transition-oriented investments – 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 Independent Electricity System Operator using diversification to beat volatility https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/independent-electricity-system-operator-using-diversification-to-beat-volatility/ Fri, 10 May 2024 12:55:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155229 The Independent Electricity System Operator’s pension plan is in the midst of a comeback from a period of heightened post-coronavirus pandemic volatility, with diversification as the key to its investment roadmap, says Jeannette Briggs, the organization’s director of corporate finance and who served as chair of its pension management committee from 2021 to 2023. After […]

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]]> How active management strategies are helping institutional investors amid volatile global marketplace https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-active-management-strategies-are-helping-institutional-investors-amid-volatile-global-marketplace/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 13:57:55 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151594 As global markets navigate turbulent economic waters, active management is proving once again to be a lifeline for institutional investors to ensure their portfolios ride out the storm. Pension funds are currently operating amid uncertainty and potential risk, says Ruslan Goyenko, an associate professor of finance at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management. “There are […]

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]]> Majority of Canadian institutional investors consider climate change a top ESG focus: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/majority-of-canadian-institutional-investors-consider-climate-change-a-top-esg-focus-survey/ Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:00:49 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=142636 A majority (98 per cent) of Canadian institutional investors consider climate change a top environmental, social and governance focus area, according to a new survey by consultancy Millani. The survey, which polled 40 institutional investors with more than $5.8 trillion in assets under management, found they also ranked diversity, equity and inclusion (45 per cent) and […]

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