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Alberta Teachers’ Association set to legally challenge pension order

AIMCo revealing details of ESG integration process: report

The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is revealing details of how environmental, social and governance factors are used alongside traditional financial analysis in its investment strategy.…

  • By: Staff
  • April 6, 2023 April 6, 2023
  • 12:30

NYC pensions leading motion to review Starbucks’ labour practices

A consortium of five New York City defined benefit pension plans has led a successful campaign to launch an external review of labour practices at…

  • By: Staff
  • April 4, 2023 April 3, 2023
  • 12:30
Employer pension plan asset values grows 2.3% in Q4 2019

Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pensions rose to 116% in Q1 2023: report

The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans rose during the first quarter of 2023, from 113 per cent at the beginning of…

  • By: Staff
  • April 4, 2023 April 3, 2023
  • 09:00
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OMERS buying U.S. bio-manufacturing facility, Ontario Teachers’ acquiring Australian produce seller

The real estate arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is acquiring a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Raleigh, NC. The Oxford Properties Group is…

  • By: Staff
  • March 30, 2023 March 29, 2023
  • 12:30
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U.S. bank failures have minimal impact on public pension plans: experts

When two U.S. banks failed this month, among the investors who lost millions were U.S. public sector pension funds responsible for ensuring the retirements of…

Canadian DB pension plan solvency down 0.7% in February: report

The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan fell slightly on a solvency basis and rose on an accounting basis in February,…

  • By: Staff
  • March 21, 2023 March 21, 2023
  • 12:30
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Trusteed pension funds’ assets valued $2.1T in Q3: StatsCan

The market value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension funds rose 2.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2022, hovering around $2.1 trillion, according…

  • By: Staff
  • March 21, 2023 March 21, 2023
  • 09:00
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HOOPP returns -8.6% for 2022, citing declines in equities, fixed income

The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan is reporting an annual return of negative 8.6 per cent for 2022, citing declines in equities and fixed income…

  • By: Staff
  • March 20, 2023 March 20, 2023
  • 09:00

Innovation, diversification in real estate sector taking institutional investors across the finish line

Despite many institutional investors pressing pause on their real estate activities in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, those that keep calm and carry…

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Ontario Teachers’ returns 4% for 2022, driven by private equity, inflation-sensitive investments

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is reporting a total fund net return of four per cent for 2022, driven by strong returns from private equity…

  • By: Staff
  • March 15, 2023 March 14, 2023
  • 09:00

OPTrust posts 2.2% net losses in 2022, remains fully funded

The OPSEU Pension Trust finished 2022 with net assets of $24.642 billion, down 2.2 per cent from the previous year, according to its latest annual…

Aggregate funded percentage of U.S. MEPPs on the decline: report

The aggregate funded percentage of U.S. multi-employer pension plans dropped to 79 per cent in 2022, from 91 per cent in 2021, according to a…

  • By: Staff
  • March 9, 2023 March 9, 2023
  • 12:00

Ontario Teachers’ venture capital arm expects lower private equity valuations in 2023: report

The venture capital arm of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan anticipates that a slowing global economy, interest rate hikes and limited funding opportunities will drive…

  • By: Staff
  • March 7, 2023 March 7, 2023
  • 12:45

Government advisory group urges Canada to develop sustainable finance taxonomy

A new report is calling on Canada to develop a sustainable finance taxonomy in order for it to reach its carbon emissions targets. “Many countries…

  • By: Staff
  • March 7, 2023 March 7, 2023
  • 12:00

BCI promotes Jennifer Coulson to global head of ESG, Ontario Teachers’ appoints Jeppe Gregersen as global head of private credit

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is appointing Jennifer Coulson as its first global head of environmental, social and governance. In the new position, she’ll…

  • By: Staff
  • March 2, 2023 March 2, 2023
  • 12:00

OMERS returns 4.2% for 2022, led by alternative investments

The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System’s assets grew by 4.2 per cent to $124.2 billion in 2022, according to its annual results. “Our significant allocations…

  • By: Staff
  • February 28, 2023 February 27, 2023
  • 12:00

DB pension plans with overlay strategies finding flexibility after OSFI’s going-concern discount rate clarification: expert

Defined benefit pension plan sponsors using overlay strategies will gain more flexibility amid rising inflation now that the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions…

CPPIB appointing Maximilian Biagosch as senior managing director, global head of real assets

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is appointing Maximilian Biagosch as senior managing director and global head of real assets. Biagosch joined the CPPIB in…

  • By: Staff
  • February 23, 2023 February 22, 2023
  • 12:00
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Canada has third largest share of global pension wealth for the first time: report

Global pension assets fell 16.7 per cent to US$47.9 trillion in 2022, driven largely by a correction in fixed income and equities markets, according to a…

  • By: Staff
  • February 23, 2023 February 23, 2023
  • 09:00
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Ontario DB pension plans return average 2.9% in Q4 2022: report

Ontario’s defined benefit pension funds returned an average 2.9 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2022 while plan liabilities continued to benefit from a…

  • By: Staff
  • February 16, 2023 February 15, 2023
  • 15:00
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Sounding board: How Canadian institutional investors can manage corporate fraud risk

Misconduct can devastate the value of an investment. A recent study on the pervasiveness and scope of corporate fraud by Alexander Dyck, professor of finance…

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Clear, consistent guidelines required for integrating sustainability in investment decisions in Canada: report

Canada requires clear, consistent guidance on the integration and reporting of sustainability factors into investment decisions, according to a new report from the United Nations-based…

  • By: Staff
  • February 14, 2023 February 13, 2023
  • 09:00
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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on how much money Canadians think they’ll need in retirement was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five…

  • By: Staff
  • February 10, 2023 February 9, 2023
  • 09:00

How are pension funds and other institutional investors approaching investments in 2023?

Amid the unprecedented events of the last three years, the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan has remained on course with its investment…

Revamping, retuning investment allocations at the ATCO’s pension plans

When Tye McAllister was in middle school, he received a life-changing gift from his father — The Wealthy Barber, a practical guide to financial planning…