Last week, ONE Investments was pleased to announce that the OSC had cleared the way for it to offer enhanced investment management services to all its municipal investors. This is one of several steps that ONE is taking to ensure that municipalities have…
The Toronto Experience: Prudent investor goes live January 1st
On January 1, Ontario will have its first live example of how the prudent investor standard may work for municipal governments. That is when the prudent investor standard will come…
Derivatives: Leverage vs Hedging
The combination of the words “leverage and derivatives” is enough to strike fear in the hearts of many people. After all, we have heard of government bodies, such as Orange County in California, that…
If you are pondering whether the prudent investor makes sense for your municipality, you may be wondering how much money can be invested under the standard.
The regulation notes that it must be “money not required immediately.” But what does that…
There is no doubt that the road to prudent investor means taking Council along for a ride through some complex decisions and regulations.
Several municipalities have begun the process and are showing how it can be done. ONE Investment, for its part,…
Municipal treasurers and finance directors have a lot on their plate: managing day-to-day financial operations, reporting to Council and always trying to stretch dollars to do more with less.
The “legal list’ has traditionally been focused on parking…
The best investment decisions are based on knowing how much money will be needed and when. That is why for municipal governments, having a strong and detailed asset management plan is helpful. It guides those important decisions about time horizons,…
The ONE Joint Investment Board that has been established under section 202(1) of the Municipal Act in accordance with Part II of O. Reg. 438/97, as constituted from time to time, acting pursuant to the ONE Joint Investment Board Agreement.
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