Interest rate cut boosts returns from short-term government bonds, credit: report
Returns from short-term Government of Canada bonds and credit are rising due to the easing of interest rates by the Bank of Canada last month,…
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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
A story on how group insurers can help plan sponsors provide adequate coverage and ensure appropriate use of treatments for rare diseases was the most-read…
- By: Staff
- July 12, 2024 July 11, 2024
- 09:00
Institutional investors considering AI need responsible rulebook: report
Putting responsible artificial intelligence principles in place is essential to enhancing risk-adjusted returns and positioning businesses for success, according to a new report by the Canada…
- By: Staff
- July 11, 2024 July 11, 2024
- 15:00
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
- 15:00
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 June 28, 2024
- 15:00
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
- 09:00
UN’s Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance adopting intermediate targets
The United Nations’ Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance — an association of financial organizations that includes the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec — is…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- June 25, 2024 June 25, 2024
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
A story discussing the factors leading employees to delay taking time off and instead engage in ‘quiet vacationing’ was the most-read story this week on…
- By: Staff
- June 21, 2024 June 20, 2024
- 09:00
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 June 20, 2024
- 08:56
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
- 08:54
PSP Investments generates 7.2% annual return, net assets increase to $264.9BN
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board ended its fiscal year on March 31, 2024, generating a net return of 7.2 per cent, up from 4.4…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- June 18, 2024 June 17, 2024
- 09:00
Ontario DB pension plans’ average solvency ratio increases to 122% in Q1 2024: FSRA
The average projected solvency ratio for Ontario defined benefit pension plans was 122 per cent as of March 31, 2024, up three per cent from…
- By: Staff
- June 17, 2024 June 13, 2024
- 15:00
Canadian fixed income outperforms amid improving interest rate landscape: report
Canadian-based fixed income assets rallied in the first quarter of 2024 as the likelihood of interest rate cuts from global central authorities increases, according to…
- By: Staff
- June 13, 2024 June 12, 2024
- 11:00
CIA calling on financial organizations to include effects of climate change in risk projections
Unique natural events caused by the effects of climate change need to be considered in a financial organization’s risk analysis, according to a new report…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- June 13, 2024 June 11, 2024
- 09:00
UPP generates net return of 10.2% in 2023, net assets increase to $11.7BN
The University Pension Plan generated a net return of 10.2 per cent in 2023, up from a 9.1 per cent loss in 2022, according to…
- By: Staff
- June 12, 2024 June 12, 2024
- 15:00
Medicus Pension Plan reports 158% funded status at start of 2024
The Medicus Pension Plan, a defined benefit multi-employer pension plan designed exclusively for incorporated physicians in Canada, reported a funded status of 158 per cent…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- June 11, 2024 June 11, 2024
- 09:00
Report finds infrastructure investments at the centre of energy transition roadmap
Institutional investors are at the forefront of an infrastructure overhaul expected to be worth more than $100 trillion, which will be crucial for global energy…
- By: Staff
- June 10, 2024 June 11, 2024
- 15:00
Coverage of the 2024 Global Investment Conference
On April 10-12, the Canadian Investment Review hosted a group of delegates, including defined benefit plan sponsors, asset managers and academics, in Alberta for the 2024 Global…
- By: Staff
- June 10, 2024 June 6, 2024
- 08:00
2024 Global Investment Conference: Global energy interests posing challenges to institutional investors’ net-zero targets
Global powerhouses China and India will continue to heavily bet in oil and gas opportunities due to projected demand, despite the global push for green…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- June 10, 2024 June 6, 2024
- 07:59
2024 Global Investment Conference: Canadian real estate pressures increasing demand for rental market investments
If Canadians aren’t able to access single-family housing, then by necessity they have to move to rentals, said Aaron Pittman, senior vice-president and head of…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- June 10, 2024 June 6, 2024
- 07:56
2024 Global Investment Conference: How institutional investors can re-think active management to add value, generate alpha
An active manager only adds value for clients through three distinct ways: interpreting information through their research and decision-making, the way they manage risk through…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- June 10, 2024 June 6, 2024
- 07:55
2024 Global Investment Conference: Technology, health-care innovations providing institutional investors with alpha
Institutional investors are navigating two massive innovations, namely artificial intelligence and artificial incretins, said Jennifer O’Hara Martin, global equity portfolio specialist at T. Rowe Price, during the…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- June 10, 2024 June 6, 2024
- 07:54
2024 Global Investment Conference: Global risk assessment in need of a change
The conventional assessment of global risk needs to consider the dynamic correlation between geopolitical and economical risks, said Radhika Desai, professor at the department of…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- June 10, 2024 June 6, 2024
- 07:51
Issuance of emerging market green bonds expected to reach US$240BN by 2025: report
The issuance of emerging market green bonds linked to sustainability and social factors is expected to grow at an annual rate of 7.1 per cent…
- By: Staff
- June 6, 2024 June 6, 2024
- 11:00