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2023 Investment Innovation Conference: How institutional investors can hedge risk, find positive alpha in volatile economy

lbailey — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:55:09 +0000

Despite pension funds navigating a “swim-at-your-own-risk” environment with a lower probability of positive returns, they can’t just stop and sink — they have to keep swimming, said Karin Sullivan, vice-president of fixed income at Trans-Canada Capital Inc., during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Investment Innovation Conference in November. “[These financial challenges] have been going on now for two […]

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2022 IIC coverage: Diversifying fixed income portfolios with alternatives

Gideon Scanlon — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:52:00 +0000

“What we’ve observed year to date is nothing short of historic in nature,” said Steve Guignard, senior director of client solutions at Sun Life Capital Management, referring to the poor performance of the FTSE Canada Universe Bond Index, which dipped 12 per cent in 2022. “The market’s erratic and unpredictable behaviour is very similar to […]

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Ontario’s DB pension plans should take steps to maintain strong funded status: FSRA

bwolfe — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 14:00:08 +0000

With Ontario’s defined benefit pension plans in their best financial shape since 2009, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is advising plan sponsors and administrators to better prepare for the future. “They need a good sense of investment policies as well as how the plan itself may be affected [by different scenarios],” says Lester […]

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How are pension plan sponsors approaching investments in 2022?

mdunne — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:55:26 +0000

Nearly two years after the declaration of the global coronavirus pandemic and its subsequent impact on the worldwide economy, institutional investors are looking to the future with cautious optimism. Amid a recovering economy and rising inflation, pension plan sponsors are taking a long-term investment view and staying the course in the year ahead, while incorporating […]

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Ontario Teachers’ buying stake in U.S. renewable energy portfolio

mdunne — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:00:38 +0000

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is signing a deal with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc. to buy a 50 per cent stake in a portfolio of 13 wind, solar and energy storage assets in the U.S. for US$849 million. The pension fund also committed to buying at least a 25 per cent interest in a $824-million convertible […]

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2021 GIC coverage: How institutional investors can use fixed income amid low yields

bwolfe — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:55:31 +0000

Despite the low-yield environment, fixed income continues to play an important role for institutional investors looking to make their portfolios work harder in a risk-controlled fashion, said Jeffrey Moore, a portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments Inc., during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2021 Global Investment Conference. “For the bond market to hurt, there needs […]

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Ontario Teachers’ planning 45% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2025

bwolfe — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:00:41 +0000

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is setting new targets to accompany its plan to tackle climate change and curb greenhouse gas emissions tied to its multi-billion dollar portfolio. The pension fund said it aims to slash the carbon emissions intensity of its investments by 45 per cent by 2025 and by two-thirds by 2030, compared to its […]

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Pensions in position to off load risks: expert

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 17:00:02 +0000

“Plans are, for the first time in a long time, in a position to off-load risk,” says Murray Wright, one of the contributors to LifeWorks Inc.’s monthly report on Canadian pensions. According to Wright, the principal of retirement and financial solutions at LifeWorks, pension chief financial officers are paying particular attention to one number found […]

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Ontario Teachers’ returns 3.8% in first half of 2021

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:00:59 +0000

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan returned 3.8 per cent in the first half of 2021, a significant improvement on its negative 0.4 per cent return in the first half of 2020. According to its mid-year report, the Ontario Teachers’ net assets grew to $227.7, up $8.6 billion from the beginning of the year. This is […]

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AIMCo, Caisse mid-year results beat benchmarks

mdunne — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 13:00:04 +0000

The Alberta Investment Management Corp. and the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec both beat benchmark index returns for the first half of 2021. As of June 30, 2021, the AlMCo earned a year-to-date total fund return of 7.3 per cent, surpassing its benchmark by 3.5 per cent, according to a press release. “Client portfolios […]

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