institutional investment – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Canadian pension plan returns see modest growth in Q3: report https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/canadian-pension-plan-returns-see-modest-growth-in-q3-report/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 15:00:46 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=110645 Canadian pension plans saw returns averaging about 0.6 per cent in the third quarter of 2021, according to a new report by Northern Trust Canada. Despite the sluggish growth in the quarter, gains from the first half of the year have buoyed most Canadian pension plans. The report found the median plan had seen the […]

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]]> Ontario Teachers’ Jennifer Newman elected to IIROC board https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/iiroc-elects-ontario-teachers-jennifer-newman-among-other-new-board-members/ Mon, 28 Sep 2020 06:54:16 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/iiroc-elects-ontario-teachers-jennifer-newman-among-other-new-board-members/ Several members were either elected or re-elected to the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada’s board of directors last week. Among the newly elected members is Jennifer Newman, senior managing director for real estate operations and special projects at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, who is set to become an independent director on the board. […]

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]]> How can asset managers firm up defences with markets in turmoil? https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/how-can-asset-managers-firm-up-defences-with-markets-in-turmoil/ Mon, 25 May 2020 06:50:23 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-can-asset-managers-firm-up-defences-with-markets-in-turmoil/ The value of total global assets under management grew by 15 per cent in 2019, with institutional investors’ assets reaching $52 trillion, according to a report from the Boston Consulting Group. The growth was primarily driven by market performance, contributing to about three-quarters of the expansion in 2019. Looking to specific asset classes, alternative products […]

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]]> Rising temperatures, global trade collapse, cybercrime top list of extreme risks for investors: report https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/rising-temperatures-global-trade-collapse-cybercrime-top-list-of-extreme-risks-for-investors-report/ Wed, 11 Sep 2019 05:41:29 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/rising-temperatures-global-trade-collapse-cybercrime-top-list-of-extreme-risks-for-investors-report/ The top three extreme risks for investors to watch are global temperature change, global trade collapse and cyber warfare, according to a new report by Willis Towers Watson’s Thinking Ahead Institute. In the report, extreme risks are considered events that are highly unlikely to occur — but could have a large impact on economic growth […]

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