volatility – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:24:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 World’s 500 largest asset managers’ AUM up 12.5% in 2023: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/worlds-500-largest-asset-managers-aum-up-12-5-in-2023-report/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:00:05 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161733 The world’s 500 largest asset managers’ assets under management increased by 12.5 per cent to US$128 trillion in 2023, compared to $113.7 trillion at the end of 2022, according to a new report by WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute. It noted the annual growth rate represents a significant recovery from the major correction seen in 2022, […]

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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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]]> 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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]]> City of Montreal navigating volatility driven by global equities https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/city-of-montreal-navigating-volatility-driven-by-global-equities/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:54:36 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161048 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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]]> Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 1% in Q3 2024: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/median-solvency-ratio-of-canadian-db-pension-plans-up-1-in-q3-2024-report/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 13:00:49 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161111 The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans increased to 122 per cent in the third quarter of 2024, up slightly from 121 per cent in the previous quarter, according to a new report by Mercer. The report, which tracked 450 DB pension plans, attributed this increase to declines in global interest rates, […]

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]]> CPPIB returns 8% in latest fiscal year, net assets increase to $632BN https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/cppib-returns-8-in-latest-fiscal-year-net-assets-increase-to-632bn/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:00:05 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159268 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board reported an eight per cent return in its fiscal year ending March 31, but significantly underperformed the 19.9 per cent return of its reference portfolio. The reference portfolio, made of 85 per cent global equity and 15 per cent Canadian bonds, benefited last year from stock price surges in the […]

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]]> Caisse returns 4.2% in first half of 2024, underperforming benchmark https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/caisse-returns-4-2-in-first-half-of-2024-underperforming-benchmark/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 13:00:18 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159254 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec returned 4.2 per cent in the first half of 2024, underperforming its benchmark of 4.6 per cent. As at June 30, 2024, the Caisse’s net assets totalled $452 billion. Its average annualized returns over five and 10 years were six per cent and 7.1 per cent, respectively. […]

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]]> What are the options for implementing real assets in DC plans? https://www.benefitscanada.com/events/conference-coverage/what-are-the-options-for-implementing-real-assets-in-dc-plans/ Fri, 10 May 2024 11:54:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154810 While real assets are largely absent among the investment options offered by Canadian defined contribution pension plans, they can offer significant long-term benefits to plan members, said Andrew Knox, managing director of Franklin Templeton Investments’ global real assets fund, during a session at Benefits Canada’s 2024 DC Plan Summit in February. “[Defined contribution] investors in […]

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]]> Coverage of the 2023 Investment Innovation Conference https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/coverage-of-the-2023-investment-innovation-conference/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:00:59 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149624 The era of predictable monetary policy and global co-operation is over. In this new epoch, defined by sweeping government intervention, geopolitical realignment and environmental catastrophe, new ideas must be embraced. At the 2023 Investment Innovation Conference at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, Calif. on  Nov. 15-17, leading academics and industry figures provided expert summaries […]

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]]> 2023 Investment Innovation Conference: Equities, fixed income assets generating real returns in volatile market regime https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-investment-innovation-conference-equities-fixed-income-assets-still-generating-real-returns-in-volatile-market-regime/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:56:39 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149959 Institutional investors are preparing for a bumpy return risk space where volatility is higher for all assets and real returns are much lower than what has been the norm over the past 10 years, said Robertas Stancikas, a senior research associate of institutional solutions at AllianceBernstein, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Investment Innovation Conference in […]

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