performance – 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 New paper proposes approach for measuring long-term investor performance https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/new-paper-proposes-approach-for-measuring-long-term-investor-performance/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/new-paper-proposes-approach-for-measuring-long-term-investor-performance/#respond Thu, 14 Feb 2019 02:14:45 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/new-paper-proposes-approach-for-measuring-long-term-investor-performance/ With long-term investors like pension funds continuing to face challenges in measuring performance, a new paper is setting out to develop a better way to take on this task. “Traditional financial performance, as monitored and defined in the marketplace, can be rather noisy in the short and medium term,” says Ashby Monk, executive and research […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/new-paper-proposes-approach-for-measuring-long-term-investor-performance/feed/ 0 How Buffett’s Approach Can Help Endowment Funds https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/how-buffets-approach-can-help-endowment-funds/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/how-buffets-approach-can-help-endowment-funds/#respond Wed, 06 Jun 2018 04:13:27 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-buffets-approach-can-help-endowment-funds/ Why value investing works for university foundations.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/how-buffets-approach-can-help-endowment-funds/feed/ 0 When Time Isn’t of The Essence https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/when-time-isnt-of-the-essence/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/when-time-isnt-of-the-essence/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2017 07:46:17 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/when-time-isnt-of-the-essence/ Marshmallows can teach us all the benefits of long-term thinking.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/when-time-isnt-of-the-essence/feed/ 0 May hedge fund performance measures up https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/may-hedge-fund-performance-measures-up/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/may-hedge-fund-performance-measures-up/#respond Thu, 15 Jun 2017 07:40:48 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/may-hedge-fund-performance-measures-up/ Hedge funds continue trend of positive returns in May.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/may-hedge-fund-performance-measures-up/feed/ 0 Are Institutional Investors Done With Hedge Funds? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/are-institutional-investors-done-with-hedge-funds/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/are-institutional-investors-done-with-hedge-funds/#respond Tue, 04 Apr 2017 05:53:13 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/are-institutional-investors-done-with-hedge-funds/ Canadian pension fund managers talk about their confidence level in the asset class.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/are-institutional-investors-done-with-hedge-funds/feed/ 0 Hedge Fund Closures Rise in 2016 https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/hedge-fund-closures-rise-in-2016/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/hedge-fund-closures-rise-in-2016/#respond Mon, 20 Mar 2017 07:23:52 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/hedge-fund-closures-rise-in-2016/ Report sees fees move down as performance moves up in the top decile.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/hedge-fund-closures-rise-in-2016/feed/ 0 It’s True: A Long-term Focus Pays Off https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/its-true-a-long-term-focus-pays-off/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/its-true-a-long-term-focus-pays-off/#respond Wed, 08 Feb 2017 11:06:50 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/its-true-a-long-term-focus-pays-off/ McKinsey’s new index puts data behind the argument for long-term management.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/its-true-a-long-term-focus-pays-off/feed/ 0 Measuring Manager Performance: Dos and Don’ts https://www.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/measuring-manager-performance-dos-and-donts/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/measuring-manager-performance-dos-and-donts/#respond Wed, 18 May 2016 12:33:45 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/measuring-manager-performance-dos-and-donts/ Part 2 in our series on the trouble with performance measurement. Read Part 1 here.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/measuring-manager-performance-dos-and-donts/feed/ 0 Hedge funds end 2014 up 4.6% https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/hedge-funds-end-2014-up-4-6-2/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/hedge-funds-end-2014-up-4-6-2/#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2015 10:23:48 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/hedge-funds-end-2014-up-4-6-2/ Performance lagged the MSCI World Index.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/hedge-funds-end-2014-up-4-6-2/feed/ 0 Is Small Better When It Comes to Investment Management? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/is-small-better-when-it-comes-to-investment-management/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/is-small-better-when-it-comes-to-investment-management/#respond Tue, 28 Oct 2014 11:09:12 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/is-small-better-when-it-comes-to-investment-management/ Study compares performance of institutionally owned managers with smaller shops.

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