Conference Coverage – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Tue, 05 Nov 2024 20:00:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Coverage of the 2024 Risk Management Conference https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/coverage-of-the-2024-risk-management-conference/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:00:19 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161047 Across from Ottawa’s Parliament Hill, where the wheels behind the force of the nation’s power in governance and oversight turn, a group of pension and investment professionals gathered at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in August for the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Risk Management Conference. During the three-day conference, delegates — including defined benefit plan sponsors, endowment […]

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]]> 2024 Risk Management Conference: Supply, demand issues steering institutional investors toward multi-family rental market https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-risk-management-conference-supply-demand-issues-steering-institutional-investors-toward-multi-family-rental-market/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:57:51 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159891 The fundamentals of the Canadian housing market are incredibly strong because they’re underpinned by a significant imbalance of supply and demand that will be present for many years to come, said Michael Tsourounis, managing partner and head of real estate at Hazelview Investments, during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Risk Management Conference. Any time there’s an imbalance […]

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]]> 2024 Risk Management Conference: Long-term returns of sustainable private market assets outweighing short-term risks https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-risk-management-conference-long-term-returns-of-sustainable-private-market-assets-outweighing-short-term-risks/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:56:53 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160221 Sustainable investing needs to take a much more nuanced approach today than it did in the past, according to Edward Vaughan Dixon, head of sustainability and private markets at Aviva Investors, during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Risk Management Conference. Environmental, social and governance strategies should result in a holistic view of the risks behind a […]

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]]> 2024 Risk Management Conference: AI, energy transition shaping worldwide investment trends at the IMCO https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-risk-management-conference-ai-energy-transition-shaping-worldwide-investment-trends-at-the-imco/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:55:52 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160645 The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is making its strategic allocation decisions based on a guideline of worldwide events that will shape investment themes for decades to come. Speaking during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Risk Management Conference, Nick Chamie (pictured left), the IMCO’s chief strategist and senior managing director of total portfolio […]

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]]> 2024 Risk Management Conference: How institutional investors can find risk-adjusted returns with generic assets https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-risk-management-conference-how-institutional-investors-can-find-risk-adjusted-returns-with-generic-assets/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:54:46 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160455 Exposure to generic asset pricing factors can help deliver risk-adjusted returns, according to Ryan Taliaferro, senior vice-president and director of investment strategies at Acadian Asset Management, speaking during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Risk Management Conference. These products tend to be available off the shelf in commercially available risk models and are typically marketed by exchange-traded […]

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]]> 2024 Risk Management Conference: How can AI play a bigger role in investment decisions? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-risk-management-conference-how-can-ai-play-a-bigger-role-in-investment-decisions/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:53:24 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160638 Institutional investors are missing opportunities to use artificial intelligence for effective decision-making, according to Ruslan Goyenko, an associate professor of finance at McGill University, speaking during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Risk Management Conference. He urged investment leaders to push beyond traditional fundamentals and open their minds to the use of AI. […]

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]]> 2024 Risk Management Conference: TTC Pension Plan using due diligence, storytelling to communicate risk analyses to board https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-risk-management-conference-ttc-pension-plan-using-due-diligence-storytelling-to-communicate-risk-analyses-to-board/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:52:04 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160625 When communicating risk management posturing to executive boards, it’s important for pension plan sponsors to tell a cohesive and fulsome story, said Danny Ip, director of investment risk and analytics for the Toronto Transit Commission Pension Plan, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2024 Risk Management Conference. The TTC plan, which has $8.7 billion in assets under management, has […]

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]]> 2024 Risk Management Conference: A look at the first days of the WISE Trust: it ‘felt like a startup’ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-risk-management-conference-a-look-at-the-first-days-of-the-wise-trust-it-felt-like-a-startup/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:51:44 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160630 Overseeing the transition of a single-employer pension plan to a jointly sponsored one felt at times like launching a startup firm, according to Theo Heldman, chief financial officer and vice-president of risk at the Workplace Insurance and Safety Employee Trust, speaking during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Risk Management Conference. “There was […]

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]]> 2024 Risk Management Conference: Panel: Expanding access to DB pension plans best way to maintain sustainability https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-risk-management-conference-panel-expanding-access-to-db-pension-plans-best-way-to-maintain-sustainability/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:50:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160697 Longevity risk is still among the top concerns keeping defined benefit pension plan sponsors up at night. While a 62-year-old person that retired in 2002 had a life expectancy of 21.4 years, that has now increased to 26.2 years, said Darwin Bozek, president and chief executive officer of the Ontario Pension Board, during a panel discussion at […]

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]]> Coverage of the 2024 Mental Health Summit https://www.benefitscanada.com/events/conference-coverage/coverage-of-the-2024-mental-health-summit/ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:00:48 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156806 On June 6, Benefits Canada hosted its annual Mental Health Summit, the industry’s most popular and well-known conference in this space. Designed for employers and the advisors who consult with them, this virtual event covered key areas including links to disease impacts, treatment options and much more. Here’s what you missed! How plan sponsors can support employees’ […]

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