Brooke Smith

Governance is not just for pension plans—it's necessary for benefits plans, too.

  • April 29, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 10:37

Investors need to be intelligent about risk taking in volatile times, but the path they take won’t be identical, according to Mark Cestnik, managing director with TD Asset Management.

  • April 25, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 09:43

Canada’s top pension guru said his idea for a supplementary pension plan has risen again.

  • February 20, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 11:53

Life is a highway, but so is institutional investing—literally. More pension plans are investing in infrastructure and real estate as a means of diversifying their portfolios.

  • February 18, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 07:00

Debra Wight, manager of employee health, safety and benefits for the municipality of Richmond Hill, Ont., has definitely followed one rule from All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: play fair.

  • February 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 07:00

Ever wonder that is might be time to rethink your investment approach? Maybe not, but the Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute’s Pension Summit last week in Toronto, investment managers presented a little food for thought on investing.

  • January 28, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 10:58

Everyone has an opinion about how to solve Canada’s pension dilemma—the latest duo share their thoughts.

  • January 24, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 11:02

Last year was a dream come true for pension funds, and 2014 may be another good year.

  • January 10, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 10:53

Are low-volatility equity strategies a sweet spot for pension investors?

  • December 11, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 07:03

Mental health issues are not disappearing, but maybe the stigma that is associated with it will. That’s if Jeff Moat, president of Partners for Mental Health, has anything to say about it. The relatively new organization is dedicated to “supercharging” the way Canadians look at mental health. Our strategy is really to “redefine normal,” said […]

  • November 14, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 11:05