If you’ve ever wondered why most investors treat emerging markets as one monolithic region, look back to 2001. That was the year Jim O’Neill, a…
Stocks and bonds won’t outperform in 2016, say analysts and mutual fund managers. They’re telling investors to expect lower returns from stocks and bonds, and…
There’s a delay of up to six months in the US$900-million sale of Encana’s DJ Basin oil and gas assets in Colorado to a group…
Despite Fed's rate hike, Canada’s pension plans still face low bond returns,
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is committing an additional US$1 billion to logistics investments in China. The funds will be allocated to the…
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s recent 25-basis-point rate hike—the first one since the 2008 meltdown—won’t affect the funded status of Canadian defined benefit pension plans, experts…
A new report by Statistics Canada says automatic increases in registered pension plans are most helpful to people who don’t save much in registered retirement…
JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $150 million to public pension funds and individuals hurt by its $6 billion “London Whale” trading loss, Ohio’s attorney…
A federal-provincial gathering of finance ministers reached rare consensus Monday on the polarizing subject of Canada Pension Plan (CPP) reform—they agreed to keep debating it.…
What’s the safest place to have a heart attack? The back of a Canadian cab — because the driver is likely a foreign-born doctor. A…
Canadian households will close out 2015 carrying thicker layers of debt after worrisome gains over the past 12 months—extra padding that’s expected to get even…
The tax rules are changing in 2016 and even if Canadians don’t make enough to be hit by the new top federal income tax rate,…
Provincial and territorial finance ministers are sitting down today with federal counterpart Bill Morneau in Ottawa to discuss expanding the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) as…
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…
With many Canadian defined benefit pension plans in a strong funded position, plan sponsors, particularly those with unionized workforces, are increasingly discussing the use of…
The federal government is currently seeking recommendations about its plan to introduce solvency reserve accounts for federally regulated defined benefit pension plans. Under the government’s…
Marcie Frost, chief executive officer at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, is receiving a significant bonus that will boost her compensation to more than…
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…
The total portfolio approach is gaining interest as a new investing strategy for pension funds and other asset owners, but its novel status may be…