return-seeking – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:03:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Pension funds playing defence amid coronavirus crisis https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/pension-funds-playing-defence-amid-coronavirus-crisis/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/pension-funds-playing-defence-amid-coronavirus-crisis/#respond Wed, 02 Dec 2020 04:32:11 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/pension-funds-playing-defence-amid-coronavirus-crisis/ Despite several bumps in the decade since the 2008/09 financial crisis, the swift and brutal crash in global equity prices when the coronavirus was declared a pandemic sent pension investors reaching for their playbooks to implement defensive strategies to mitigate the damage. “People have worked very hard at just acting on the set strategies that […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/pension-funds-playing-defence-amid-coronavirus-crisis/feed/ 0 What’s next for volatility investing? https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/whats-next-for-volatility-investing/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/whats-next-for-volatility-investing/#respond Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:34:51 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/whats-next-for-volatility-investing/ Despite some negative headlines about volatility investing after the violent market sell-off in March, plan sponsors shouldn’t write off volatility investing altogether because it can be a valuable investment tool if used appropriately, said Seth Weingram, senior vice-president and director of client advisory at Acadian Asset Management, when speaking at the Canadian Investment Review’s Investment […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/whats-next-for-volatility-investing/feed/ 0 Nav Canada, Goodyear Canada share experiences with LDI in low interest rate world https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/nav-canada-goodyear-canada-share-experiences-with-ldi-in-low-interest-rate-world/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/nav-canada-goodyear-canada-share-experiences-with-ldi-in-low-interest-rate-world/#respond Thu, 19 Nov 2020 04:04:29 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/nav-canada-goodyear-canada-share-experiences-with-ldi-in-low-interest-rate-world/ Despite the low interest rate environment, it still makes sense for defined benefit pension plan sponsors to adopt a liability-driven investment strategy, said Serge Lapierre, global head of LDI at Manulife Investment Management, during a webinar sponsored by the firm on Monday. LDI investing is a risk management framework, he noted. “It’s not an asset […]

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