Les Marton – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:43:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Expert panel: Institutional investors should re-evaluate fees in ‘turbulent twenties’ https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/les-marton/expert-panel-institutional-investors-should-re-evaluate-fees-in-turbulent-twenties/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 13:00:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159618 An altering macroeconomic environment means that cost management requires continual attention by pension plans and other institutional investors. Today, as inflation and higher-for-longer rates exert upward pressure on institutional investors’ costs in a variety of areas, from technology to team member salaries, it’s time once again to re-evaluate the fees being paid to external asset […]

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]]> New research finds asset owners largely satisfied with pandemic performance https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/les-marton/new-research-finds-asset-owners-largely-satisfied-with-pandemic-performance/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/les-marton/new-research-finds-asset-owners-largely-satisfied-with-pandemic-performance/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2020 03:43:58 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/new-research-finds-asset-owners-largely-satisfied-with-pandemic-performance/ The vast majority of investors (82 per cent) are satisfied with how their portfolios performed in the first half of 2020, despite some weak results in strategies such as emerging market debt and smart beta, according to a new study of 368 investors with combined assets of approximately US$11 trillion. Following the quickest equity market […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/les-marton/new-research-finds-asset-owners-largely-satisfied-with-pandemic-performance/feed/ 0 Investment manager fees: Is competition working? https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/les-marton/investment-manager-fees-is-competition-working/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/les-marton/investment-manager-fees-is-competition-working/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2019 04:02:54 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/investment-manager-fees-is-competition-working/ Investment management fees for certain asset classes have declined substantially, especially in sectors where managers have been under pressure from new competitors, cheaper alternative strategies or heightened visibility on total costs. The findings are contained in a new study conducted by bfinance, analyzing changes in management fees since 2016. Using proprietary data culled from actual […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/les-marton/investment-manager-fees-is-competition-working/feed/ 0 Equity market turmoil and the active investment debate https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/les-marton/equity-market-turmoil-and-the-active-investment-debate/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/les-marton/equity-market-turmoil-and-the-active-investment-debate/#respond Wed, 19 Dec 2018 04:04:47 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/equity-market-turmoil-and-the-active-investment-debate/ It should come as no surprise that asset owner sentiment is currently dominated by late-cycle tensions. Among pension plans and other institutional investors, this has translated into an appetite for de-risking and diversification, not just beyond equities but within equities (emerging markets, low volatility, small cap, et al.). The climate has also driven a notable […]

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