pension assets – 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 Ratio of asset value to benefit obligation up 1.2% for Canadian DB pension plans in Q3 2024: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/ratio-of-asset-value-to-benefit-obligation-up-1-2-for-canadian-db-pension-plans-in-q3-2024-report/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:00:34 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162521 The ratio of the market value of assets to the projected benefit obligation for a hypothetical benchmark plan changed little for global defined benefit pension plans in the third quarter of 2024, according to a new report by WTW. It found this ratio increased among DB plans in Brazil (0.9 per cent), Canada (1.2 per […]

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]]> Global pension assets up 11% in 2023: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/global-pension-assets-up-11-in-2023-report/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:00:59 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153107 Global pension assets increased by 11 per cent to reach US$55.7 trillion in 2023, up from $50.2 trillion at the end of 2022, according to a new report by WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute. This growth was attributed to stronger capital market performance following a much more negative impact from markets in the correction of 2022, […]

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]]> Trusteed pension funds’ assets valued at $2.2TN in Q1 2023: StatsCan https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/trusteed-pension-funds-assets-valued-at-2-2tn-in-q1-2023-statscan/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:00:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=144972 The value of Canadian trusteed pension funds’ assets rose by $40.9 billion — roughly two per cent — in the first quarter of 2023 to $2.2 trillion, according to a new report by Statistics Canada. Within trusteed plans, public sector assets grew five per cent to $1.7 trillion, while private sector assets increased to $451 billion. Total revenue decreased […]

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]]> Largest global pension funds’ combined assets decreased 12.9% in 2022: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/largest-global-pension-funds-combined-assets-decreased-12-9-in-2022-report/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:00:25 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143390 The world’s largest 300 pension funds saw their assets decrease by 12.9 per cent to US$20.6 trillion in 2022, down from $23.6 trillion at the end of 2021, according to a new report by WTW. The report, which analyzed global pension fund assets across 22 major pension markets, found the largest 300 pension funds now represent […]

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]]> Institutional investors increasing U.S. power generation assets amid concerns of energy independence: webinar https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/institutional-investors-increasing-u-s-power-generation-assets-amid-concerns-of-energy-independence-webinar/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:00:45 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143042 Amid concerns of energy independence and rising costs, institutional investors are increasing their investments in U.S. power plants and electricity-generating assets, said Aleksandar Andonov, associate professor of finance at the University of Amsterdam, during a webinar hosted by the International Centre for Pension Management. Andonov shared the results of a study he conducted in partnership […]

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]]> How will crypto disclosure rules impact federally regulated pension plans? https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/how-will-crypto-disclosure-rules-impact-federally-regulated-pension-plans/ Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:00:58 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=136812 In its 2023 budget, the federal government announced plans to require that federally regulated pension plan sponsors disclose their cryptocurrency asset exposure to the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. The government has yet to announce how the pension disclosure requirements will be implemented. “Just how these guidelines will affect standards of governance or regulatory […]

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]]> Canada has third largest share of global pension wealth for the first time: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/canada-has-third-largest-share-of-global-pension-wealth-for-the-first-time-report/ Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:00:06 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=134361 Global pension assets fell 16.7 per cent to US$47.9 trillion in 2022, driven largely by a correction in fixed income and equities markets, according to a new report by WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute. While the report found Canada’s pension asset values dropped by about 18 per cent in 2022, as of last August, it held roughly six […]

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]]> Super-priority bill a major concern for DB plan sponsors: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/super-priority-bill-a-major-concern-for-db-plan-sponsors-report/ Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:45:51 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131242 A bill intended to provide defined benefit pension plan members with super-priority should be a major concern for Canadian DB plan sponsors, according to LifeWorks Inc.’s latest monthly pension indices report. “While the goal of [Bill C-228] is to protect the pensions of members and retirees in the event of a company’s insolvency, it could […]

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]]> Trusteed pension funds’ assets valued at $2.14T in Q2: StatsCan https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/trusteed-pension-funds-assets-valued-at-2-14t-in-q2-statscan/ Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=114533 The market value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension funds rose four per cent to $2.14 trillion at the end of the second quarter of 2021, up from $2.1 trillion in the first quarter, according to new data from Statistics Canada. Public sector assets increased by $63.5 billion, accounting for 77.4 per cent of the overall […]

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]]> Trusteed pension funds’ assets valued at $2.1T in Q1: StatsCan https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/trusteed-pension-funds-assets-valued-at-2-1t-in-q1-statscan/ Thu, 16 Sep 2021 13:32:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=107810 The market value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension funds totalled $2.1 trillion at the end of the first quarter, according to new data from Statistics Canada. Public sector assets amounted to $1.6 trillion, accounting for 77.5 per cent of the overall assets, while private sector assets totalled $474 billion. Revenues totalled $62.3 billion, […]

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