Defined benefit plan sponsors across the country are looking for ways to reduce risk using tools such as plan design or investment strategy. At Benefits…
The new year often brings change and this year employers in Ontario will need to change the way they approach environmental, social and governance factors…
While pension plans in Canada have become better at managing their assets in conjunction with liabilities, many plan sponsors still struggle with assessing how the…
Where Canada used to be the envy of the financial and economic world just a few years back, things have changed dramatically, Scotiabank chief economist…
Given the need to balance risk management and return enhancement, pension plans would do well to consider overlays as one strategy, according to Christopher Jernstrom…
With pension funds and other institutional investors constantly looking for capital appreciation and long-term growth opportunities, real estate is a recent hot trend that’s seeing…
Defined benefit pension plan sponsors and leading industry experts met at Benefits Canada’s 2015 DB Investment Forum in Toronto on Dec. 11, 2015, to share their views, practices…
JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $150 million to public pension funds and individuals hurt by its $6 billion “London Whale” trading loss, Ohio’s attorney…
If you were hoping for a smooth ride through 2016, you’re unlikely to get your wish. That and more from HSBC Global Asset Management’s 2016…
Yesterday’s 25-basis-point rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s didn’t surprise markets. What did was how many hikes are expected to occur in 2016 and 2017,…
Embattled Valeant Pharmaceuticals is slashing its expectations for the current quarter and 2015 as a whole and issuing a guarded outlook for next year as…
The federal government won’t jeopardize its goal of balancing the budget in 2019 to improve its ability to pay back the debt, says Finance Minister…
Federal regulators are moving toward imposing restrictions on the use of derivatives by mutual funds, aiming to protect investors in funds that rely on the…
Canada’s ten largest public pension funds saw their assets under management triple between 2003 and 2014. But some economists worry that these mega players aren’t…
Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. has announced that two new Canada-domiciled ETFs (see chart below) will begin trading this morning on the TSX. The two developed…
Former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown is joining Pimco as an advisor, the Financial Times reports. As a member of the asset management firm’s advisory…
U.S. equities lead the charge in November as optimistic investors poured money into a country whose economy is running ahead of the world. With great…
Scotiabank has launched its new Scotia Wealth Management brand, which will represent several of the bank’s wealth management businesses going forward. The bank’s website says,…
Canadian ETF flows were solid in November, with domestic and U.S. equity funds leading the pack, says the latest ETF report from National Bank’s Daniel…
The addition of China’s yuan to the select basket of currencies used as a yardstick by the International Monetary Fund is a sign, experts say,…
Canada has climbed out of the recession that nudged the economy into reverse over the first half of 2015, but a rebound in growth during…
The financial services sector directly accounted for 780,000 jobs and 6.8% of Canada’s GDP in 2014, finds a Conference Board of Canada report. At 33.3%,…
Most plan administrators know by now that, effective Jan. 1, 2016, the statement of investment policies and procedures will once again become a filed document…
Ray Desai has been appointed asset owner senior relationship manager for Canada with FTSE Russell.
Five major Canadian pension funds lost $2.4 billion during the last half of 2014 as a result of investing in fossil fuel assets, thestar.com reports.…