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…
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U.K. plans to create pension ‘megafunds’ with aim of unlocking US$100 billion for investment
British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves said Thursday the government planned to merge dozens of pension funds with the aim of unlocking tens of billions of…
- By: The Associated Press
- November 15, 2024 November 15, 2024
- 15:00
Ontario Teachers’ names Kevin Kerr as executive managing director, portfolio solutions
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Kevin Kerr as executive managing director of its new portfolio solutions department, effective immediately. The department will integrate…
- By: Staff
- November 15, 2024 November 15, 2024
- 14:30
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on incoming changes to Nova Scotia’s provincial Pension Benefits Act was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five…
- By: Staff
- November 15, 2024 November 14, 2024
- 09:00
Editorial: Prioritizing plan sponsor perspectives
The weather is shifting, with the wet November wind blowing away the crisp October sunshine. While this time of year is characterized by the change…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- November 15, 2024 November 13, 2024
- 09:00
2024 Top 40 Money Managers Report: To divest or engage?
With 15 different client organizations, including nine public sector pension plans, the Alberta Investment Management Corp. has opted to engage, rather than divest, from certain…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- November 15, 2024 November 13, 2024
- 08:57
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
38% of U.S. institutional investors incorporating ESG into investment decisions: survey
Roughly two-fifths (38 per cent) of U.S. institutional investors say they incorporate environmental, social and governance factors into investment decisions, according to a new survey…
- By: Staff
- November 14, 2024 November 12, 2024
- 11:00
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
How CAPSA’s fee transparency guidance is impacting plan sponsors
The Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities’ new plan sponsor guidelines surrounding investment fee transparency are a good first step, but require further development to…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- November 14, 2024 November 13, 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 sustainability investment standards to launch in December
The Canadian edition of an international set of sustainability investment disclosure standards will be officially released in December, according to the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board.…
- By: Staff
- November 11, 2024 November 11, 2024
- 15:00
Alberta government fires AIMCo CEO, board, citing rising costs and poor performance
Alberta’s finance minister has sacked the chief executive officer and entire board of directors of the Alberta Investment Management Corp., the Crown corporation that manages…
- By: Jack Farrell, the Canadian Press
- November 8, 2024 November 11, 2024
- 10:30
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
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
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
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
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
- 15:00
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
CPPIB investing US$515M in gaming service provider, AIMCo acquiring U.K.-based real estate development
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing roughly US$515 million to acquire a 24.5 per cent stake in video games service provider Keywords Studios.…
- By: Staff
- November 6, 2024 November 5, 2024
- 15:00
2024 DC Investment Forum: Addressing inflation risk through DC plan members’ working lives
The rapid rise in the cost of living in 2022 and into 2023 underscored the need for target-date funds to not just protect against standard…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 6, 2024 October 30, 2024
- 07:52
Institutional investors helping tackle climate crisis by focusing on biodiversity: expert
By focusing on biodiversity, institutional investors are helping to tackle the climate crisis, says Jane Ambachtsheer, global head of sustainability at BNP Paribas Asset Management. “When…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- November 5, 2024 November 5, 2024
- 09:00
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
Climate risk, energy transition presenting institutional investors with long-term opportunities
Climate risk and energy transition present huge investment opportunities for pension plan sponsors seeking to invest for the long term, said Bertrand Millot, head of…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- October 22, 2024 October 22, 2024
- 09:00
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 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
Financial market regulators establish committee to implement total cost reporting plan
The Joint Forum of Financial Market Regulators is establishing a committee to help implement its total cost reporting plan. The plan aims to increase investor…
- By: Staff
- December 15, 2023 December 15, 2023
- 15:00
Men more likely than women to report reduced stress due to financial wellness programs: survey
More than a quarter (28 per cent) of male employees in the U.S. report a reduction in their stress levels due to their employer’s financial…
- By: Staff
- September 25, 2023 September 22, 2023
- 09:00
Alberta deserves more than half CPP assets if it exits program: report
A report commissioned by the Alberta government estimates the province would be entitled to more than half the assets of the Canada Pension Plan if it…
- By: The Canadian Press, with files from staff
- September 22, 2023 September 21, 2023
- 09:00
Expert panel: What are some CEO red flags for institutional investors to consider?
According to an old adage, the fish rots from the head down. With the chief executive officer being the head of a corporation, are there…
- By: George Athanassakos
- October 29, 2024 October 30, 2024
- 11:00
Institutional investors’ facing increased cybersecurity risk due to speed of AI evolution: OSFI
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence tools in financial industries represents an evolving risk to institutional investors, according to a new report by the Office…
- By: Staff
- October 24, 2024 October 24, 2024
- 11:00
2024 Risk Management Conference: U.S. facing funding questions from retiring population
Anti-market sentiment in the U.S. is gaining momentum with both Democrats and Republicans, according to David Frum, a writer at The Atlantic, during the keynote…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024
- 07:59
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: 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: Long-term returns of sustainable private market assets outweighing short-term risks
Sustainable investing needs to take a much more nuanced approach today than it did in the past, according to Edward Vaughan Dixon, head of sustainability…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024
- 07:56