by Mike Heale, Head of Business Development | May 8, 2016 | Research
Pension funds need investment strategies with attractive risk and return characteristics to fund their liabilities. Hedge funds are increasingly popular investments which purport to fill this need, as witnessed by a 25-fold increase in hedge fund use in the CEM global...
by Keith Ambachtsheer, University of Toronto, KPA Advisory Services, David Dupont, Tom Scheibelhut | Mar 8, 2016 | Research
The Fraser Institute recently published a paper titled “Comparing the Costs of the Canada Pension Plan with Public Pensions Plans in Ontario”.1 Based on a comparative cost analysis of six Canadian public sector pension organizations, the authors reached three...
by Andrea Dang, David Dupont, Mike Heale, Head of Business Development | Apr 8, 2015 | Research
Given the level of detail and timing of private equity manager reports, can pension funds disclose investment costs in a consistent manner across the industry? What would full cost disclosure require of a pension fund? We found a good example of this in one of our...
by Keith Ambachtsheer, University of Toronto, KPA Advisory Services | Feb 8, 2015 | Research
In this study, we explore the organizational and performance implications for organizations that integrate (sustainability into their) corporate policies. Our overarching thesis is that such organizations represent an alternative and distinct way of competing for the...
by Alexander D. Beath, Founder and CEO, Alex Beath & Associates | Jan 8, 2015 | Research
Can large institutional investors beat the market and deliver added value above and beyond their benchmarks? We answer this question using a massive data set comprised of 6,666 samples drawn from a global set of defined benefit pension plans along with a handful of...
by Keith Ambachtsheer, University of Toronto, KPA Advisory Services, John McLaughlin | Jan 8, 2015 | Research
This study marks the continuation of a series of survey-based research projects on pension fund governance by the authors and colleagues that stretch back over 20 years. A catalyst for this new effort was the Focusing Capital on the Long Term (FCLT) initiative...
