Keith Ambachtsheer
Adjunct Professor of Finance at Rotman School of Management
Biography
Rotman School of Management
Keith Ambachtsheer is Director Emeritus of the International Centre for Pension Management (ICPM). He was founding Director of ICPM 2005-2014, and Editor of the Rotman International Journal of Pension Management 2008-2014. He was founding Academic Director of the international Rotman-ICPM Board Effectiveness Program for board members of pension organizations from 2011-2015; and continues to teach modules in this Program. He is a member of the Scholars Council of Georgetown University’s Center for Retirement Initiatives. Through his firm KPA Advisory Services, he has advised pension and investment organizations, as well as governments and their agencies, on the design, governance, and investment policies of retirement income systems since 1985. He co-founded CEM Benchmarking in 1991. CEM benchmarks the organizational performance of over 400 pension organizations worldwide. Keith has authored four books on pension management. He has been the recipient of awards globally for his work in the pensions, governance, and investments field, and comments regularly on these topics in video, electronic, and print media around the world.
Honors and Awards
2018 Award for Investment Leadership; Hirtle Callaghan & Co.
2017 The McArthur Industry Pioneer Award; Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA)
2014 The Globe''s ''#1 Knowledge Broker'' in Institutional Investing; CIO Magazine
2013 One of The Globe''s ''10 Most Influential Academics in Institutional Investing''; CIO Magazine
2011 Professional Excellence Award for ''Exemplary Achievement, Practice, and Leadership in the Investment Profession''; CFA Institute
2010 The Lilywhite Award for ''Contributions in the Retirement and Investment Management Fields Which Enhance Americans'' Economic Security''; Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI)- USA
2008 James A. Vertin Award for Producing a ''Body of Research of Enduring Value''; CFA Institute
2007 Outstanding Industry Contribution Award; Investments & Pensions - Europe
2004 The Arbor Award for ''Individuals Whose Volunteer Work has Added Immeasurably to the Quality of the University Experience''; University of Toronto
2003 30 ''Top Difference Makers''; Pensions and Investments - USA
1997 20 ''Most Influential People''; Benefits Canada
1994 Roger Murray Award for ''Excellence in Quantitative Research in Finance''; Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance - USA
1994 Graham and Dodd Scroll for ''Excellence in Research and Financial Writing''; Financial Analysts Journal, published by the CFA Institute
1987 TSFA ''Best Paper'' Award; Toronto Society of Financial Analysts
1987 Graham and Dodd Scroll for ''Excellence in Research and Financial Writing''; Financial Analysts Journal, published by the CFA Institute
1985 Graham and Dodd Scroll for ''Excellence in Research and Financial Writing''; Financial Analysts Journal, published by the CFA Institute
1983 Roger Murray Award for ''Excellence in Research and Financial Writing''; Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance
1979 Graham and Dodd Scroll for ''Excellence in Research and Financial Writing''; Financial Analysts Journal, published by the CFA Institute
Videos
Canada's Retirement System with Keith Ambachtsheer and Rob Carrick
The Future of Swiss Pensions Management
The Future of Pension Management: Keith Ambachtsheer
PRI - CDC KEYNOTE ADDRESS, Transforming pension funds into effective asset owners
Read about executive education
Books
The Future of Pension Management: Integrating Design, Governance, and Investing; John Wiley & Co.; 2017
The Future of Pension Management: Integrating Design, Governance, and Investing- Chinese Translation; China Development Press; 2017
Pension Revolution: A Solution for the Pension Crisis; John Wiley & Co.; 2007
Beyond Portfolio Theory: The Next Frontier; A chapter in ''Bold Thinking on Investment Management: The FAJ''s 60th Anniversary Anthology''- CFA Institute; 2005
Effective Pension Design: Perception and Reality; A chapter in ''Vergezichten'', a book published on the occasion of the retirement of Jean Frijns of ABP; 2005
Pension Fund Excellence: Creating Value for Stakeholders; with Don Ezra; John Wiley & Co.; 1998
In Whose Interest?; Advisor to the Ontario Task Force on the Investment of Public Sector Pension Funds; 1987
Pension Funds and the Bottom Line, Managing the Corporate Pension Fund as a Financial Business; Dow Jones-Irwin; 1985
Papers
- The Future of Pension Management: Integrating Design, Governance, and Investing; John Wiley & Co.; 2017
- The Future of Pension Management: Integrating Design, Governance, and Investing- Chinese Translation; China Development Press; 2017
- Pension Revolution: A Solution for the Pension Crisis; John Wiley & Co.; 2007
- Beyond Portfolio Theory: The Next Frontier; A chapter in ''Bold Thinking on Investment Management: The FAJ''s 60th Anniversary Anthology''- CFA Institute; 2005
- Effective Pension Design: Perception and Reality; A chapter in ''Vergezichten'', a book published on the occasion of the retirement of Jean Frijns of ABP; 2005
- Pension Fund Excellence: Creating Value for Stakeholders; with Don Ezra; John Wiley & Co.; 1998
- In Whose Interest?; Advisor to the Ontario Task Force on the Investment of Public Sector Pension Funds; 1987
- Pension Funds and the Bottom Line, Managing the Corporate Pension Fund as a Financial Business; Dow Jones-Irwin; 1985
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