At our Challenge of Change Forum last week, we hosted Yves Tiberghien, Professor, Department of Political Science, at the University of British Columbia. He spoke about Asia and the challenges and opportunities in the region, and he sat down with us to answer our questions about China, the U.S., and the future of the relationship.

In just a few weeks we will be gathering for the 3rd annual Challenge of Change Forum in Vancouver (October 13th to 15th).

In this Q&A he shares his top career challenge and talks about today’s top risks.

Pension industry veteran, Michelle Ostermann is back in Canada after having worked as Managing Director at Railpen Investments, the in-house investment manager for the UK railway pension plans, since 2019.

Registration is now open for the 3rd Annual Challenge of Change Forum, happening in Vancouver from October 13-15 at the Fairmont Waterfront.

Registration is now open for the 3rd annual Challenge of Change Forum, happening in Vancouver from October 13-15. One of the key topics on this year’s agenda is private assets—what role do they play in Canadian pension portfolios

ESG and sustainability are big topics at our upcoming 3rd annual Challenge of Change Forum. And our latest research shows there will be plenty to talk about.

We are getting ready for the 3rd annual Challenge of Change Forum, happening in Vancouver from October 13-15. Our agenda addresses the important themes and issues Canadian plan sponsors are dealing with right now, including Canada’s energy future and where it fits for Canadian plan sponsors focused on ESG and sustainability.

Keeping with the theme of highlighting our 2021 Challenge of Change Forum speakers, we also spoke to Jennifer Coulson, Vice-president, ESG and Public Markets. Jennifer will be joining a panel on ESG and how they have surfaced important discussions among pension investors about the boundaries of fiduciary duty when it comes to how the companies they invest in do business. Is it time to grow beyond the ESG conversation and view sustainability as a core component of portfolio risk management?

Recently, we sat down (virtually, of course) with Rachel Teo, an upcoming keynote speaker at the 2021 Challenge of Change Forum happening in Vancouver from October 13-15. Rachel is Senior Vice-president, Head, Futures (Research) Unit, with GIC in Singapore. Rachel will be presenting a case study of GIC’s approach to sustainable investing and, in advance of the event, she offered us some insights into GIC’s sustainable investing framework.