In an increasingly challenging investment and regulatory environment, many pension plans are looking to a new model, delegating key investment management and service activities to third-party providers, said Ivor Krol, vice-president and lead of the institutional portfolio solutions group at Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management. Speaking at the 2018 Defined Benefit Investment Forum in […]
Willis Towers Watson is acquiring Canadian investment manager Integra Capital Ltd. Following the acquisition, Integra will function as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Willis Towers Watson and will have responsibility over the firm’s Canadian delegated investment business. “We’re very excited to acquire Integra, especially given our successful partnership with them over the past three years,” said Kemp Ross, […]
SEI Investments Canada Co. has appointed Lucy Paglione as senior client portfolio manager. In the new role, Paglione will be responsible for managing relationships with the firm’s Canadian defined benefit pension and non-profit employer clients. Her focus will be on the firm’s outsourced chief investment officer services, building custom investment strategies for those clients. Read: Assets managed by U.S. […]