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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
- 15:00
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
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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
- 15:00
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
- 15:00
Caisse returns 4.2% in first half of 2024, underperforming benchmark
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec returned 4.2 per cent in the first half of 2024, underperforming its benchmark of 4.6 per cent.…
- By: Staff
- August 16, 2024 August 15, 2024
- 09:00
AIMCo backing offshore wind energy acquisition, Caisse investing in data centre project expansion
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is backing an acquisition deal that will see Singapore-based Cyan Renewables buy Australian offshore marine services provider MMA Offshore Ltd.…
- By: Staff
- July 26, 2024 July 26, 2024
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Liquidity status guiding Canadian pension funds through near-term market volatility: report
Liquidity status is helping some of Canada’s biggest pension funds meet the challenges of a volatile investment market thanks to exceptional liquidity status, according to…
- By: Staff
- July 24, 2024 July 24, 2024
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Average funded ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 2% in Q2 2024: report
The funded ratio of the average Canadian defined benefit pension plan grew by two per cent during the second quarter of 2024 and nine per…
- By: Staff
- July 17, 2024 July 17, 2024
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Canadian public pension plans’ average funding ratio increased to 116% in 2023: report
Canadian corporate pension funds reported an average funding ratio of 117 per cent, while public pension funds reported an average of 116 per cent, according…
- By: Staff
- July 4, 2024 July 4, 2024
- 15:00
Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans stays flat in Q2 2024: reports
The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans remained flat in the second quarter of 2024, compared to the previous quarter, according to…
- By: Staff
- July 3, 2024 July 3, 2024
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BCI reports 7.5% annual return, assets grow to $250.4BN
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is reporting an annual return of 7.5 per cent, or $17.4 billion, as at March 31, 2024, up from 3.5…
- By: Staff
- June 28, 2024 November 6, 2024
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Mandating Canadian pension funds’ domestic investments could harm plan members: study
A potential federal mandate for Canadian pension funds to increase their domestic investments could end up harming the very people the pension system is set…
- By: Staff
- June 27, 2024 June 26, 2024
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How the investment strategies of the Maple 8 impact the decisions of medium- and small-sized plan sponsors
While many of the investment strategies and resources at the disposal of the Maple 8 — Canada’s eight largest public pension plans that represent more…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- June 21, 2024 August 19, 2024
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B.C.’s Municipal Pension Plan focusing on sustainable investments
Chelsea Kittleson joined British Columbia’s Municipal Pension Plan at a time of change for the investment organization. The MPP’s executive director, who joined the plan…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- June 21, 2024 June 24, 2024
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