The International Centre for Pension Management (ICPM) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Research Awards. The recent call for research garnered an impressive number of high-quality submissions from around the world.

“The quality of the submissions we receive continues to impress us,” says Mikhail Simutin, ICPM Associate Director of Research. “The ICPM Research Committee is inspired by all the work that is currently underway that will undoubtedly benefit the global community of asset owners, who can be encouraged that there are so many relevant and practical takeaways for industry professionals.”

The following submissions are awarded a monetary prize, as well as an invitation to present at various ICPM events, which connect leading pension sector experts and academics from around the world. Please visit the ICPM events calendar for upcoming webinars presented by the winners.

First place ($20,000 CAD): 

  • “Pension Liquidity Risk” by Patty Duijm (De Nederlandsche Bank), Kristy Jansen (University of Southern California), Sven Klingler (BI Norwegian Business School), Angelo Ranaldo (University of St. Gallen and Swiss Finance Institute)

Second place ($15,000 CAD):

  • “Sustainable Investing: Evidence From the Field” by Alex Edmans (London Business School), Tom Gosling (London Business School), Dirk Jenter (London School of Economics)
  • “The Rise of Alternatives” by Juliane Begenau (Stanford Graduate School of Business), Pauline Liang (Stanford Graduate School of Business), Emil Siriwardane (Harvard Business School)

ICPM also recognizes the following Honourable Mentions:

  • “Organizational Trust and Retirement Plan Investment Choice” by Julie R. Agnew (University of William & Mary), Michael J. Gropper (University of North Carolina), Angela Hung (CFPB), Nicole Votolato Montgomery (University of Virginia), Susan Thorp (University of Sydney)
  • “Drawing Up the Bill: Are ESG Ratings Related to Stock Returns Around the World?” by Romulo Alves (SKEMA Business School), Philipp Krüger (University of Geneva and SFI), Mathijs van Dijk (Erasmus University)

Visit the ICPM website to access the papers here.

ICPM’s Research Committee is co-chaired by Mikhail Simutin (Rotman School of Management and ICPM Associate Director of Research) and Jaap van Dam (CPP Investments) and involves the following representatives: James Davis (OPTrust), Bing Han (Rotman School of Management), Scott McIntosh (OMERS), Gabriel Petre (World Bank), Michael Preisel (Independent), David Richardson (TIAA-CREF Investment Management), Sally Shen (CPP Investments), Onno Steenbeek (Algemene Pensioen Groep), and Sebastien Betermier (ICPM Executive Director).