Institutional investors that are integrating environment, social and governance factors into their decision-making process are taking note of Facebook Inc.’s latest troubles. Back in March, MSCI Inc. downgraded Facebook’s ESG ranking from BBB to BB. Its less-than-stellar rating of BBB before the downgrade was due to what MSCI called “long-standing concerns . . . with […]
Decumulation is a clear and significant concern for the sponsors of capital accumulation plans, the results of Benefits Canada’s 2017 CAP Member Survey show. The annual survey found 61 per cent of plan sponsors would be likely to allow their members to leave their assets within their plans after they retire if regulations allowed. Of […]
PARTNER CONTENT This long-standing series is a quick way to tap into timely and relevant issues answered by industry experts. View all Benefits Pensions Investments May 13, 2024 | Benefits Why is it important for employers to understand and implement return to work best practices? Answer from Marie-Chantal Coté, Senior Vice President, Group Benefits, Sun Life Did […]
If you want something done right, do it yourself. This cliché rings true for more and more pension funds worldwide. Looking to save on investment fees, they’re managing ever-larger chunks of their assets in-house. Last year, 81% of pension funds around the world said they plan to increase the portion of assets they run internally […]
The past two years—rather than the 1990s or early 2000s—will go down in history as the time when the Internet finally started disrupting the asset management industry. No, really. The industry is 20 years late. When it comes to tracking portfolio performance and making investment decisions, at least some players in finance—including institutional investors and […]
Pension funds are restructuring for a new investment climate.
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Hands on May 01, 2010 | Brooke Smith Most consultants and money managers would say that the best default fund for a defined contribution (DC) pension plan is not to have one. However, this is far from reality. “Plan sponsors find that, despite trying to do their best in terms of education and increasing employee […]
After a difficult year of deal inactivity and portfolio writedowns, the global private equity market may be stirring once again. Global stock market gains in the second quarter of 2009 have encouraged profits, lifted investment value and spurred a few notable initial public offerings (IPOs), signalling distribution gains to investors. Private equity’s limited partner investors—including […]