investment returns – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Wed, 20 Nov 2024 21:09:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 CPPIB returns 3.6% in fiscal Q2 2025, net assets increase to $675.1BN https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/cppib-returns-3-6-in-fiscal-q2-2025-net-assets-increase-to-675-1bn/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 20:00:59 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162868 The Canada Pension Plan Investment board is reporting a 3.6 per cent return for the second quarter of its latest fiscal year, according to its latest quarterly report. As of Sept. 30, 2024, the CPPIB’s net assets totalled $675.1 billion, up from $646.8 billion at the end of the previous quarter. It reported a 10-year […]

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]]> Alberta government fires AIMCo CEO, board, citing rising costs and poor performance https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/alberta-government-fires-aimco-board-citing-rising-costs-and-poor-performance/ Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:30:33 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162558 Alberta’s finance minister has sacked the chief executive officer and entire board of directors of the Alberta Investment Management Corp., the Crown corporation that manages pension and other funds for the province and handles more than $160 billion in assets. Finance Minister Nate Horner said in a statement Thursday that the changes at the AIMCo are due […]

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]]> How are political tensions between Canada, India impacting institutional investors? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/emerging-global-markets-canadian-investment-review/how-are-political-tensions-between-canada-india-impacting-institutional-investors/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:00:50 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162006 While political tensions have recently flared between Canada and India, institutional investors are unlikely to adjust their capital allocation to the country, says Partha Mohanram, John H. Watson chair in value investing at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. “I don’t [have] any indication that you’re going to see any kind […]

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]]> 2024 Risk Management Conference: How institutional investors can find risk-adjusted returns with generic assets https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-risk-management-conference-how-institutional-investors-can-find-risk-adjusted-returns-with-generic-assets/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:54:46 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160455 Exposure to generic asset pricing factors can help deliver risk-adjusted returns, according to Ryan Taliaferro, senior vice-president and director of investment strategies at Acadian Asset Management, speaking during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Risk Management Conference. These products tend to be available off the shelf in commercially available risk models and are typically marketed by exchange-traded […]

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]]> Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 0.4% in September: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/average-canadian-db-pension-plan-returns-0-4-in-september-report/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:00:50 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161358 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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]]> CalPERS CEO pay reaching US$1.2M due to investment performance boost: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/calpers-ceo-pay-reaching-us1-2m-due-to-investment-performance-boost-report/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:00:57 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160461 Marcie Frost, chief executive officer at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, is receiving a significant bonus that will boost her compensation to more than US$1 million, according to a report from CalMatters. The pay increase for the fiscal year is being attributed to a $667,320 bonus approved by the administrative board, which Frost will […]

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]]> Expert panel: The different pathways to pursuing a total portfolio approach https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/expert-panel-how-institutional-investors-are-cutting-through-the-confusion-of-a-total-portfolio-approach/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:00:20 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160345 The total portfolio approach is gaining interest as a new investing strategy for pension funds and other asset owners, but its novel status may be deceiving. Indeed, the concept behind this approach has been at the core foundation of modern portfolio theory since the days when Nobel Prize winner Harry Markowitz showed that maximizing the […]

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]]> Ontario DB pension plans’ average solvency ratio increases to 123% in Q2 2024: FSRA https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/ontario-db-pension-plans-average-solvency-ratio-increases-to-123-in-q2-2024-fsra/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:00:10 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160174 The median projected solvency ratio for Ontario defined benefit pension plans was 123 per cent as at June 30, 2024, up slightly from 122 per cent as at March 31, according to a new report by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario. It found this increase was attributable to a rise in solvency discount […]

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]]> UPP promoting responsible labour standards across portfolio: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/upp-promoting-responsible-labour-standards-across-portfolio-report/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:00:55 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160018 The University Pension Plan is promoting responsible labour standards in the direct operations that it invests in, according to a new stewardship report from the investment organization. It said the investment organization wants to ensure key metrics from the International Labour Organization are being respected in direct operations its involved with. It’s also looking to […]

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]]> How are stewardship guidelines helping institutional investors address systemic risks? https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/how-are-stewardship-guidelines-helping-institutional-investors-address-systemic-risks/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:00:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157888 Stewardship guidelines are helping institutional investors address climate risks and safeguard their investment in the long run, says Brian Minns, managing director of responsible investing at the University Pension Plan of Ontario. “We need stewardship as [a way of] protecting the investments that we have and trying to enhance their value over time for our beneficiaries. […]

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