive compensation practice there in 2010. In 2014, she moved into a client services-focused position where she […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has appointed Dale Burgess as senior managing director of infrastructure and natural resources. Burgess has been serving as interim head of infrastructure and natural resources since February and will assume the permanent role immediately. Read: Ontario Teachers’ appoints new Asia-Pacific regional investment head In the new role, Burgess will oversee the […]
The Canada Infrastructure Bank has appointed Annie Ropar as its chief financial officer and chief administrative officer, effective June 1. In her duties as chief financial officer, Ropar will handle financial oversight of the bank’s activities, including implementation of key finance processes and controls, assessing performance and developing the framework for enterprise risk management. In […]
Ontario’s new pension regulator, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority, has appointed Mark White as its inaugural chief executive officer, effective May 7, 2018. White is currently the senior vice-president and head of enterprise risk at the Bank of Montreal and has also led its capital adequacy and analysis and capital management functions. Prior to joining the Bank […]