Join us for a PIAC Member Forum this coming Tuesday, March 26 at 12:00 PM Eastern to discuss various tools and approaches for monitoring managers. Undertaking investments through external investment managers usually commits the investor to a long-term horizon which will involve staying on top of manager issues as well as underlying investments. During the forum, participants will hear about best practices for manager monitoring implemented by four leading PIAC members, Martin Belanger from Western University, Serra Erdogmus from the The Canadian Medical Protective Association, Dan Goguen, from Vestcor,and Graeme Hay from Teachers' Retirement Allowances Fund. Participants will also have an opportunity to share their own approaches with a diverse set of other PIAC members.
Aaron Bennett, CFA, CIO of the University Pension Plan Ontario (UPP) is the subject of a fascinating profile in this issue. The Q&A reviews his professional background, events and achievements that have influenced his career, the launching of a relatively new pension plan and what distinguishes its investment policy, key issues facing the pension sector in Canada and where PIAC can be effective in influencing its future direction. He also provides some excellent Recommended Reads.