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Boost financial literacy, gain productivity

Canadians need help when it comes to finances.

By: Brooke Smith
February 27, 2013 September 13, 2019
07:00

LDI trend holds back foreign investment

Nearly eight years ago, Canada did away with the Foreign Property Rule (FPR) that forced tax-deferred retirement plans to invest primarily in Canada. Today, many…

By: George Haim
February 20, 2013 September 13, 2019
07:35

The Caisse invests in food distributor

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has made a $15-million investment in Colabor Group Inc., Quebec’s largest independent food distributor.

By: Staff
February 15, 2013 September 13, 2019
09:37

Can underperformance be predictable?

While most investors employ active management in an attempt to achieve market beating performance, I don’t believe investors fully realize just how likely it is…

By: Ryan Kuruliak
February 7, 2013 September 13, 2019
07:00

Towers Watson Pension Index up in Q4

The benchmark Canadian DB pension plan tracked by Towers Watson’s Pension Index increased by 1.6% in the fourth quarter of 2012, due to positive investment…

By: Staff
January 31, 2013 September 13, 2019
10:12

Global equity, real estate drive Canadian pensions in 2012

Despite some heightened volatility in the fourth quarter of 2012, Canadian pension plans were buoyed by global equity and real estate returns, according to data…

By: Staff
January 29, 2013 September 13, 2019
10:23

The Caisse invests in weight loss company

The weight-loss industry is big business, with the overall industry in Canada and the U.S. estimated to be worth US$44 billion. Seeing the opportunity, the…

By: Staff
January 29, 2013 September 13, 2019
10:13

Bank liquidity risks

A whole new regulatory environment is taking shape for banks and near-bank financial institutions. The new liquidity and risk management rules, which came into force…

By: Gérard Bérubé
January 28, 2013 September 13, 2019
12:00

EDHEC-Risk Institute makes recommendations

The EDHEC-Risk Institute has put forward a series of recommendations aimed at improving management of non-financial risks within the European fund management industry, following three…

By: Staff
January 28, 2013 September 13, 2019
10:27

Leadership shakeup at TDAM

Brian A. Murdock, CEO of TD Asset Management (TDAM), has resigned. He’s made a personal decision to return to the U.S. Originally from Greenwich, Conn.,…

By: April Scott-Clarke
January 28, 2013 September 13, 2019
10:10

Canadian investors more comfortable online

DC plan sponsors take note: a growing number of Canadians are comfortable managing their investments online, according to poll results from TD. The TD Direct…

By: Staff
January 24, 2013 September 13, 2019
10:11

Teachers’ acquires SeaCube Container Leasing

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers’) is acquiring 100% of SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd., one of the world’s largest container leasing companies.

By: Staff
January 21, 2013 September 13, 2019
09:41

SRI growing among Canadian pension funds

A new report from the Social Investment Organization has found that socially responsible investment (SRI) assets are climbing in every major market segment and outpacing…

By: Staff
January 18, 2013 September 13, 2019
09:56

Risk reduction top pension priority in 2013

For the fourth year running, corporate pension plan sponsors are making controlling funding status volatility a top priority, an SEI quick poll has found.

By: Staff
January 18, 2013 September 13, 2019
09:53

Sun Life expands Asian footprint

Sun Life Financial Inc. and Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the government of Malaysia’s strategic investment fund, are partnering to buy 98% of CIMB Aviva Assurance Berhad,…

By: Staff
January 17, 2013 September 13, 2019
10:25

Standard Life launches new LDI funds

Standard Life Investments has launched a series of target liability bond pooled funds, which are designed to make customized liability-driven investment solutions more readily available…

By: Staff
January 17, 2013 September 13, 2019
10:06

Investment managers forecast mixed results in 2013

Results from Mercer’s 2013 Fearless Forecast, an annual survey of Canadian and global institutional investment managers, show that those polled predict modest growth for the…

By: Staff
January 10, 2013 September 13, 2019
12:15

European equities have strong 2013 start

The Russell Eurozone Index is showing that European equity markets have made a strong start to 2013, showing 2.4% returns year-to-date as of January 7.…

By: Staff
January 10, 2013 September 13, 2019
10:36

Frontlines

Industry Insight What political/legal developments will be most influential to Canada’s pension and benefits landscape in 2013? Mike Sullivan, president, Cubic Health: “In July 2012,…

By: Staff
January 8, 2013 September 13, 2019
11:06

Outsourcing essentials for plan admins

Sonia Mak, a partner with Borden Ladner Gervais, LLP, identifies key considerations for administrators of pension and benefits plans that help to evaluate potential outsourcing…

By: Marcia McDougall
January 4, 2013 September 13, 2019
07:30

Canadian pension plan solvency improves

The solvency position of Canadian pension plans improved slightly in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the Mercer Pension Health Index. But the improved…

By: Neil Faba
January 3, 2013 September 13, 2019
09:42

Best of investments 2012

There’s been a focus this year on the amount of risk pension plan sponsors are holding in their portfolio and how to manage that risk.…

By: Staff
December 21, 2012 September 13, 2019
11:35

Hedge funds: A matter of compliance

Since the financial crisis of 2008, pension plans have struggled for additional returns. Unable to meet their liabilities with the typical equities and fixed income…

By: Brooke Smith
November 20, 2012 September 13, 2019
12:07