return expectations – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:12:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 U.S. public pension plans’ funded ratio increasing to 80.6% in 2024: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/u-s-public-pension-plans-funded-ratio-increasing-to-80-6-in-2024-report/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:00:18 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158669 The estimated funded ratio of U.S. state and municipal pension plans is expected to increase to 80.6 per cent in 2024 due to the outperformance of investment targets, according to a new report by Equable Institute. The report, which analyzed trends in benefits, cash flows, contributions, funding and investments at 245 of the largest U.S. […]

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]]> How past performance impacts pension plans’ return targets https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/how-past-performance-impacts-pension-plans-return-targets/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/how-past-performance-impacts-pension-plans-return-targets/#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2019 03:51:48 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-past-performance-impacts-pension-plans-return-targets/ While the fact that past performance is not a guarantee of future results is a familiar refrain, it appears public pension funds’ return expectations do correlate with how they’ve performed in the past. A paper by Aleksandar Andonov, an associate professor of finance at the University of Amsterdam and Joshua Rauh, director of research and […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/how-past-performance-impacts-pension-plans-return-targets/feed/ 0 Get Over It: 5% Is All You Can Expect https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/dave-lawson/get-over-it-5-is-all-you-can-expect/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/dave-lawson/get-over-it-5-is-all-you-can-expect/#respond Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:18:49 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/get-over-it-5-is-all-you-can-expect/ Dave Lawson on why most other forecasts are bunk.

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