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Liquidity status guiding Canadian pension funds through near-term market volatility: report

bmcgovern — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:00:31 +0000

Liquidity status is helping some of Canada’s biggest pension funds meet the challenges of a volatile investment market thanks to exceptional liquidity status, according to a new report by Fitch Ratings Inc. The report, which compared the credit ratings and portfolios of seven of the largest Canadian pension funds with approximately $2.1 trillion in net […]

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Commercial real estate challenges forcing Canadian pension funds to re-evaluate strategy: report

bmcgovern — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 19:00:53 +0000

Some of Canada’s largest pension funds are rethinking their real estate strategies as higher interest rates continue to push valuations lower and lenders pull in their purse strings, according to reporting by Bloomberg. Read: Canadian pension funds seeking diversification in real estate at home, abroad: experts Indeed, it said the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board […]

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Mandating Canadian pension funds’ domestic investments could harm plan members: study

bmcgovern — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:00:19 +0000

A potential federal mandate for Canadian pension funds to increase their domestic investments could end up harming the very people the pension system is set up to protect, according to a new study by the Global Risk Institute. The paper examined the potential effect of official legislation that pushes for increased investments in domestic markets, […]

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How the investment strategies of the Maple 8 impact the decisions of medium- and small-sized plan sponsors

bmcgovern — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:56:30 +0000

While many of the investment strategies and resources at the disposal of the Maple 8 — Canada’s eight largest public pension plans that represent more than $2.1 trillion in assets under management — are out of reach for medium- and small-sized plan sponsors in the country, the path carved by the most sophisticated investment organizations […]

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Canadian pension funds invest $2.6 billion in Asia-Pacific region in 2023: report

bmcgovern — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:00:48 +0000

Canadian pension funds invested $2.6 billion in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, according to a new report by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. It found that between 2003 and 2023, roughly 30 per cent of all Canadian investment flows in the Asia-Pacific region were made by pension funds, noting investment flows began growing in the […]

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Expert panel: Cessation of real return bonds increases risk profile for Canadian pension fund model

bmcgovern — Thu, 09 May 2024 13:00:48 +0000

The recent pressure put on Canadian pensions plans from private managers and governments to re-discover an investment home bias has been met with little enthusiasm, despite special interest by both federal and provincial governments to potentially tap pension fund capital for infrastructure given that current expenditure eats up a large share of the budget. Infrastructure […]

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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

lbailey — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:00:52 +0000

An article on Eastman Kodak Co.’s plans to outsource management of its pension assets was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week: 1. Kodak outsourcing US$1.6TN of pension assets to maximize overfunded status 2. OMERS returns 4.6% for 2023, driven by equities, fixed income […]

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Canadian pension funds make top 10 list for largest annualized 10-year returns: report

bmcgovern — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:00:21 +0000

Three of Canada’s largest pension plans are among the top 10 pension funds that generated the largest compound annualized returns between 2013 and 2022, according to a report by data platform Global SWF. The report, which measured the compound annual growth rate of pension funds’ single-year investment returns between fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2022, found […]

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MPs calling on government to bar pension funds from investing in Chinese companies linked to human rights abuses

lbailey — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 15:00:46 +0000

The House of Commons Special Committee studying Canada-China relations is calling on the federal government to bar Canadian pension funds from investing in Chinese companies linked to human rights abuses or that pose a threat to national security. In a report released last month, the special committee noted the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and […]

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