Canadian model – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:12:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Canada’s lasting influence on Arizona’s public sector pension investor https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/canadas-lasting-influence-on-arizonas-public-sector-pension-investor/ Fri, 12 May 2023 12:55:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=137694 There’s something about the Arizona State Retirement System — a US$49.3-billion defined benefit-like hybrid pension plan for the state’s 600,000 current and former public sector workers — that feels downright Canadian. The resemblance is intentional. Canadian Paul Matson, executive director of the AZSRS, drew inspiration from his home country when establishing its approach, particularly in […]

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]]> Green urban real estate investing pays off for pension funds: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/green-urban-real-estate-investing-pays-off-for-pension-funds-expert/ Thu, 13 Jan 2022 18:30:26 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=114788 Canadian pension funds are generating value by investing in green urban real estate using a two-pronged strategy, according to a paper on the Social Science Research Network. “Through this model of impact investing, Canadian pension funds create the value from the ground up and drive the sustainable development of large cities,” wrote authors Sebastien Betermier, […]

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