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Ontario DB pension plans’ average solvency ratio increases to 122% in Q1 2024: FSRA

bmcgovern — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:00:22 +0000

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 Dec. 31, 2023, according to a new report by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario. It found 90 per cent of DB plans were projected to be fully funded […]

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2024 Global Investment Conference: How the risk-return proposition can help portfolios perform well in a variety of market conditions

lbailey — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:58:09 +0000

It’s important for institutional investors to view risk mitigation as a way to improve the risk-return proposition and not as a way to express a bearish view on markets, said Rémi Tétreault, associate vice-president at Trans-Canada Capital, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2024 Global Investment Conference in April. “It’s about performing well in a wide […]

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What are the options for implementing real assets in DC plans?

bwolfe — Fri, 10 May 2024 11:54:28 +0000

While real assets are largely absent among the investment options offered by Canadian defined contribution pension plans, they can offer significant long-term benefits to plan members, said Andrew Knox, managing director of Franklin Templeton Investments’ global real assets fund, during a session at Benefits Canada’s 2024 DC Plan Summit in February. “[Defined contribution] investors in […]

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Average funded ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 7% in Q1 2024: report

bmcgovern — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:00:03 +0000

The funded ratio of the average Canadian defined benefit pension plan, excluding the effect of asset smoothing, reached 124 per cent as at March 31, 2024, up seven per cent from the fourth quarter of 2023, according to a new report by Normandin Beaudry. It found the average solvency ratio of Canadian pension plans was […]

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Back to basics on investment glide paths

bmcgovern — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:53:46 +0000

Simply put, a glide path is a calculation designed to support an employee’s desired retirement timeline through investments in a target-date fund. When an employee first joins a defined contribution pension plan with a target-date fund, they’re exposed to capital appreciation assets that offer the most attractive risk-adjusted returns in the wealth accumulation phase, typically […]

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Global pension assets up 11% in 2023: report

bwolfe — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:00:59 +0000

Global pension assets increased by 11 per cent to reach US$55.7 trillion in 2023, up from $50.2 trillion at the end of 2022, according to a new report by WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute. This growth was attributed to stronger capital market performance following a much more negative impact from markets in the correction of 2022, […]

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Ontario DB pension plans’ average solvency ratio increased to 119% in Q4 2023: FSRA

bmcgovern — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:00:22 +0000

The average projected solvency ratio for Ontario defined benefit pension plans was 119 per cent as of Dec. 31, 2023, up two per cent from Sept. 30, 2023, according to a new report by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario. It found the median projected solvency ratio exceeded 100 per cent for 12 consecutive […]

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OMERS returns 4.6% for 2023, driven by equities, fixed income

bmcgovern — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:00:22 +0000

The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System returned 4.6 per cent in 2023, or $5.6 billion, in investment income in 2023, according to its latest year-end report. It found as of Dec. 31, 2023, the plan’s net assets stood at $128.6 billion, up from $124.2 billion in 2022. It also reported a funded status of 97 per […]

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Caisse returns 7.2% for 2023, driven by bonds, equities

bwolfe — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:00:54 +0000

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reporting a net return of 7.2 per cent for 2023, with net assets increasing to $434 billion. The investment organization’s year-end report said public equities returned 17.7 per cent in 2023, driven by large U.S. technology stocks as well as growth stocks and the Caisse’s large […]

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2023 Defined Benefit Investment Forum: Managing liquidity through listed assets

bwolfe — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:56:34 +0000

After the simultaneous sell-off of both equities and bonds in the first half of 2022, many defined benefit pension plan sponsors were forced to “pay much more attention to the liquidity profiles of their portfolios” and manage risk by implementing a temporary policy reprieve, halting new investment activity or selling assets in the secondary market, […]

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