The Canadian Leadership Congress will be hosting our 2024 DB Pension New Ideas Forum on February 22 at the Shangri-La Hotel in Toronto. This event will convene DB pension decision-makers, asset managers and experts to discuss emerging investment trends and new paradigms for traditional portfolio management approaches. We are pleased to announce our first keynote speaker Justin Lord, Senior Managing …
The Canadian Leadership Congress was founded to provide Canadian pension leaders with a forum for learning from one other – the International Best Practices Forum, being held from October 11-13 in Victoria, BC, is no exception. One of the topics on this year’s agenda is AI and Asset Management, The End of the World as We Know It. Moderating this …
Climate change, interest rates, and pension coverage — these are just three of the key topics that surfaced throughout the conversations taking place at the 2023 Challenge of Change Forum which was held in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick from May 31 to June 2. Although our events are Chatham House Rules, we were able to sit down with speakers during …
Keynote Announcement – SAS’s Reggie Townsend on the Ethics of AI As policymakers work to understand and manage the risks of AI, companies in the U.S. are already agreeing to voluntary safeguards to govern the development and use of this new technology. As that happens, the Canadian Leadership Congress is pleased to announce that Reggie Townsend, Vice President, Data Ethics …
As the next U.S. presidential election draws closer, policymakers and business leaders will be watching to see which candidate is more likely to win and, importantly, what the implications for Canada will be. To address the state of Canada-U.S. relations, we’ve invited Christopher Sands, Director of the Canada Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars to speak at the …
This year’s Challenge of Change Forum, being held in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, brought together an exceptional group of leaders from across the Canadian pension industry. Our theme, Everything Everywhere All at Once, sparked a discussion about the foundational changes taking hold in the asset management space as investors grapple with geopolitical divisions, rising interest rates, and the growing impact …
Last month. U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers sparked some debate with his assertion that interest rates will remain substantially higher for the long haul, even after inflation has been brought under control. The International Monetary Fund, by contrast, argued that interest rates will revert to the ultra-low levels experienced before the pandemic. To find out where Canadian institutional investors fit …
The ongoing debate about whether or not to invest in fossil fuels intensified recently as the State of California moved to prohibit the California State Teachers’ Retirement System from making new investments in oil and gas companies. For many asset owners, especially those in energy producing countries like Canada, divestment isn’t always a step in the right direction — in …
The Canadian Leadership Congress team is getting ready for the 5th annual Challenge of Change Forum happening at the Algonquin Resort in St. Andrews, New Brunswick from May 31 to June 2, 2023. As part of this year’s Forum, we are pleased to feature a conversation with Mark Wiseman, chair of AIMCo’s board of directors, and Dominic Barton, Chair, Rio …
Over the last decade, the asset management industry has changed dramatically, from the rise of artificial intelligence to the growing importance of sustainable investing. The 2023 Challenge of Change Forum will delve into these themes through our panel, “From 2023-2032 — Asset Management Now and in the Future”, featuring Asif Haque, CIO of CAAT Pension Plan. In advance of the …
