Canadian Pension Risk Strategies 2021
Sharing insights at 2021 Canadian Pension Risk Strategies (CRISK)
We’re proud to inform plan sponsors on the latest market trends through several initiatives included in this year’s CRISK conference hosted by Pensions & Investments (P&I). You’ll find our insights in all the conference initiatives including: the conference supplement, the July webinar, video interviews and the October virtual event.
Our team is ready to answer your questions. They can help with any de-risking challenges and they excel in custom solutions.
Canadian Pension Risk Strategies webinar
CRISK webinar – live webinar event held July 14, 2021
Many DB plans experienced a roller coaster ride in 2020. Plan sponsors are asking, “Is now the time to de-risk?” Marie Desrochers, Managing Director, Client Relationships, DB Solutions and Heather Wolfe, Senior Managing Director, Head of Canadian Business Development at SLC Management, help answer this question in the CRISK webinar. They share insights on why now is a great time to look at risk management and protect your plan’s financial health.
Participants: Marie Desrochers (Sun Life), Heather Wolfe (SLC Management), Kara Ng (Principal Global Investors)
Moderator: William da Silva (Aon)
The webinar recording is no longer available
CRISK supplement
“The Canadian pension risk market in 2020 was a tale of two types of plan sponsors,” says Brent Simmons, Head, DB Solutions. Through this series of articles written by P&I, Brent and other pension and investment experts share trends seen in 2020 and what they may indicate for 2021.
CRISK interviews
Explore the current market DB plan sponsors are facing with Nikki Pirrello, Chief Operating Officer, Pension & Investment as she sits down with Sun Life. Mathieu Tessier, Senior Managing Director, Client Relationships & Innovation, DB Solutions, reviews pension risk transfer solutions and key market trends. Heather Wolfe, Head of Canadian Business Development at SLC Management, comments on liability driven investments 3.0 and what is next for sustainable investing.
Nadia Ivanova
Nadia joined MPA as Head of Treasury & Investments in February 2021 and was promoted to Director, Analysis, Planning and Treasurer in March 2022.
Earlier this year, Nadia sat down with us to discuss MPA’s repeated group annuity transactions. She highlighted why purchasing annuities is an important part of MPA’s strategy to reduce pension risk.
Is now a good time for plan sponsors to look at the pension risk transfer market?
What is LDI 3.0 and why should I consider it?
What are the key new trends emerging in the PRT market?
What’s next for sustainable investing?
CRISK conference
Brent Simmons, Head, DB Solutions at Sun Life, lifts the curtain on the Canadian group annuity market. Hear why group annuities are currently in the spotlight and gain insights on planning for your DB pension plan’s future.
Ashwin Gopwani, Managing Director, Client Solutions at SLC Management, reviews current liability-driven investments (LDI) strategies and how to build a multi-asset hedging portfolio. Ashwin highlights effective tools in creating a diversified portfolio to protect against market drops.
The webinar recording is no longer available
Brent Simmons
Ashwin Gopwani
