Equities – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:00:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 2024 Risk Management Conference: How institutional investors can find risk-adjusted returns with generic assets https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-risk-management-conference-how-institutional-investors-can-find-risk-adjusted-returns-with-generic-assets/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:54:46 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160455 Exposure to generic asset pricing factors can help deliver risk-adjusted returns, according to Ryan Taliaferro, senior vice-president and director of investment strategies at Acadian Asset Management, speaking during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Risk Management Conference. These products tend to be available off the shelf in commercially available risk models and are typically marketed by exchange-traded […]

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]]> Report finds world’s 300 largest pension funds’ AUM increased 10% in 2023 https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/worlds-300-largest-pension-funds-aum-increased-10-in-2023-report/ Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:00:24 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160246 In 2023, the world’s 300 largest pension funds’ assets under management increased by 10 per cent to US$22.6 trillion, compared to $20.6 trillion at the end of 2022, according to a new report by WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute. It found the top 20 largest global pension funds’ AUM increased by 12 per cent during the […]

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]]> CPPIB returns 8% in latest fiscal year, net assets increase to $632BN https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/cppib-returns-8-in-latest-fiscal-year-net-assets-increase-to-632bn/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:00:05 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159268 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board reported an eight per cent return in its fiscal year ending March 31, but significantly underperformed the 19.9 per cent return of its reference portfolio. The reference portfolio, made of 85 per cent global equity and 15 per cent Canadian bonds, benefited last year from stock price surges in the […]

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]]> OMERS returns 4.4% for first half of 2024 https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/omers-returns-4-4-for-first-half-of-2024/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:00:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159283 The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System earned a net investment return of 4.4 per cent for the first six months of this year, helped by the performance of its investments in public equities and strong contributions from its holdings in private credit and infrastructure. The fund had a good start to the year, reflecting the […]

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]]> Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 1.1% in Q2 2024: reports https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/average-canadian-db-pension-plan-returns-1-1-in-q2-2024-reports/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:00:56 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158847 The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan posted a median return of 1.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2024, according to a new report by RBC Investor Services. The report, which tracks performance and asset allocation across Canadian DB plans, also found that the plans saw a return of 4.4 per cent for […]

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]]> Medicus Pension Plan reports 158% funded status at start of 2024 https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/medicus-pension-plan-reports-158-funded-status-at-start-of-2024-report/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 13:00:46 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156720 The Medicus Pension Plan, a defined benefit multi-employer pension plan designed exclusively for incorporated physicians in Canada, reported a funded status of 158 per cent on a going-concern basis and a 115 per cent funded status on a solvency basis as of Jan. 1, 2024. The plan, which launched in May 2023, is designed to […]

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]]> 2024 Global Investment Conference: How institutional investors can re-think active management to add value, generate alpha https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-global-investment-conference-how-institutional-investors-can-re-think-active-management-to-add-value-generate-alpha/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:55:21 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155798 An active manager only adds value for clients through three distinct ways: interpreting information through their research and decision-making, the way they manage risk through their portfolio construction and the way they engage as active owners in the businesses they’re invested in, said John Chisholm, investment director of global and international equities at Schroders, during […]

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]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-75/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:00:52 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152916 An article on Eastman Kodak Co.’s plans to outsource management of its pension assets was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week: 1. Kodak outsourcing US$1.6TN of pension assets to maximize overfunded status 2. OMERS returns 4.6% for 2023, driven by equities, fixed income […]

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]]> How active management strategies are helping institutional investors amid volatile global marketplace https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-active-management-strategies-are-helping-institutional-investors-amid-volatile-global-marketplace/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 13:57:55 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151594 As global markets navigate turbulent economic waters, active management is proving once again to be a lifeline for institutional investors to ensure their portfolios ride out the storm. Pension funds are currently operating amid uncertainty and potential risk, says Ruslan Goyenko, an associate professor of finance at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management. “There are […]

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]]> 2023 Investment Innovation Conference: ETFs playing larger role in institutional investors’ active strategies https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-investment-innovation-conference-etfs-playing-larger-role-in-institutional-investors-active-strategies/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:58:56 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148331 Over the last year, the volatile interest rate period has increased demand for fixed income exchange-traded funds among institutional investors, said Robert Forsyth, head of SPDR ETF strategy and research at State Street Global Advisors, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Investment Innovation Conference in November. “Institutional investors were using ETFs to gain really quick access […]

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