Is Canada's underwhelming market performance Trudeau's fault?
Both institutional investors and the companies they take stakes in must innovate to take meaningful action on climate change, says Hugh O’Reilly, president and chief executive officer of the OPSEU Pension Trust. “We have to accept that as an investor community, we haven’t done nearly enough,” says O’Reilly. “In light of that, from a certain perspective, […]
While the financial sector is more likely poised for steady, sustainable growth than it was 10 years ago, worrying trends provide hints about what may cause the next downturn, according to a strategy note from Unigestion. “In a nutshell, in terms of global growth, in terms of compared to a 2008 situation, the path of growth […]
Canadian plan sponsors aren’t satisfied with the retirement products available for capital accumulation plans and aren’t especially confident their members will have the income they need in retirement, according to a new survey by Schroders. “Most people didn’t feel that what was out there was going to allow people to retire with a high enough income,” said […]
Sponsors need to understand their responsibilities to minimize potential litigation.
Just one Canadian pension fund ranked in the top 20 global funds based on their responses to the recommendations of the task force on climate-related financial disclosures, according to new research by the Asset Owners’ Disclosure Project. The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, which was awarded a BBB rating, placed No. 16 out of the top 100 […]
Research shows they do - but not during times of market stress
Why your factor beta comes with a lot of noise.
With SSQ Life Insurance Co. Inc.’s partnership with Allianz Global Benefits last month, the Canadian insurer is looking to provide its employer clients with the advantages of international risk pooling. Though the concept is more familiar in countries where multinational companies are headquartered, international risk pooling is a way to provide health and insurance benefits using […]
Watch equity markets closely as trade tension continues: experts