The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reporting a mid-year 4.6 per cent investment return, up $23 billion pushing its net assets to $496 billion as at June 30, 2025. “Against significant rate increases, stock market concentration and challenges in real estate over the past five years, our portfolio held strong and outperformed […]
The pursuit of reduced energy emissions portfolios from institutional investors is putting pressure on the efficiency of energy transition plans from investee companies. Despite a growing uncertainty caused by pushback against an environmental, social and governance driven investment lens, companies and investors need to think about environmental causes with a long-term risk perspective, says Sagar […]
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is working to address the problems of a detailed compliance approach to pension regulation, said James Hoffner (pictured left), head of prudential supervision and large public sector pension plans at the FSRA, during the keynote session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2025 Risk Management Conference. A one-size-fits-all approach […]
An increase in market volatility is pushing asset owners to build a nimble portfolio, according to Olga Bezrokov, senior portfolio manager at Russell Investments, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2025 Risk Management Conference. A combination of geopolitical risks and vague policy signals from central banks is causing investors to reexamine how they […]
Alternative yield-enhancing credit is playing an innovative role in the risk profiles of Canadian institutional investors’ portfolios, said Findlay Franklin, portfolio manager at RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd.’s fixed income team, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2025 Risk Management Conference. In the past few years, he’s seen credit used within multi-asset […]
The current uncertainty around tariffs and trade policy is dominating institutional investors’ macro view of fixed income, said Alexander M. Mackey, co‐chief investment officer of fixed income at MFS Investment Management, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2025 Risk Management Conference. To reduce the noise of the uncertainty, his day-to-day focus is dominated […]
Multi-portfolio management platforms combine a diverse set of investment strategies under one roof — a diversity where risk management becomes both essential and intricate, said Mehmet Bayraktar, chief risk officer at AllianceBernstein Arya Partners, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2025 Risk Management Conference. “That whole idea of complementing and coming up with […]
A changing world is challenging investment organizations’ established approach to risk management, said Dervish Halil (pictured left), senior managing director and head of credit and capital markets risk at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, during a panel session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2025 Risk Management Conference. “I think one of the challenges is to […]
Peter Shaker’s job requires him to stay connected with the financial world, its economic movement and any developing investment trends — mainly, what’s making people nervous these days. “A lot of it is keeping up to date with what’s going on in the world, economic trends, investment trends, what’s scaring people, what’s keeping people somewhat […]
While many people know the reward of a hard day’s work goes well beyond a salary, an increasing number of employees don’t understand the real value of the total rewards they receive from their employer. At the same time, employers are struggling to communicate the value of the benefits they offer. One way to improve […]