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2023 GIC coverage: Institutional investors finding opportunities for high-yield in unlikely places

lbailey — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:46:14 +0000

Institutional investors are entering a golden period ripe with opportunities in current global and emerging markets, said Karl Dasher, president of Polen Capital, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Global Investment Conference. From early 2020 to the end of 2021, the market was flooded with liquidity from the unprecedented combination of fiscal stimulus, U.S. Federal Reserve […]

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Annuity buyout costs increasing for U.S. DB pension plan sponsors: report

bwolfe — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 13:00:13 +0000

Defined benefit pension plan sponsors in the U.S. are facing increasing costs when de-risking through annuity buyouts, according to a new report by consulting firm Milliman Inc. It found the estimated cost to transfer risk to an insurer increased in February to 99.7 per cent of a plan’s total liabilities, up from 99.3 per cent […]

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CIA supporting going-concern plus regime, auto features in Alberta’s private sector pensions

bwolfe — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:00:53 +0000

The Canadian Institute of Actuaries is supporting several of the Alberta government’s proposed legislative and policy updates for private sector pension laws, including the move towards a going-concern plus regime for defined benefit plans and the introduction of automatic features in defined contribution plans. In its response to the consultation draft, the CIA cited the benefits […]

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Report finds U.S. DB pension plan sponsors facing increasing annuity buyout costs

bwolfe — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 13:00:11 +0000

Defined benefit pension plan sponsors in the U.S. are facing increasing costs when de-risking through annuity buyouts, according to a new report by consulting firm Milliman Inc. It found the estimated cost to transfer risk to an insurer increased in September to 100.1 per cent of a plan’s total liabilities, up from 96.9 per cent […]

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Leveraged buyouts increase chance of bankruptcy: research

mschmit — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 05:59:00 +0000

Leveraged buyouts have a reputation for creating bankruptcy risk for the company being purchased. “With the recent wave of private equity-backed leveraged buyouts that are ending in bankruptcy, politicians, regulators and the general public are once again becoming more concerned with these highly levered transactions,” said the paper by Brian Ayash and Mahdi Rastad, both […]

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Are annuities super bonds?

mschmit — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 06:38:29 +0000

Last year was a strong year for the Canadian annuity market and the start of 2019 is looking promising as well, said Marie Desrochers, director of client relationships and defined benefit solutions at Sun Life Financial, speaking at a CI Institutional Investment Management event this week. While official year-end numbers aren’t out for 2018, Sun […]

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Pension Buyouts: Cheap in Canada

mschmit — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 07:41:28 +0000

They're less expensive here than anywhere else: Mercer.

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Coming Soon: The Buyout Sweet Spot

mschmit — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 07:10:24 +0000

Families cashing out could give venture cap a boost.

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