asset management – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:24:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 World’s 500 largest asset managers’ AUM up 12.5% in 2023: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/worlds-500-largest-asset-managers-aum-up-12-5-in-2023-report/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:00:05 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161733 The world’s 500 largest asset managers’ assets under management increased by 12.5 per cent to US$128 trillion in 2023, compared to $113.7 trillion at the end of 2022, according to a new report by WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute. It noted the annual growth rate represents a significant recovery from the major correction seen in 2022, […]

The post World’s 500 largest asset managers’ AUM up 12.5% in 2023: report appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> 2024 Global Investment Conference: How the risk-return proposition can help portfolios perform well in a variety of market conditions https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-global-investment-conference-how-the-risk-return-proposition-can-help-portfolios-perform-well-in-a-variety-of-market-conditions/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:58:09 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155468 It’s important for institutional investors to view risk mitigation as a way to improve the risk-return proposition and not as a way to express a bearish view on markets, said Rémi Tétreault, associate vice-president at Trans-Canada Capital Inc., during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2024 Global Investment Conference in April. “It’s about performing well in a […]

The post 2024 Global Investment Conference: How the risk-return proposition can help portfolios perform well in a variety of market conditions appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> Mastercard Foundation launches new asset management company https://www.benefitscanada.com/notice/appointment-notice/mastercard-foundation-launches-new-asset-management-company/ Thu, 23 May 2024 13:00:06 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155743 The Mastercard Foundation is launching an asset management company to build and manage a diversified portfolio to help fund its philanthropic mission. The Mastercard Foundation Asset Management Corp. will be overseen by John Barker, who will serve as its chief investment officer. He previously served as CIO at Mass General Brigham and as managing director […]

The post Mastercard Foundation launches new asset management company appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> New study explores how DB pension plan size impacts investment mandates, asset allocation https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/new-study-explores-how-db-pension-plan-size-impacts-investment-mandates-asset-allocation/ Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:00:07 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=141591 A new study looking at the implications of scale in defined benefit pension plans found size is key for several trends over time, including investment mandates, asset allocation and cost in returns. The research, ‘Scale Economies, Bargaining Power and Investment Performance: Evidence from Pension Plans‘ was recently awarded first prize in the International Centre for […]

The post New study explores how DB pension plan size impacts investment mandates, asset allocation appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> Asset managers anticipating short-term growth: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/asset-managers-anticipating-short-term-growth-survey/ Thu, 29 Jun 2023 16:30:27 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=140517 More than four-fifths (84 per cent) of asset managers expect their firms will grow over the next 18 months, according to a new survey by Northern Trust Corp. in partnership with Coalition Greenwich. The survey, which polled based 150 asset managers in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and North America, found European respondents were most optimistic […]

The post Asset managers anticipating short-term growth: survey appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> GIC 2023 coverage: Understanding the secondary private equity market https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/gic-2023-coverage-understanding-the-secondary-private-equity-market/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:51:25 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=138726 “If it’s in private equity or an alternative asset allocation, it’s a long-term investment strategy,” said Simon Oak, principal at Lexington Partners, during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Global Investment Conference. “Typically, it’s a five-year investment period followed by five years of harvest. Only then can investors measure their returns.” This causes a problem for […]

The post GIC 2023 coverage: Understanding the secondary private equity market appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> 2023 GIC coverage: Institutional investors finding opportunities for high-yield in unlikely places https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-gic-coverage-institutional-investors-finding-opportunities-for-high-yield-in-unlikely-places/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:46:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=137731 Institutional investors are entering a golden period ripe with opportunities in current global and emerging markets, said Karl Dasher, president of Polen Capital, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Global Investment Conference. From early 2020 to the end of 2021, the market was flooded with liquidity from the unprecedented combination of fiscal stimulus, U.S. Federal Reserve […]

The post 2023 GIC coverage: Institutional investors finding opportunities for high-yield in unlikely places appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> 2023 GIC coverage: How OPTrust is building resilient portfolios with help of external managers https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-gic-coverage-how-optrust-is-building-resilient-portfolios-with-help-of-external-managers/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:43:06 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=137887 When investing in external asset managers, pension funds are really investing in teams of people, according to Brandon Gill New, director and head of multi-strategy investing and digital assets at the OPSEU Pension Trust, speaking during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Global Investment Conference. “It’s not like buying a stock or a bond,” she said, […]

The post 2023 GIC coverage: How OPTrust is building resilient portfolios with help of external managers appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> Franklin Templeton to acquire Putnam Investments https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/franklin-templeton-to-acquire-putnam-investments/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 19:00:38 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=139185 Franklin Templeton is entering into a definitive agreement to acquire Putnam Investments from Great-West Lifeco Inc. for about US$925 million. As part of the agreement, Great-West will become a long-term strategic shareholder in Franklin Resources Inc. — Franklin Templeton’s parent company — with a 6.2 per cent stake. In addition, Great-West will will provide an initial long-term […]

The post Franklin Templeton to acquire Putnam Investments appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> 2023 Top 40 Money Managers Report: Using tools, technology to improve asset allocation, risk management https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/2023-top-40-money-managers-report-using-tools-technology-to-improve-asset-allocation-risk-management/ Fri, 12 May 2023 12:56:27 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=137247 Large and small, pension plan sponsors are adopting in-house tools, partnering with technology research institutes or relying on investment managers for technological support with asset allocation, risk management and other aspects of investment management. The growing interest coincides with an increasingly complex investment, demographic and regulatory landscape. A 2020 Deloitte report on the importance of […]

The post 2023 Top 40 Money Managers Report: Using tools, technology to improve asset allocation, risk management appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]>