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Governance was key to turnaround at Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Pension Plan
BY Yaelle Gang | October 23, 2019
Like many plans, the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Pension Plan came out of 2008 in rough shape. So, the government started to discuss what should be ...
Prudence and process: a primer on pension investment law
BY Yaelle Gang | October 22, 2019
Many years ago, there was not much pension investment–related law, but with the rise of Canadian pension funds investing globally, this has changed, said Mitch Frazer, partner at ...
How institutional investors can see through the noise
BY Yaelle Gang | October 17, 2019
In a world with volatility and uncertainty, four key transitions can explain the headlines: China, technology, energy and demographics, said Vikram Mansharamani, who is a ...
Machine learning is the new world of statistics
BY Yaelle Gang | October 16, 2019
Traditionally, all finance students had to learn statistics, and, in the future, this will likely shift into finance students requiring machine learning, said John Hull, professor ...
Moving to a sustainability mindset at Concordia University’s pension plan
BY Yaelle Gang | October 11, 2019
In just a few short years, Concordia University’s pension plan has transformed its governance model and investment approach. Before the financial crisis, the university’s plan, like ...
Taking a calculated approach to change at the University of Victoria pension plans
BY Yaelle Gang | June 21, 2019
The University of Victoria has two pension plans and although each plan has taken a distinct approach to managing its assets, conducting prudent analysis, considering governance ...
Accessing emerging economies via developed markets
BY Yaelle Gang | June 21, 2019
In a world where opportunities in emerging markets are limited, pension plans can look to access underlying emerging economies rather than the publicly traded markets ...
Is USMCA dead in the water?
BY Yaelle Gang | June 18, 2019
While Canada and the U.S. used to be best friends, that friendship is now on rocky ground, said Bruce Heyman, former U.S. ambassador to Canada ...
Back to basics on private credit
BY Martha Porado | March 6, 2019
Canadian institutional investors are taking on more private credit, both as a replacement for equity, as well as a tool to enhance their fixed-income allocations, ...
Local lessons: a Texas plan’s outlook on investments
BY Yaelle Gang | February 22, 2019
In a market environment where finding returns is tough, the Employees Retirement System of Texas turned to emerging markets and alternatives to provide the pension ...
