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October 24, 2017
Administrator Takes Over Sears Canada Pension Plan

Ontario Superintendent of Financial Services appoints Morneau Shepell to oversee pension.

Administrator Takes Over Sears Canada Pension Plan
IRS Raises Pension Contribution Limits

Changes include increased contribution limits for 401(k), 403(b), and most 457 plans.

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SPONSORED BY PIMCO
Opportunities in U.S. Commercial Real Estate Debt Investing

The commercial real estate (CRE) market has undergone a significant recovery since the global financial crisis of 2008-2009. However, not all segments of the market have participated equally in the recovery – including within the CRE debt market.

Pension Assets Hit Record $38 Trillion Worldwide

Report says nearly all losses from the 2008 financial crisis have been recouped.

In Depth: Beyond Basic Breaches, Black Hat Conference Highlights Cybersecurity Disrupters

Machine learning is getting a lot of ­attention in the digital information security space.

SPONSORED BY Citi Group Global Markets
Current Trends in Portfolio Transition Management

What are some of the key drivers in servicing institutional investor clients in transitioning their portfolios? Asset flows. Dispersion. Risk mitigation. Technological advances. Here are the trends that William Cobbett, Head of Transition Management Americas, is seeing from his capital markets desk at Citi in New York, and how they may factor into an asset owner’s choice of transition manager.

Class of 2017 Forty Under Forty Series: Robert (“Bo”) Ramsey III

“Leading the PE efforts, he has completely revamped the portfolio, adding a highly accretive coinvestment platform and secondary effort. Bo’s approach to identifying and underwriting managers is unique—addressing the quantitative analysis without losing sight of underwriting the harder to quantify qualitative risks.”

Class of 2017 Forty Under Forty Series: Robert (“Bo”) Ramsey III
Editorial: CIOeditors@issmediasolutions.com
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