transparency – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:43:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Canadian pension funds continue to land top marks for transparency: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/canadian-pension-funds-continue-to-land-top-marks-for-transparency-report/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:30:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162843 For the fourth year in a row, five Canadian pension funds are among the most transparent in the world, according to the global pension transparency benchmark, a collaboration between Top1000funds.com and CEM Benchmarking Inc. The benchmark, launched in 2021, measures the transparency of disclosures of 15 pension systems across measurements such as cost, governance, performance […]

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]]> 2024 Consultants Report: Is there an inherent conflict of interest when consulting firms consolidate? https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/2024-consultants-report-is-there-an-inherent-conflict-of-interest-when-consulting-firms-consolidate/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 12:57:10 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158602 The consolidation of firms within the pension and benefits industries could pose a threat because there’s less choice available in terms of service providers, says Susan G. Seller, a pension and benefits lawyer at Bennett Jones LLP. “I think the evolution of the services they offer . . . poses a particular challenge for employers […]

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]]> How employers can leverage pay transparency to achieve pay equity https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/how-employers-can-leverage-pay-transparency-to-achieve-pay-equity/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:00:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=125703 Just because employers are transparent with their compensation philosophy or ranges, it doesn’t always mean they’re equitable in their compensation process, says Andrea Bartlett, director of people operations at Humi. Pay transparency is the disclosure of certain compensation details by businesses, while pay equity is a process that companies can use to close the compensation […]

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]]> What’s keeping ESG rankings so convoluted? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/whats-keeping-esg-rankings-so-convoluted/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/whats-keeping-esg-rankings-so-convoluted/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2020 04:15:24 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/whats-keeping-esg-rankings-so-convoluted/ Morningstar Inc. is taking aim at the disparate ESG disclosure requirements still hampering the investment industry. In a recent report, Morningstar explored some of the issues hindering ESG measurement tools. “Simply put, ESG disclosures from issuers are all too often inconsistent and non-comparable and material information is not always available.” One key problem, it noted, […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/whats-keeping-esg-rankings-so-convoluted/feed/ 0 How do sovereign wealth funds’, public pensions’ real estate investments compare? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/how-do-sovereign-wealth-funds-public-pensions-real-estate-investments-compare/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/how-do-sovereign-wealth-funds-public-pensions-real-estate-investments-compare/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2020 03:41:52 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-do-sovereign-wealth-funds-public-pensions-real-estate-investments-compare/ Despite the key differences between sovereign wealth funds and public pension plans, the two institutional investors are quite similar in that they’re large, state-owned, sophisticated pools of capital. However, on average, the two types of organizations approach their real estate investments differently, according to a new paper by McKay Price, Collins-Goodman chair in real estate […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/how-do-sovereign-wealth-funds-public-pensions-real-estate-investments-compare/feed/ 0 Understanding and managing risks in private market portfolios https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/understanding-and-managing-risks-in-private-market-portfolios/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/understanding-and-managing-risks-in-private-market-portfolios/#respond Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:08:35 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/understanding-and-managing-risks-in-private-market-portfolios/ As private markets continue to make up a large portion of pension plans’ portfolios, they can’t ignore the risk management of these assets. One issue to consider is implementation, said Nalaka De Silva, head of private markets solutions at Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc., during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s Plan Sponsor Exchange conference […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/understanding-and-managing-risks-in-private-market-portfolios/feed/ 0 Is there a dark side to transparency and disclosure? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/is-there-a-dark-side-to-transparency-and-disclosure/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/is-there-a-dark-side-to-transparency-and-disclosure/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2019 03:49:15 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/is-there-a-dark-side-to-transparency-and-disclosure/ While investors want more disclosure and transparency, it can come with consequences. When the Securities and Exchange Commission launches an investigation of a firm for financial fraud, it’s voluntary for managers to disclose this. And even when the investigation doesn’t result in charges, firms that voluntarily disclose they were under investigation have significant negative returns […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/is-there-a-dark-side-to-transparency-and-disclosure/feed/ 0 Volatility spike expected in 2018 https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/public-equities/volatility-spike-expected-in-2018/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/public-equities/volatility-spike-expected-in-2018/#respond Tue, 12 Dec 2017 04:53:09 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/volatility-spike-expected-in-2018/ Institutional investors should anticipate next year to be one of increasing volatility.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/public-equities/volatility-spike-expected-in-2018/feed/ 0 Alternative investing requires more transparency: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/alternative-investing-requires-more-transparency-survey-2/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/alternative-investing-requires-more-transparency-survey-2/#respond Mon, 26 Jun 2017 13:42:42 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/alternative-investing-requires-more-transparency-survey-2/ Northern Trust survey says transparency requirements are lagging behind demand.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/alternative-investing-requires-more-transparency-survey-2/feed/ 0 Thinking Outside of the Box https://www.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/thinking-outside-of-the-box/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/thinking-outside-of-the-box/#respond Tue, 04 Apr 2017 05:53:40 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/thinking-outside-of-the-box/ A holistic approach to integrating ESG across the portfolio.

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