disruption – 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 Sustainability in a post-coronavirus world https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/sustainability-in-a-post-coronavirus-world/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/sustainability-in-a-post-coronavirus-world/#respond Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:43:59 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/sustainability-in-a-post-coronavirus-world/ People are increasingly viewing the world with a lens that incorporates environmental, social and governance factors, said Andrew Parry, head of sustainable investment at Newton Investment Management, when speaking at the Canadian Investment Review’s Investment Innovation Conference in November. Climate change is a prominent issue with extreme weather events becoming the normal, he said, noting […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/sustainability-in-a-post-coronavirus-world/feed/ 0 What opportunities exist for plan sponsors in thematic investing? https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/what-opportunities-exist-for-plan-sponsors-in-thematic-investing/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/what-opportunities-exist-for-plan-sponsors-in-thematic-investing/#respond Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:41:36 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/what-opportunities-exist-for-plan-sponsors-in-thematic-investing/ The most powerful and durable investment themes are those where ingenuity sparks innovation to address imbalances in the world, said David Docherty, investment director for thematics at Schroders, when speaking at the Canadian Investment Review’s Investment Innovation Conference in November. He pointed to imbalance between population and resources as an example, and themes related to […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/what-opportunities-exist-for-plan-sponsors-in-thematic-investing/feed/ 0 How fintech is changing the world of finance https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/how-fintech-is-changing-the-world-of-finance/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/how-fintech-is-changing-the-world-of-finance/#respond Wed, 02 Oct 2019 05:29:49 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-fintech-is-changing-the-world-of-finance/ Fintech includes four areas, all of which are changing the financial industry in different ways. These include peer-to-peer financing, robo-advising or systematic asset management, decentralized finance and machine learning and artificial intelligence, said Campbell Harvey, professor of finance at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, during a panel at the Northern Finance Association’s conference in […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/how-fintech-is-changing-the-world-of-finance/feed/ 0 Oxford awards hackathon prizes for disruption in commercial real estate development https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/oxford-awards-hackathon-prizes-for-disruption-to-the-construction-process/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/oxford-awards-hackathon-prizes-for-disruption-to-the-construction-process/#respond Thu, 26 Sep 2019 05:10:44 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/oxford-awards-hackathon-prizes-for-disruption-to-the-construction-process/ Oxford Properties Group, the real estate investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System, announced the winners of its global hackathon competition, which awarded prizes to innovators for their work to disrupt the design and construction process of commercial real estate. As real estate has proven to be an increasingly important asset class for […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/oxford-awards-hackathon-prizes-for-disruption-to-the-construction-process/feed/ 0 The rise of tech in Asia https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/the-rise-of-tech-in-asia/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/the-rise-of-tech-in-asia/#respond Thu, 11 Oct 2018 09:53:12 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/the-rise-of-tech-in-asia/ The growing role of Asia in building new technology

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