Best of investments 2013

What do money managers, liability-driven investment and investment outlooks have in common? That’s what our readers were interested in the most this year.

As another year comes to a close, we look back at the top five investment-related stories published on BenefitsCanada.com in 2013.

Top 40 Money Managers Report: Time to retool
The challenges faced by plan sponsors have also wrought big changes on the money management industry that serves them. Canada’s top 40 money managers have undergone substantial changes as they seek to provide better solutions to pension clients during difficult times.
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Top 40 Money Managers Report: A look back
Canadian money managers have had a lot to deal with over the past five years, such as the global financial crisis and recessions in most of the developed world.
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2013 predicted to be a transitional year
Pension plan investors in Canada can expect a slow start to the year but a strong finish, according to the country’s economists.
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Top 40 Money Managers Report: Breaking dawn
It’s been five years since Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, which sped up the severity of the financial crisis and sent markets into a tailspin. Canada’s top 40 money managers are trying to help pension plan sponsors adjust to a new environment.
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LDI keeps HOOPP positive
With more than $40 billion in assets and 270,000 members and pensioners, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) saw a return of 12.2% in 2011. The organization has also maintained its fully funded status through levels of market uncertainty not seen in decades. How has HOOPP managed?
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