2024 Defined Benefit Investment Forum

Conference Coverage: 2024 Defined Benefit Investment Forum

On Dec. 6, 2024, leaders from Canada’s defined benefit pension plan sponsor community, alongside thought leaders and investment experts, came together at the Omni King Edward Hotel in Toronto to shed light on 2024’s challenging economic landscape and make informed predictions about the hurdles and opportunities ahead.

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Ketherine Judge

Katherine Judge
CIBC

Canadian economy on high alert for impact of U.S. policy

The Bank of Canada will require another year of its rate-cutting cycle to absorb the number of resources in the economy that aren’t being used so it can raise interest rates back to a neutral 2.75 per cent position.

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Alexandra Katz

Alexandra Katz
Hazelview Investments

Unexplored real estate assets offer foundation for strong risk-adjusted returns

Despite the turbulent environment shaped by the coronavirus pandemic, aggressive interest rate hikes and liquidity issues, institutional investors taking a long-term perspective can uncover strong opportunities in the real estate market.

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Scott Eldridge

Scott Eldridge
Allspring Global Investments

Macroeconomic struggles create valuation gap in closed-end fund asset class

Taking an institutional toolbox to the typically retail closed-end fund market is providing institutional investors with an entry point into an obscure asset.

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Aaron Pittman

Aaron Pittman
Equiton

Housing shortage prompting crafty solutions for capital sources

While Canada needs an additional 5.8 million housing units by 2030 to restore affordability in the marketplace, the country only averages about 200,000 new housing completions per year.

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Scott Eldridge

Ken McKinnon
Institutional Mortgage Capital

Additional capital sources needed in real estate amid pullback from traditional lenders

The pullback from traditional lenders in the real estate market is poised to create a serious need for capital.

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Simone Reitzes

Simone Reitzes
Medicus Pension Plan

A look behind the scenes at the Medicus Pension Plan

The limited availability of retirement income solutions is giving physicians in Canada a compelling reason to join a new multi-employer pension plan.

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