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Finding opportunity at the intersection of innovation and sustainability
BY Yaelle Gang | January 16, 2020
There are some major disruptions and challenges facing humanity. But, where there are challenges, there can also be opportunities. One example of a disruptive trend is ...
The changing nature of the U.S. listed market
BY Yaelle Gang | January 14, 2020
A topic that has received a lot of attention recently in many markets, especially the United States, is the fall in the number of listed ...
The importance of understanding assumptions in financial innovation
BY Yaelle Gang | January 13, 2020
By looking at what went wrong with financial innovations of the past, investors can learn how to protect themselves and look for opportunities going forward, ...
How Ontario Teachers’ is embracing a systematic approach to ESG integration
BY Martha Porado | December 13, 2019
When the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan started to zero in on environmental, social and governance issues, it began by asking why these subjects were worth ...
Can the global expansion last into 2020?
BY Martha Porado | December 13, 2019
Investors are waiting for some of the conflicts causing global uncertainty to be resolved. But will they get their wish in 2020? “We’re entering the year, ...
Case study: Wawanesa Mutual’s journey with OCIO
BY Martha Porado | December 13, 2019
While an outsourced chief investment officer model may be the right option for a pension plan under particular circumstances, circumstances can change. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co. ...
Is the Western world at risk of Japanification?
BY Yaelle Gang | December 13, 2019
Japanification is a term describing the spread of low growth and low inflation around the world. Speaking at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2019 Defined Benefit Investment ...
A quantitative approach to residential real estate investing
BY Yaelle Gang | December 13, 2019
Investing in residential real estate can offer benefits to pension plan sponsors, but it’s not an asset class that’s easy to access. However, a new ...
Tips for choosing an OCIO provider
BY Yaelle Gang | December 13, 2019
While it’s easy for a plan sponsor to determine how an equity or fixed income manager is performing, it isn’t as straightforward to assess the ...
Measuring and managing ESG in real estate portfolios
BY Yaelle Gang | December 12, 2019
The rise in alternative investing combined with an increased focus on integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into the investment process is leading pension plans ...
