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Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 0.4% in September: report

bmcgovern — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:00:50 +0000

The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan decreased to 107 per cent in August, down from to 107.8 per cent at the end of July, according to Telus Health’s latest pension index. It found a representative pension plan portfolio returned 0.4 per cent for the month due to strong performances by Canadian equities […]

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Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 3.2% in July: report

bmcgovern — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 13:00:06 +0000

The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan rose on both a solvency and accounting basis in July, according to Telus Health’s latest pension index. It found the solvency of the average DB plan rose to 107.8 per cent, up from 107.6 per cent in June, while the accounting index increased from […]

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Interest rate cut boosts returns from short-term government bonds, credit: report

bmcgovern — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 19:00:42 +0000

Returns from short-term Government of Canada bonds and credit are rising due to the easing of interest rates by the Bank of Canada last month, according to a new report from FTSE Russell. It noted while Canadian government bonds across all maturities rallied, the gains didn’t erase overall losses in the second quarter, except for […]

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Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 2% in Q1 2024: reports

bmcgovern — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 19:00:37 +0000

The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans increased two per cent in the first quarter of 2024, according to a report by Mercer. The report, which tracks more than 450 DB pension plans, found the median solvency ratio grew to 118 per cent, as at March 29, 2024, from 116 per cent […]

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Average Canadian DB pension plan’s funded solvency position up 2.8% in February: report

bmcgovern — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:00:17 +0000

The funded position of a typical defined benefit pension plan rose both on a solvency basis (2.8 per cent) and an accounting basis (2.3 per cent) during February, according to Telus Health’s latest pension index. It found the solvency of the average DB plan rose to 103.6 per cent in February, up from 100.8 per […]

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Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans declines in Q4 2023: reports

lbailey — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 14:00:12 +0000

The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans declined in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to reports by Mercer and Aon. Mercer’s report, which tracked more than 450 DB pension plans, found the median solvency ratio declined to 116 per cent as at Dec. 31, 2023, from its previous high of 125 […]

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New report highlights importance of ESG factors in Canadian municipal, provincial bonds

Jennifer Paterson — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:00:02 +0000

Since municipalities and provinces fund public services and infrastructure with clear environmental and social benefits, as well as having substantial power to shape policies in their jurisdictions, municipal and provincial bonds are useful tools for institutional investors pursuing a thematic environmental, social and governance approach, according to a new report by the United Nations’ principles […]

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PIAC providing feedback on potential updates to Alberta’s private sector pension legislation

bwolfe — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 13:00:05 +0000

The Pension Investment Association of Canada is providing feedback on the Alberta government’s consultation draft of potential legislative and policy updates for private sector pension laws. While the PIAC doesn’t have specific views on how to calculate the provision for adverse deviation, it’s encouraged Alberta is considering a harmonized approach, wrote Sean Hewitt, chair of […]

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Central bankers downplaying long-term inflation risk: paper

Gideon Scanlon — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 14:00:52 +0000

Central bankers in developed economies are downplaying the risk of long-term inflation rises, according to a new paper by the Fraser Institute. “Absent a sharp reversal of central bank programs of quantitative easing, forecasts that inflation will return to the two per cent target rate of central banks by mid-2022 at the latest are likely […]

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Domestic equity returns bolstering Canadian DB pension plan solvency: report

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:00:34 +0000

The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan saw improvements on a solvency and accountancy basis in October, according to LifeWorks Inc.’s monthly report. Its monthly report on DB pension indices found the average plan saw its solvency index rise to 111.5 per cent, up from 108.8 per cent at the end of September and a […]

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