Events

Junior infrastructure debt holds opportunities for plan sponsors

BY Yaelle Gang | December 17, 2018

To find value in a competitive infrastructure market filled with dry powder, plan sponsors can look beyond equity and senior debt, focusing instead on junior ...

When is a delegated service model right for a pension plan?

BY Yaelle Gang | December 17, 2018

In an increasingly challenging investment and regulatory environment, many pension plans are looking to a new model, delegating key investment management and service activities to ...

A look at the ROM pension plan’s merger with CAAT

BY Yaelle Gang | December 17, 2018

While many pension plan sponsors are moving away from defined benefit plans and favouring more affordable defined contribution structures, a new option for plans is ...

Economist doesn’t think recession is looming

BY Yaelle Gang | December 17, 2018

In a world of volatility, with markets driven by trade wars, Trump tweets and talk of a potential recession on its way, Scotiabank vice-president and ...

A different route to risk management

BY Caroline Cakebread | December 10, 2018

Although factor investing and smart beta have gained in popularity, the emergence of alternative risk premia points to a critical focus for plan sponsors today: ...

No place to hide

BY Caroline Cakebread | December 6, 2018

Take a look at any chart chronicling bond yields over the decades and you’ll see mountain after mountain — valleys and peaks, including one big ...

Winning by Not Losing

BY Scot Blythe | December 4, 2018

Volatility is the traditional measure of risk, but environmental, social, and governance principles can help identify risks that may not reveal themselves in the volatility ...