infrastructure – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:16:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Ontario Teachers’ names Kevin Kerr as executive managing director, portfolio solutions https://www.benefitscanada.com/notice/appointment-notice/ontario-teachers-names-kevin-kerr-as-executive-managing-director-portfolio-solutions/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:30:32 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162836 The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Kevin Kerr as executive managing director of its new portfolio solutions department, effective immediately. The department will integrate value creation and portfolio management capabilities from across the Ontario Teachers’ private asset groups, according to a press release, noting Kerr and his team will be accountable for monitoring and […]

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]]> 2024 Top 40 Money Managers Report: To divest or engage? https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/2024-top-40-money-managers-report-to-divest-or-engage/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:57:39 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162546 With 15 different client organizations, including nine public sector pension plans, the Alberta Investment Management Corp. has opted to engage, rather than divest, from certain investments, particularly those in the energy sector. “One of the things we were very clear on, both for ourselves and in talking to clients, is that divestment wasn’t the way […]

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]]> The Calgary Foundation using alternatives to push beyond its comfort zone https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/the-calgary-foundation-using-alternatives-to-push-beyond-its-comfort-zone/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:54:17 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162534 In the years following the 2008/09 financial crisis, Dan Langlois realized the allocation strategy for the Calgary Foundation’s endowment portfolio needed a significant adjustment if it planned to meet its annual funding goals. “I knew we needed to do something in terms of increasing the return in the portfolio to preserve the corpus or the […]

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]]> 2024 DC Investment Forum: Addressing inflation risk through DC plan members’ working lives https://www.benefitscanada.com/events/conference-coverage/2024-dc-investment-forum-addressing-inflation-risk-through-dc-plan-members-working-lives/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:52:56 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162027 The rapid rise in the cost of living in 2022 and into 2023 underscored the need for target-date funds to not just protect against standard inflation, but inflation shocks as well. The problem that presents is the more inflation protection that’s added into a portfolio, the lower the returns, said Nick Nefouse, managing director, global […]

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]]> Ontario to consult on variable life benefits, finalizes target-benefit framework https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/retirement/ontario-to-consult-on-variable-life-benefits-finalizes-target-benefit-framework/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:00:45 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162181 In its fall economic statement on Wednesday, the Ontario government said it plans to consult with pension industry stakeholders on the possibility of offering variable life benefits to employees in the province. In 2021, the federal government made amendments to the federal Income Tax Act to permit Canadian jurisdictions to regulate this new pension option, […]

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]]> Ontario DB pension plan payouts provide $34.6BN to provincial GDP: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/ontario-db-pension-plan-payouts-provide-34-6bn-to-provincial-gdp-report/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:00:57 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162037 Defined benefit pension plans support more than one million beneficiaries in Ontario and these benefits provided more than $34.6 billion to the province’s gross domestic product in 2023, according to a new report by the Conference Board of Canada on behalf of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, the OPSEU Pension Trust and the University […]

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]]> CAAT pension plan’s optional savings account allowing members to consolidate retirement savings https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/retirement/caat-pension-plans-optional-savings-account-allowing-members-to-consolidate-retirement-savings/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:00:59 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161723 A new retirement savings vehicle could benefit members of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s pension plan by streamlining investment choice and maximizing their personal retirement savings, says Jason Vary, president of Actuarial Solutions Inc. This month, the CAAT pension plan launched an optional savings account that allows plan members to transfer in their […]

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]]> 63% of North American institutional investors sticking to long-term strategy amid election noise: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/63-of-north-american-institutional-investors-sticking-to-long-term-strategy-amid-election-noise-survey/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:00:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161690 Nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) of North American institutional investors say they’re sticking to their long-term investment strategy amid the short-term noise of the various elections taking place globally this year, according to a new survey by Schroders. The survey — which polled more than 2,800 professionals across more than 400 institutional investors, including 92 […]

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]]> Climate risk, energy transition presenting institutional investors with long-term opportunities https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/climate-risk-energy-transition-presenting-institutional-investors-with-long-term-opportunities/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:00:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161626 Climate risk and energy transition present huge investment opportunities for pension plan sponsors seeking to invest for the long term, said Bertrand Millot, head of sustainability at the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, speaking during a panel session at an event hosted by the United Nations’ principles for responsible investment in Toronto earlier […]

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]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-104/ Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:00:25 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161436 An article on how ‘carewashing’ can negatively impact employers’ well-being strategies was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. How employers can avoid ‘carewashing’ their employee well-being strategy 2. Senate passes pharmacare legislation without amendments 3. Investment funds targeting domestic assets […]

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