Western University – 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 2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum: The connection between private assets and impact investments https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-endowment-foundation-investment-forum-the-connection-between-private-assets-and-impact-investments/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 11:55:33 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158690 The goals of impact investing can be more easily achieved through private assets, said Martin Bélanger, director of investments at Western University, during a fireside chat at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum in June. “We’ve transitioned our private equity portfolio from a fund-to-fund approach to making direct investment in primary […]

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]]> How can past innovators inform portfolio construction today? https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/how-can-past-innovators-inform-portfolio-construction-today/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/how-can-past-innovators-inform-portfolio-construction-today/#respond Mon, 30 Nov 2020 09:04:19 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-can-past-innovators-inform-portfolio-construction-today/ Trying to define the perfect portfolio is as complicated as asking what it takes to be healthy — with a number of factors at play and no singular answer. Even modern finance pioneers don’t agree on what the perfect portfolio looks like, noted Stephen Foerster, professor of finance at Western University’s Ivey Business School, when […]

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