MIT – 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 How can past innovators inform portfolio construction today? https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/how-can-past-innovators-inform-portfolio-construction-today/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/how-can-past-innovators-inform-portfolio-construction-today/#respond Mon, 30 Nov 2020 09:04:19 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-can-past-innovators-inform-portfolio-construction-today/ Trying to define the perfect portfolio is as complicated as asking what it takes to be healthy — with a number of factors at play and no singular answer. Even modern finance pioneers don’t agree on what the perfect portfolio looks like, noted Stephen Foerster, professor of finance at Western University’s Ivey Business School, when […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/big-data-technology-changing-the-nature-of-investment-hr/feed/ 0 Robert Merton Defends Derivatives at MIT https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/robert-merton-defends-derivatives-at-mit/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/robert-merton-defends-derivatives-at-mit/#respond Thu, 27 May 2010 05:40:52 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/robert-merton-defends-derivatives-at-mit/ Financial crisis just a flesh wound.

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