D. Don Ezra
Global Consulting Director,
Investment Strategy
Russell Investments

Richard Bookstaber, Ph.D.
Senior Policy Advisor, SEC
Author of A Demon of Our Own Design & Markets, Hedge Funds, and the Perils of Financial Innovation

Scott Patterson
Author of New York Times Bestseller,
The Quants
Staff Reporter, Wall Street Journal

Have We Learned Anything?

The inaugural gathering of the Niagara Institutional Dialogue (NID) took place June 21st and 22nd, 2010. The NID was conceived by an informal group of institutional investment professionals as a way of enhancing communication between Canadian institutional investors – without the distractions that invariably accompany traditional industry conferences. By building the attendee list from the bottom up (through individual invitations) rather than top-down (by mass marketing and publicity), and by infusing the dialogue with the world’s leading thinkers from academia, journalism, and regulatory bodies, the conveners of this gathering aimed to create a unique environment where Canadian institutional investors could freely exchange ideas, admit mistakes, share successes, and debate emerging issues. Read more...

Senior representatives from Canadian Pensions participated in two days of informative meetings designed to allow the delegates time to learn, discuss and network in an intimate closed door environment.

The Niagara Institutional Dialogue will continue to provide ongoing dialogue within the institutional investment community. If you are a senior executive/decision maker with a Canadian Pension, and are interested in being a part of the Niagara Institutional Dialogue, please contact Judy Street for more information.

The following organizations already registered:

- NAV Canada
- University of Toronto Asset Management (UTAM)
- UBC Investment Management Trust
- Concordian Pension Board
- Hamilton Municipal Retirement Fund
- OPTrust
- Colleges of Applied Arts & Technology Pension Plan (CAAT)
- Telus Corporate Pension Plan
- Royal Bank of Canada Pension Plan
- Independent Electricity System Operator Pension (IESO)
- Brock University
- St. Michael's Hospital
- Jewish Foundation
- Rose Corp. Family Office
- City of Toronto
- BMO
- Shell Pension Plan
- Pension Office Corporation of The Anglican Church of Canada
- CAAT Pension Plan
- Hydro One Inc.
- Trent University
- OMERS
- Rekai Foundation
- Archdiocese of Toronto
- Castleman
- Prime Quadrant

This closed-door, invitation-only event is reserved for select industry participants.

We are already planning for our 2011 event, if you have enquiries or suggestions,
please contact Judy Street at
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