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Pulling Simon Fraser University’s endowment funds back from the brink
FROM THE MAGAZINE: The recession was difficult for SFU’s pension and endowment funds — its investments were diverse but highly correlated, so much so, its treasurer and director of investment knew the organization had to rethink its overall approach.

Largest global pension funds' combined assets decreased 12.9% in 2022: report
Canada continued to hold the third largest share of the world’s pension wealth (roughly 6%), behind the U.S. (39%) and Japan (10%), according to a new report by WTW.

34% of U.S. women don’t have an employer-sponsored retirement plan: survey
More than half (59%) of women said they don’t know how much money they’ll need in retirement, don’t have a plan to put aside any retirement money or are struggling to live on their current income and can’t think about retirement savings, according to a survey by Iralogix.

AIMCo opening first Asia office in Singapore, remains leery of China
The Singapore office opening is part of a larger push by the investment organization towards greater diversification globally, says the AIMCo's Evan Siddall.

Careers

WISE Trust — Board Secretary (Director of Legal/Governance)

WISE Trust – Workplace Insurance and Safety Employee Trust – is the defined benefit pension plan for almost 10,000 active, deferred, and retired workplace insurance and safety employees of Ontario. We’re seeking the Board Secretary (Director of Legal/Governance), where you will oversee and offer legal recommendations to our Board of Trustees and leadership team in areas including, but not limited to, the management of external counsel, contracts, litigation, privacy, and human resources and procurement services.

U.S. workers who understand benefits plan say they’re happier, have greater stability: survey
The majority of U.S. workers who say they understand their workplace benefits plan are happier (76%) and have a greater sense of overall stability at work (82%) than those who don’t understand their benefits (47% and 52%, respectively), according to a new survey by MetLife.

Survey finds 53% of U.S. workers say DEI a key factor when searching for new job
Just a third (29%) of workers said their employer has taken more action in the past 6 months to demonstrate its commitment to DEI, a percentage that increased among Black (33%), Hispanic (35%) and Asian (39%) employees, according to a new survey by Eagle Hill Consulting.

Events

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