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Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 8.2% in Q4 2023: report

The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan posted returns of 8.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to RBC Investor Services. It…

  • By: Staff
  • February 1, 2024 February 1, 2024
  • 15:00

Mild U.S. recession expected mid-2024, inflation to slow significantly: report

Institutional investors could face a mild economic recession in the U.S. at the end of the first half of 2024, according to a new report…

  • By: Staff
  • January 24, 2024 January 24, 2024
  • 15:00

2023 Defined Benefit Investment Forum: Managing liquidity through listed assets

After the simultaneous sell-off of both equities and bonds in the first half of 2022, many defined benefit pension plan sponsors were forced to “pay…

Coverage of the 2023 Investment Innovation Conference

The era of predictable monetary policy and global co-operation is over. In this new epoch, defined by sweeping government intervention, geopolitical realignment and environmental catastrophe,…

Robert Forsyth

2023 Investment Innovation Conference: ETFs playing larger role in institutional investors’ active strategies

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…

Robertas Stancikas

2023 Investment Innovation Conference: Equities, fixed income assets generating real returns in volatile market regime

Institutional investors are preparing for a bumpy return risk space where volatility is higher for all assets and real returns are much lower than what…

Karin Sullivan

2023 Investment Innovation Conference: How institutional investors can hedge risk, find positive alpha in volatile economy

Despite pension funds navigating a “swim-at-your-own-risk” environment with a lower probability of positive returns, they can’t just stop and sink — they have to keep swimming,…

Saurabh Sud

2023 Investment Innovation Conference: Finding alpha through multi-asset credit construct amid market volatility

To find opportunity in times of volatility, institutional investors must consider their objectives and then expand their toolkit, said Saurabh Sud, a portfolio manager at…

2023 Investment Innovation Conference: Is the 60/40 balanced portfolio strategy still viable for institutional investors?

Recent challenges to the 60/40 balanced portfolio rule shouldn’t sway institutional investors away from the strategy, said Steve Foerster, professor of finance at Western University’s…

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2023 Investment Innovation Conference: The evolving role of fixed income in hedging risk, enhancing yields

As the objectives of defined benefit pension plans have evolved, so too have institutional investors’ reasons for including fixed income allocations in a portfolio, from…

Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans declines in Q4 2023: reports

The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans declined in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to reports by Mercer and Aon. Mercer’s…

  • By: Staff
  • January 5, 2024 January 5, 2024
  • 09:00
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Expert panel: What does 2024 hold in store for the pension industry?

With the arrival of the new year, there are three topics that will be important for pension plan sponsors, members and other industry stakeholders in…

Rising bond yields, frontier markets top of mind for institutional investors in 2024: expert

The progression of bonds and frontier markets over the long term will be top of mind for institutional investors in the coming year, according to…

Head to head: Is it time for DC plan sponsors to quit the balanced fund?

One defined contribution plan sponsor sings the praises of the traditional balanced fund, while another outlines a different option that better matches risk levels according…

Would Brazil’s new bond work in Canada?

RendA+, an innovative bond instrument in Brazil, is serving as a relatively safe asset for defined contribution pension plans and lowering retirement risk, especially for…

  • By: Sadie Janes
  • December 15, 2023 December 14, 2023
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Gap persists between DC plan sponsor, member views on retirement readiness: survey

While the majority (87 per cent) of defined contribution pension plan sponsors feel their members are somewhat or very prepared for retirement, only 63 per…

  • By: Staff
  • December 11, 2023 December 11, 2023
  • 15:00
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Half of global institutional investors believe recession is inevitable: survey

About half (51 per cent) of global institutional investors believe a recession is inevitable, a sentiment that runs strongest in the U.K. (67 per cent)…

  • By: Staff
  • December 7, 2023 December 6, 2023
  • 11:00

53% of world’s largest pension funds say recession is top concern: survey

More than half (53 per cent) of the world’s largest pension funds say the prospect of a global recession is their No. 1 short-term concern…

World’s 100 largest asset owners’ AUM down 9% in 2022: report

The value of the total assets under management for the world’s 100 largest asset owners declined nine per cent to US$23.4 trillion as of Dec.…

  • By: Staff
  • November 30, 2023 November 30, 2023
  • 09:00
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Ontario DB pension plans’ average solvency ratio increased to 117% in Q3 2023: FSRA

The average projected solvency ratio for Ontario defined benefit pension plans increased slightly to 117 per cent in the third quarter of 2023, with more than…

  • By: Staff
  • November 24, 2023 November 23, 2023
  • 09:00
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Real return bonds support pension risk management, provide liability data: ACPM

The Association of Canadian Pension Management is urging the federal government to reverse its position on the cessation of real return bonds and open a…

  • By: Staff
  • November 23, 2023 November 22, 2023
  • 09:00

Caisse invests $200M in Swedish battery maker, OMERS closes US$1BN term notes offering

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $200 million in a Swedish company developing and manufacturing lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. The…

  • By: Staff
  • November 21, 2023 November 20, 2023
  • 11:00

Top money managers’ Canadian pension AUM up 7.7% year over year: report

The Canadian pension assets under management of the country’s top 40 investment managers increased by 7.7 percentage points over the previous year, from nearly $989…

  • By: Staff
  • November 21, 2023 November 20, 2023
  • 11:00

Survey finds 77% of U.S. institutional investors worried about inflation and interest rates in 2024

A majority (77 per cent) of U.S.-based institutional investors expect interest rates and inflation to remain elevated in 2024, causing problems for risk assessments over…

  • By: Staff
  • November 16, 2023 November 16, 2023
  • 11:00