Canadian Pension Risk Strategies 2018 | Pensions & Investments | 8 May 2018 | The Omni King Edward Hotel, 37 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1E9, Canada

Risk management has become an area of focus for pension plan sponsors as they update their strategies to smooth out volatility, meet their obligations, and respond to changes in the economic and regulatory environment. There are a multitude of considerations for the implementation of effective pension plan risk management. What are the risks? Which strategies make the most sense for a particular plan given its funding, operations and obligations?

P&I’s Canadian Pension Risk Strategies Conference provides an arena where, plan sponsors can discover the best ways to navigate the complex process of risk management. Thought leaders will weigh the ongoing financial risks and increased market volatility with various discussions on:
• When to prioritize an exit to pension risks
• Finding returns in a low interest-rate environment
• Is it better to “hibernate” or “handoff” a pension plan?
• The true cost of managing risk premium
• Forecasting funding levels and understanding how they impact risk management strategies
• Innovations for using leverage to reduce risk
• Navigating inflation risk
• Hedging techniques for smoothing volatility
• Understanding the timeline process of implementation

2018 Speakers

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

Julie Cays
Chief Investment Officer, Colleges Of Applied Arts And Technology

Katharine Short
Assistant to the Vice President Finance, Arcelormittal Dofasco

SPEAKERS:

Linda Byron
Senior Partner, Retirement, Aon

Jérôme Couture
Principal – Pension Investments & Actuarial, Rio Tinto

Marie Desrochers
Director, Client Relationships, Defined Benefit Solutions, Sun Life Financial

Carlo DiLalla
Vice-President and Head, Client Portfolio Management, Cibc Asset Management

Gregory W. Johnson
Director, Client Services, Nisa Investment Advisors

Denise Kehler
Portfolio Strategist, Willis Towers Watson

Roman Kosarenko
Director, Pension Investments, George Weston Limited

Dave Makarchuk
Partner, Mercer Investments

Christian G. Pariseault
Head of Fixed Income Institutional Portfolio Managers, Fidelity Investments

François Pellerin
Ldi Strategist, Fidelity Investments

Michelle Peshko
Director, Investments, Glencore Canada Corporation

Richard R. Ratkowski
Director, Investment Strategies, Nisa Investment Advisors

Michael Sager
Vice-President, Client Portfolio Manager – Asset Allocation and Currency Management, Cibc Asset Management

Brent Simmons
Senior Managing Director & Head, Defined Benefit Solutions, Sun Life Financial

Mathieu Tessier
Managing Director, Client Relationships, Sun Life Financial

Sheng Tseng
Head of Pension and Insurance Investment Management, Td Bank

William da Silva
Senior Partner, Retirement Practice Director, Aon

2018 Sponsors

PARTNER:
• Aon

LEAD SPONSORS:
• Cibc Asset Management
• Fidelity Investments
• Nisa
• Sun Life Financial