Strong Q2 equity gains good news for DB plans: report
Canadian defined benefit pension plans recovered some of their losses from the start of 2020 in the second quarter off the back of strong public…
- By: Staff
- July 29, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 07:48
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OMERS appointing Ingrid Chingcuanco as VP, pension operations
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is appointing Ingrid Chingcuanco as vice-president of pension operations. She joined the OMERS nearly eight years ago as director…
- By: Staff
- July 28, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:00
ILPA introduces deal-by-deal agreement template for private equity industry
The Institutional Limited Partners Association is publishing a deal-by-deal model limited partnership agreement and term sheet to serve as a template for the industry. “We…
- By: Staff
- July 28, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 10:26
A third of working Canadians worry about job security during pandemic: survey
More than half (58 per cent) of working Canadians said they feel more concerned about their financial situation due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to…
- By: Staff
- July 28, 2020 November 11, 2020
- 09:20
CRA pension bulletin shouldn’t apply to MEPPs, JSPPs, says ACPM
In a letter to the Canada Revenue Agency’s registered plans directorate, the Association of Canadian Pension Management said a new draft bulletin only covers a concern attached…
- By: Staff
- July 28, 2020 November 30, 2020
- 09:15
Survey: Business economists sketch a more hopeful outlook
The economic outlook of U.S. business economists has improved over the past three months, though their sunnier view may be jeopardized by the resurgence of…
- By: Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press
- July 28, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 08:18
Canadian DB pensions holding about equal weight in stocks, fixed income: PIAC
Canadian defined benefit plan sponsors are holding an almost equal amount of fixed income and equity in their portfolios, according to the Pension Investment Association of Canada’s 2019 asset…
- By: Staff
- July 27, 2020 November 30, 2020
- 15:15
CPPIB shedding shares of Canadian gold mine developer
CPPIB Credit Investments Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, is selling 10 million shares in Battle North Gold Corp. The…
- By: Staff
- July 27, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:00
CPPIB Credit shedding shares of Canadian gold mine developer
CPPIB Credit Investments Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, is selling 10 million shares in Battle North Gold Corp.…
- By: Staff
- July 27, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 09:16
B.C. launches online tool to process temporary layoff extension applications
British Columbia’s ministry of labour is introducing a new online portal to help the government process applications for temporary layoff extensions more quickly. In late June, the province extended the…
- By: Staff
- July 27, 2020 December 2, 2020
- 09:15
BCI’s QuadReal closes inaugural green bond senior note offering
QuadReal Property Group, the real estate investment arm of the British Columbia Investment Management Corp., has issued $350 million of 1.747 per cent series-2 senior…
- By: Staff
- July 27, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 07:46
Canadian DB pension plans see rebound off strong equity gains: reports
Canadian defined benefit pension plans recovered some of their losses from the start of 2020 in the second quarter off the back of strong public…
- By: Staff
- July 24, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:15
Expats cite health, well-being as greater priority in pandemic: survey
Among Canadian expatriates who said their future plans have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, 53 per cent said their health and well-being is now…
- By: Staff
- July 24, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:15
CPPIB updates sustainable investing policy
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is updating its policy on sustainable investing to reflect an increased conviction in the importance of environmental, social and governance risks…
- By: Staff
- July 24, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 09:15
Quebec introduces new relief measures for supplemental pension plans
Quebec has published new draft regulations aimed at helping the administrators of supplemental pension plans to navigate the coronavirus pandemic. The proposed regulations would allow plan members…
- By: Staff
- July 24, 2020 November 16, 2021
- 09:00
Mercer Canada appointing wealth business leader
Mercer Canada is appointing Teresa Palandra as leader of its wealth business. Palandra will be in charge of investment, wealth management and retirement services and solutions…
- By: Staff
- July 24, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 08:45
Canadian pensions sign pledge to tackle anti-Black systemic racism
Several prominent players in Canada’s pension industry have signed onto the BlackNorth Initiative, pledging to take specific actions within their organizations to tackle anti-Black systemic…
- By: Staff
- July 24, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 07:56
June inflation rate turns positive amid early stages of economic reopening
The country’s inflation barometer turned positive last month after two months of deflation as the consumer price index increased by 0.7 per cent in June…
- By: Jordan Press, The Canadian Press
- July 24, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 07:41
Cirque’s adventure may end badly for Quebec institutional investors
The purchase offer for Cirque du Soleil from its secured creditors risks eliminating Quebec’s longstanding presence as a shareholder and causing losses of tens of…
- By: The Canadian Press
- July 23, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:30
Navacord acquiring Ontario-based benefits firms
Navacord Corp. is acquiring Ontario-based firms Selectpath Benefits and Financial Inc. and ProBenefits Consulting Inc., more than doubling its benefits revenue. With a strong presence…
- By: Staff
- July 23, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:15
Most Canadians don’t understand CPP, OAS deferral options: survey
When it comes to retirement benefits like the Canada Pension Plan and old-age security, the majority of Canadians don’t understand their options for deferral, according…
- By: Staff
- July 23, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 09:15
Canadian pensions, consultants, institutional investors sign pledge to tackle anti-Black racism
Several prominent players in Canada’s pensions and benefits industries have signed onto the BlackNorth Initiative, pledging to take specific actions within their organizations to tackle…
- By: Staff
- July 23, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 08:45
Is value investing still relevant?
With a rough 2020 year-to-date, value investing’s recent poor performance follows over a decade of underperformance, leaving many to ask if it’s still relevant, according…
- By: Staff
- July 23, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 08:08
Higher tax rates expected in Biden administration
Former vice-president Joseph Biden will inherit an economy beleaguered by the battle against the coronavirus if he wins the election in November. The recession will…
- By: Katie Deal
- July 23, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 08:00
Caisse ups stake in Brazilian oil and gas transport company
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, along with French utility company Engie, is acquiring the remaining 10 per cent stake in Brazilian oil and…
- By: Staff
- July 22, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:15