open-ended funds – 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 ESG standards helping institutional investors realize positive annualized returns: study https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/esg-standards-helping-institutional-investors-realize-positive-annualized-returns-study/ Fri, 03 May 2024 19:00:32 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155134 Environmental, social and governance standards have helped investors generate positive annualized returns, with environmental investments leading the pack globally, according to a new study from Amundi Asset Management. The study reviewed the annualized financial returns of long-short portfolios designed with a broad ESG theme and a more specialized approach in North America, Europe, China, India, […]

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]]> A look at the practical challenges of meeting target allocations in private markets https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/a-look-at-practical-challenges-meeting-target-allocations-in-private-markets/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/a-look-at-practical-challenges-meeting-target-allocations-in-private-markets/#respond Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:26:50 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/a-look-at-practical-challenges-meeting-target-allocations-in-private-markets/ When it comes to private markets, implementing target allocations is easier said than done. At the Canadian Investment Review’s Plan Sponsor Exchange conference in February, a panel featuring Julie Cays, chief investment officer at the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan; Sean Hewitt, chief executive officer at the Toronto Transit Commission Pension Fund […]

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