valuation – 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 ACPM urging Retraite Québec to address recovery measures timing in draft pension amendment https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/acpm-asking-retraite-quebec-to-address-recovery-measures-timing-in-draft-pension-amendment/ Tue, 16 Nov 2021 20:00:17 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=111685 The Association of Canadian Pension Management is calling on Retraite Québec to review its draft amendment of a regulation governing supplemental pension plans. In a letter to the pension plan administrator, the ACPM said that a section of the amendment — stating that recovery measures in the event of insufficient contributions to a target-benefit pension […]

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]]> How institutional investors can determine material ESG factors https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/events/conferences/how-institutional-investors-can-determine-material-esg-factors/ Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:48:28 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-institutional-investors-can-determine-material-esg-factors/ Environmental, social and governance factors are an important dimension of fundamental analysis, said Jenn-Hui Tan, global head of stewardship and sustainable investing at Fidelity International, when speaking at the Canadian Investment Review’s Investment Innovation Conference in November. Traditional fundamental analysis captures topics including financial performance, the pricing power of a company, its competitive advantages, the […]

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]]> Valuation uncertainty, not liquidity, driver behind real estate fund suspensions https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/valuation-uncertainty-not-liquidity-driver-behind-real-estate-fund-suspensions/ Mon, 04 May 2020 04:02:13 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/valuation-uncertainty-not-liquidity-driver-behind-real-estate-fund-suspensions/ During the global financial crisis, certain real estate funds were suspended because of liquidity constraints, but during the coronavirus downturn, it’s valuation uncertainty that’s causing suspensions, says Steve Marino, senior vice-president of portfolio management at Great-West Life Realty Advisors Inc, a subsidiary of the Canada Life Assurance Co. On March 20, 2020, Canada Life announced […]

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]]> A coronavirus game plan for defined benefit pension plans https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/a-coronavirus-game-plan-for-defined-benefit-pension-plans/ Thu, 02 Apr 2020 09:23:49 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/a-coronavirus-game-plan-for-defined-benefit-pension-plans/ The novel coronavirus has introduced unprecedented volatility to financial markets and is taking its toll on pension plans. We’ve seen sharp corrections in most equity markets. At its lowest point in the correction to date, the S&P 500 lost 34 per cent of its value, from its peak in February. The TSX, which has also […]

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]]> The Trouble With Alternatives: Leverage and Value https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/the-trouble-with-alternatives-leverage-and-value/ Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:17:20 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/the-trouble-with-alternatives-leverage-and-value/ Malcolm Hamilton shares his concerns around alternative investments.

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