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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Canadian institutional investors’ responsible investments reach $4.5 trillion: report
Responsible investments account for 71 per cent of the total assets under management by Canadian institutional investors, according to a new report from the Responsible…
- By: Staff
- November 26, 2024 November 26, 2024
- 09:00
Canadian fixed income yields de-coupling from U.S. market performance: report
Canadian fixed income yields are de-coupling from a sharp rise seen in the U.S. market, according to a new report from FTSE Russell. Despite a…
- By: Staff
- November 25, 2024 November 25, 2024
- 15:00
UN’s Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance reports more institutional investors adopting intermediate decarbonization targets
The United Nations’ Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is reporting that 81 of its institutional investor members, representing combined assets under management of US$9.4 trillion, have…
- By: Staff
- November 14, 2024 November 11, 2024
- 09:00
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
Canadian pension risk transfer sales decrease to $2.1BN in Q3 2024: report
The market volume of annuity purchases by Canadian defined benefit pension plan sponsors reached an estimated $2.1 billion in the third quarter of 2024, a…
- By: Staff
- November 7, 2024 November 8, 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
2024 DC Investment Forum: Young Canadians’ retirement savings at mercy of housing market, government inaction
Young Canadian employees are facing a series of headwinds stemming from rising housing costs and decades of inaction by the federal government to support retirement…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- November 6, 2024 October 30, 2024
- 07:59
2024 DC Investment Forum: Three tips for picking the right target-date fund
With defined contribution pension plan assets expected to double in the near term and members now using target-date funds at “unprecedented” rates, plan sponsors need…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 6, 2024 October 30, 2024
- 07:57
2024 DC Investment Forum: Investing in appropriate TDFs can lead to higher than average account balances
The majority of Canadian defined contribution plan members are invested in the appropriate target-date fund vintage and those who are may be better prepared for…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 6, 2024 October 30, 2024
- 07:56
2024 DC Investment Forum: Financial advice ‘paramount’ to DC plan members’ success as they save for, enter retirement
Canadian defined contribution plan members’ knowledge of target-date funds is lacking and it may point to a larger issue: the stakes set for member investment…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 6, 2024 November 4, 2024
- 07:55
2024 DC Investment Forum: New decumulation product combining income predictability with capital availability
Pension plan members’ primary concerns about their golden years are whether they’ve saved enough money to live their dream retirement, whether those funds will last…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 6, 2024 October 31, 2024
- 07:54
2024 DC Investment Forum: The importance of ESG factors in bond investing
Rising food, energy and housing prices aren’t just pocketbook issues for consumers or election fodder for politicians, they’re also social risk factors, indicators of a…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 6, 2024 October 30, 2024
- 07:53
How are political tensions between Canada, India impacting institutional investors?
While political tensions have recently flared between Canada and India, institutional investors are unlikely to adjust their capital allocation to the country, says Partha Mohanram,…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 31, 2024 October 30, 2024
- 11:00
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
- 11:00
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
63% of North American institutional investors sticking to long-term strategy amid election noise: survey
Nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) of North American institutional investors say they’re sticking to their long-term investment strategy amid the short-term noise of the various…
- By: Staff
- October 23, 2024 October 22, 2024
- 15:00
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
- 08:00
2024 Risk Management Conference: Supply, demand issues steering institutional investors toward multi-family rental market
The fundamentals of the Canadian housing market are incredibly strong because they’re underpinned by a significant imbalance of supply and demand that will be present…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024
- 07:57
2024 Risk Management Conference: How institutional investors can find risk-adjusted returns with generic assets
Exposure to generic asset pricing factors can help deliver risk-adjusted returns, according to Ryan Taliaferro, senior vice-president and director of investment strategies at Acadian Asset Management,…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024
- 07:54
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
2024 Risk Management Conference: TTC Pension Plan using due diligence, storytelling to communicate risk analyses to board
When communicating risk management posturing to executive boards, it’s important for pension plan sponsors to tell a cohesive and fulsome story, said Danny Ip, director of investment…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024
- 07:52
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
Investment funds targeting domestic assets a roadmap to boosting Canadian infrastructure allocations: expert
Investment funds that are designed to entice Canadian institutional investors to allocate more capital in domestic assets could open up conversations regarding the most effective…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 15, 2024 October 11, 2024
- 11:00