Average funded status of Ontario DB pension plans at 121% in Q3 2024: report
The average funded position of defined benefit pension plans in Ontario was 121 per cent in the third quarter of 2024, down just two per…
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PSP Investments investing in accounting firm, Caisse-backed fintech asset becoming private company
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board, along with partner Investcorp, is investing in accounting firm PKF O’Connor Davies LLP. According to a press release, the…
- By: Staff
- November 20, 2024 November 22, 2024
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CPPIB returns 3.6% in fiscal Q2 2025, net assets increase to $675.1BN
The Canada Pension Plan Investment board is reporting a 3.6 per cent return for the second quarter of its latest fiscal year, according to its…
- By: Staff
- November 15, 2024 November 15, 2024
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The Calgary Foundation using alternatives to push beyond its comfort zone
In the years following the 2008/09 financial crisis, Dan Langlois realized the allocation strategy for the Calgary Foundation’s endowment portfolio needed a significant adjustment if…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- November 15, 2024 November 13, 2024
- 08:54
Ratio of asset value to benefit obligation up 1.2% for Canadian DB pension plans in Q3 2024: report
The ratio of the market value of assets to the projected benefit obligation for a hypothetical benchmark plan changed little for global defined benefit pension…
- By: Staff
- November 12, 2024 November 7, 2024
- 11:00
What could a second Trump presidency mean for Canadian institutional investors?
While an arduous U.S. presidential election cycle may have created some market volatility, any uncertainties among Canadian institutional investors may begin to wane following Donald…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- November 7, 2024 November 6, 2024
- 11:00
Coverage of the 2024 DC Investment Forum
The volatile global conditions of the last four years have culminated in a looming economic downturn, impacting defined contribution pension plan sponsors and members alike.…
- By: Benefits Canada
- November 6, 2024 October 31, 2024
- 08:00
Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 5.1% in Q3 2024: report
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 5.1 per cent during the third quarter of 2024, an increase from 1.1 per cent in the…
- By: Staff
- October 31, 2024 October 30, 2024
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Ontario DB pension plan payouts provide $34.6BN to provincial GDP: report
Defined benefit pension plans support more than one million beneficiaries in Ontario and these benefits provided more than $34.6 billion to the province’s gross domestic…
- By: Staff
- October 30, 2024 October 29, 2024
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World’s 500 largest asset managers’ AUM up 12.5% in 2023: report
The world’s 500 largest asset managers’ assets under management increased by 12.5 per cent to US$128 trillion in 2023, compared to $113.7 trillion at the…
- By: Staff
- October 29, 2024 October 24, 2024
- 11:00
Coverage of the 2024 Risk Management Conference
Across from Ottawa’s Parliament Hill, where the wheels behind the force of the nation’s power in governance and oversight turn, a group of pension and…
- October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024
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2024 Risk Management Conference: Managing unintended investment risks goes beyond simply reviewing allocation strategies
The risk associated with high-profile name concentration in technology equities is pushing institutional investors to consider risk-mitigating strategies, according to Nick Zylkowski, managing director and…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024
- 07:58
2024 Risk Management Conference: How can AI play a bigger role in investment decisions?
Institutional investors are missing opportunities to use artificial intelligence for effective decision-making, according to Ruslan Goyenko, an associate professor of finance at McGill University, speaking…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024
- 07:53
Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 0.4% in September: report
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan decreased to 107 per cent in August, down from to 107.8 per cent at the…
- By: Staff
- October 17, 2024 October 15, 2024
- 11:00
BCI targeting methane emissions, board diversity: stewardship report
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is focusing on methane emissions regulation and board diversity among its key environmental, social and governance policy initiatives, according to…
- By: Staff
- October 15, 2024 October 15, 2024
- 09:00
City of Montreal navigating volatility driven by global equities
As institutional investors’ results expectations continue to expand at a rampant speed, Errico Cocchi doesn’t want to get lost in overcomplicated investment trends. “At the…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 11, 2024 October 9, 2024
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Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 1% in Q3 2024: report
The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans increased to 122 per cent in the third quarter of 2024, up slightly from 121…
- By: Staff
- October 9, 2024 October 8, 2024
- 09:00
IMCO increasing investments in clean energy transition assets: report
The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario has increased its stake in climate solution investments to 11.5 per cent of its portfolio, equivalent to $2.1 billion,…
- By: Staff
- October 3, 2024 October 2, 2024
- 11:00
Canadian institutional investors allocating 3% to domestic equities: report
Canadian institutional investors are allocating only three per cent of their funds to domestic equities, according to a new study from London-based think thank New…
- By: Staff
- October 2, 2024 October 2, 2024
- 15:00
HOOPP’s Jeff Wendling retiring in 2025
Jeff Wendling, president and chief executive officer at the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, will be retiring in 2025 after more than 25 years with…
- By: Staff
- September 26, 2024 November 6, 2024
- 11:00
AIMCo making key appointments to executive team as CIO steps away from role
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is appointing two of its investment leaders to new executive roles, effective immediately, as Marlene Puffer steps away from her…
- By: Staff
- September 24, 2024 September 24, 2024
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Expert panel: Institutional investors should re-evaluate fees in ‘turbulent twenties’
An altering macroeconomic environment means that cost management requires continual attention by pension plans and other institutional investors. Today, as inflation and higher-for-longer rates exert…
- By: Les Marton
- September 10, 2024 September 6, 2024
- 09:00
Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 3.2% in July: report
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan rose on both a solvency and accounting basis in July, according to Telus Health’s…
- By: Staff
- September 10, 2024 September 6, 2024
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Wall Street rally helped boost 401(k) gains in first half of 2024: report
Strong growth for stocks on Wall Street this year have helped juice gains for savers with retirement accounts. The average 401(k) plan balance stood at…
- By: Alex Veiga, the Associated Press
- September 5, 2024 September 5, 2024
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AIMCo returns 5.4% in first half of 2024, driven by public equities
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is reporting a net return of 5.4 per cent for the first half of 2024. During the six-month period ending…
- By: Staff
- August 28, 2024 August 28, 2024
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