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City of Montreal navigating volatility driven by global equities

bmcgovern — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:54:36 +0000

As institutional investors’ results expectations continue to expand at a rampant speed, Errico Cocchi doesn’t want to get lost in overcomplicated investment trends. “At the end of the day you want to buy something that’s going to grow, that’s well managed and that has a good valuation,” says Cocchi, head of pension investments and debt […]

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Is the single-employer DB pension plan dead or merely modernizing for the future?

Jennifer Paterson — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:00:01 +0000

Predictions of the demise of defined benefit pension plans are premature. The reality is DB is still alive and well in the public sector, with a growing number of multi-employer plans making the promise of financial certainty in retirement provided by DB pensions available to private sector employers of all sizes. What’s under threat is […]

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Corby, Hiram Walker entering $176-million group annuity buy-in

mschmit — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 12:20:48 +0000

Corby Spirit and Wine Ltd. and Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd. are de-risking with a $176-million group annuity buy-in amidst volatile markets caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The deal covers 750 retirees and beneficiaries and there will be no change for plan members, who will continue to be paid from the plan as before the […]

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