The Alternative Investment Management Association has appointed Claire Van Wyk-Allan as its new head of Canada. “I am excited to be joining AIMA in Canada,” said Van Wyk-Allan in a news release. “The organization has made considerable strides in Canada in recent years, in terms of growing its events and membership and building a highly effective […]
Eckler Ltd. has appointed Euan Reid as a senior consultant in its Vancouver office. In the new role, Reid will work with a broad array of plan sponsors, including multi-employer and trusteed pension plans, large corporations, public sector and not-for-profit organizations, according to a news release. His role will also focus on the management of financial risks […]
The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans has named Terence Davidson its chief executive officer. Working with the foundation for nearly 30 years, Davidson was most recently executive vice-president and, prior to that, senior vice-president of content. In that role, he managed more than 60 educational programs, e-learning initiatives, research efforts, information services and various […]
Deron Waldock has joined McCarthy Tétrault LLP as a partner in its national pension, benefits and compensation group, working out of the firm’s Toronto office. “Deron is a great addition to our firm,” said Randy Bauslaugh, leader of the firm’s national pensions, benefits and executive compensation group, in a news release. “This area of law is […]
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board has appointed Neil Cunningham as president and chief executive officer. Cunningham joined the Montreal-based pension fund in June 2004 as vice-president of real estate investments. He became senior vice-president and global head of real estate in 2015 and took on oversight of the natural resources team in 2016. “Neil Cunningham has been a […]
Sun Life Financial has appointed Heather Wolfe as managing director of liability-driven investment strategies in its defined benefit solutions team. For the previous seven years, Wolfe was a managing director of client relationships in the defined benefit solutions team. Her previous roles in the industry include assistant vice-president of retirement and savings plans at TD Bank Financial Group, […]
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has appointed Michael Ryder as a senior managing director and head of Americas for its infrastructure arm, OMERS Infrastructure. Based in New York, Ryder joins OMERS from the Blackstone Group where he was a senior managing director with Blackstone Energy Partners. In the role, he led the firm’s midstream energy and oilfield […]
The Alternative Investment Management Association’s chief operating officer James Burron is leaving the organization to start a new, “complementary” alternative investment association. After more than six years at AIMA, Burron is launching the Canadian Association of Alternative Strategies and Assets with Caroline Chow, a former AIMA associate who left the organization in December. Originally, the two intended to […]
GroupHEALTH Benefit Solutions has appointed Gary Walters as senior vice-president of underwriting. In the new role, Walters will be based out of GroupHEALTH’s Barrie, Ont. office, and will oversee underwriting projects for all of GroupHEALTH’s companies across Canada, which also include offices in Vancouver, Surrey, B.C., Edmonton and Etobicoke, Ont. Read: GroupHEALTH partners with GMS Insurance […]
Sun Life Financial Canada has appointed John Hallett as a retirement strategist for group retirement services. In the new position, Hallett will drive new conversations with plan sponsors and industry professionals to create a culture of retirement income that focuses on creating healthier plan designs and increased employee retirement readiness, according to Sun Life. With more than […]