risk management – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:16:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 DB pension plan sponsors facing “bottleneck” in annuities market: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/db-pension-plan-sponsors-facing-bottleneck-in-annuities-market-expert/ Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:00:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=163056 Increased deal-making in the Canadian annuities market is adding pressure to defined benefit plan sponsors seeking to de-risk their plans, says Jason Vary, president of Actuarial Solutions Inc. “[The market is] getting worse,” he says. “This year, I’ve had some experiences where we’re placing some small annuities, under $5 million, and we really struggled to […]

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]]> 2024 Top 40 Money Managers Report: To divest or engage? https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/2024-top-40-money-managers-report-to-divest-or-engage/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:57:39 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162546 With 15 different client organizations, including nine public sector pension plans, the Alberta Investment Management Corp. has opted to engage, rather than divest, from certain investments, particularly those in the energy sector. “One of the things we were very clear on, both for ourselves and in talking to clients, is that divestment wasn’t the way […]

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]]> Institutional investors helping tackle climate crisis by focusing on biodiversity: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/institutional-investors-helping-tackle-climate-crisis-by-focusing-on-biodiversity-expert/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:00:21 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162228 By focusing on biodiversity, institutional investors are helping to tackle the climate crisis, says Jane Ambachtsheer, global head of sustainability at BNP Paribas Asset Management. “When we talk about the biodiversity crisis from an economic perspective, we’re talking about a significant portion of global [gross domestic product], which is reliant on nature to some extent,” she […]

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]]> How are political tensions between Canada, India impacting institutional investors? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/emerging-global-markets-canadian-investment-review/how-are-political-tensions-between-canada-india-impacting-institutional-investors/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:00:50 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162006 While political tensions have recently flared between Canada and India, institutional investors are unlikely to adjust their capital allocation to the country, says Partha Mohanram, John H. Watson chair in value investing at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. “I don’t [have] any indication that you’re going to see any kind […]

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]]> 2024 Risk Management Conference: Managing unintended investment risks goes beyond simply reviewing allocation strategies https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-risk-management-conference-managing-unintended-investment-risks-goes-beyond-simply-reviewing-allocation-strategies/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:58:48 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160648 The risk associated with high-profile name concentration in technology equities is pushing institutional investors to consider risk-mitigating strategies, according to Nick Zylkowski, managing director and co-head of customized portfolio solutions at Russell Investments Ltd., speaking during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Risk Management Conference. He noted investors are reviewing their exposure to […]

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]]> 2024 Risk Management Conference: Supply, demand issues steering institutional investors toward multi-family rental market https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-risk-management-conference-supply-demand-issues-steering-institutional-investors-toward-multi-family-rental-market/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:57:51 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159891 The fundamentals of the Canadian housing market are incredibly strong because they’re underpinned by a significant imbalance of supply and demand that will be present for many years to come, said Michael Tsourounis, managing partner and head of real estate at Hazelview Investments, during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Risk Management Conference. Any time there’s an imbalance […]

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]]> 2024 Risk Management Conference: AI, energy transition shaping worldwide investment trends at the IMCO https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-risk-management-conference-ai-energy-transition-shaping-worldwide-investment-trends-at-the-imco/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:55:52 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160645 The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is making its strategic allocation decisions based on a guideline of worldwide events that will shape investment themes for decades to come. Speaking during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Risk Management Conference, Nick Chamie (pictured left), the IMCO’s chief strategist and senior managing director of total portfolio […]

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]]> 2024 Risk Management Conference: How can AI play a bigger role in investment decisions? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-risk-management-conference-how-can-ai-play-a-bigger-role-in-investment-decisions/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:53:24 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160638 Institutional investors are missing opportunities to use artificial intelligence for effective decision-making, according to Ruslan Goyenko, an associate professor of finance at McGill University, speaking during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Risk Management Conference. He urged investment leaders to push beyond traditional fundamentals and open their minds to the use of AI. […]

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]]> 2024 Risk Management Conference: TTC Pension Plan using due diligence, storytelling to communicate risk analyses to board https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-risk-management-conference-ttc-pension-plan-using-due-diligence-storytelling-to-communicate-risk-analyses-to-board/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:52:04 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160625 When communicating risk management posturing to executive boards, it’s important for pension plan sponsors to tell a cohesive and fulsome story, said Danny Ip, director of investment risk and analytics for the Toronto Transit Commission Pension Plan, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2024 Risk Management Conference. The TTC plan, which has $8.7 billion in assets under management, has […]

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]]> 2024 Risk Management Conference: A look at the first days of the WISE Trust: it ‘felt like a startup’ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-risk-management-conference-a-look-at-the-first-days-of-the-wise-trust-it-felt-like-a-startup/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:51:44 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160630 Overseeing the transition of a single-employer pension plan to a jointly sponsored one felt at times like launching a startup firm, according to Theo Heldman, chief financial officer and vice-president of risk at the Workplace Insurance and Safety Employee Trust, speaking during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Risk Management Conference. “There was […]

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