World’s 100 largest asset owners’ AUM down 9% in 2022: report
The value of the total assets under management for the world’s 100 largest asset owners declined nine per cent to US$23.4 trillion as of Dec.…
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OPB appointing Darwin Bozek as president, chief pension officer
The Ontario Pension Board is appointing Darwin Bozek as president and chief pension officer, effective Feb. 1, 2024. He joins the OPB from the Alberta…
- By: Staff
- November 28, 2023 November 28, 2023
- 09:00
Ontario DB pension plans’ average solvency ratio increased to 117% in Q3 2023: FSRA
The average projected solvency ratio for Ontario defined benefit pension plans increased slightly to 117 per cent in the third quarter of 2023, with more than…
- By: Staff
- November 24, 2023 November 23, 2023
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on the federal government’s 2023 fall economic statement was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news…
- By: Staff
- November 24, 2023 November 23, 2023
- 09:00
Removal of ‘30% rule’ could boost investment, reduce private equity fees for Canadian pension funds
If the federal government scraps its rule restricting Canadian pension funds from holding more than 30 per cent of the voting shares of investee corporations, pension…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- November 23, 2023 November 23, 2023
- 11:00
Real return bonds support pension risk management, provide liability data: ACPM
The Association of Canadian Pension Management is urging the federal government to reverse its position on the cessation of real return bonds and open a…
- By: Staff
- November 23, 2023 November 22, 2023
- 09:00
Competitive pension risk transfer costs increase from 101.1% to 101.9% in October: report
The estimated cost to transfer retiree pension risk to an insurer in a competitive bidding process increased from 101.1 per cent of a plan’s accounting…
- By: Staff
- November 22, 2023 November 22, 2023
- 15:00
Feds consider end of ‘30% rule’ for pensions, propose EI adoption benefit: fall economic statement
In its 2023 fall economic statement, the federal government said it will consider removing the rule that restricts Canadian pension funds from holding more than…
- By: Staff
- November 22, 2023 November 22, 2023
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on how the Royal Bank of Canada is marking Financial Literacy Month was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are…
- By: Staff
- November 17, 2023 November 16, 2023
- 09:00
Contributions to B.C. pension plans increased by 10% in 2022: report
Contributions to British Columbia-based defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans increased by 10 per cent in 2022, while contributions to target-benefit plans increased by…
- By: Staff
- November 17, 2023 November 16, 2023
- 09:00
TTC Pension Plan on track to remove surprises from risk assessment
In the institutional investment sector, risk management means thinking about a lot of doom and gloom, but for Danny Ip, the job is more about…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- November 17, 2023 November 16, 2023
- 08:53
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on Fidelity Canada’s win in the Future of work strategy category at Benefits Canada‘s 2023 Workplace Benefits Awards was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the…
- By: Staff
- November 10, 2023 November 9, 2023
- 09:00
OSFI’s draft pension cybersecurity standard may lead to duplication, increased risk: ACPM
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions’ proposed cybersecurity incident reporting standard could unintentionally lead to duplication and increased risk if it doesn’t reflect differences in…
- By: Staff
- November 9, 2023 November 9, 2023
- 09:00
PIAC urging feds to open consultation on cessation of real return bonds
The Pension Investment Association of Canada is urging the federal government to open a comprehensive consultation regarding the cessation of real return bonds. In an open…
- By: Staff
- November 8, 2023 November 7, 2023
- 09:00
Canadian DB pension plans return -1.99% in third quarter of 2023: report
Canadian defined benefit pension plans generated a median return of negative 1.99 per cent in the third quarter of 2023, according to the BNY Mellon…
- By: Staff
- November 7, 2023 November 7, 2023
- 09:00
Ontario Infrastructure Bank to leverage public sector pension investments
The Ontario government is launching an infrastructure bank that will leverage investments by public sector pension plans and other Canadian institutional investors. In its fall…
- By: Staff
- November 3, 2023 November 2, 2023
- 09:00
Average Canadian DB pension plan returns -4% in Q3 2023: reports
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned negative four per cent in the third quarter of 2023, according to two new reports. The RBC…
- By: Staff
- November 2, 2023 November 1, 2023
- 09:00
Institutional investors’ class action lawsuits aim to affect corporate governance changes
While many institutional investors participate in class action lawsuits against investee companies to recover assets lost due to malfeasance, others do so to be activists,…
- By: Joe Hornyak
- October 31, 2023 October 30, 2023
- 11:00
Climate, cybersecurity risks increasing for federally regulated pension plans: OSFI outlook
Climate and cybersecurity are the leading risk factors concerning Canadian pension plan administrators, according to a pension lawyer. Susan G. Seller, a pension and benefits…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 19, 2023 October 19, 2023
- 11:00
2023 Risk Management Conference: Super-priority bill fallout presenting DB plan sponsors with opportunities to embrace more innovative plans
Defined benefit pension plan sponsors that are considering winding up their plans or converting them to another framework following the federal government’s super-priority bill have…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- October 18, 2023 October 18, 2023
- 07:53
2023 Risk Management Conference: How UPP is focusing on active investing in its climate action plan
During the launch of the University Pension Plan, Barbara Zvan, its president and chief executive officer, knew getting to know the plan’s members was vital to its…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- October 18, 2023 October 18, 2023
- 07:52
2023 Risk Management Conference: Interest rate lessons from the CBC Pension Plan’s LDI strategy
Defined benefit pension plan sponsors must consider the downsides of using a liability-driven investment strategy, particularly the role of interest rates, said Duncan Burrill, managing director…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 18, 2023 October 18, 2023
- 07:47
Average DB pension plan returns -3.8% in September: report
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan increased on a solvency and an accounting basis as of Sept. 30, according to…
- By: Staff
- October 17, 2023 October 17, 2023
- 11:00
Survey finds 66% of asset owners increasing allocations to private markets
Two-thirds (66 per cent) of large institutional asset owners say they plan to increase their allocations to private markets over the coming year, according to…
- By: Staff
- October 13, 2023 October 13, 2023
- 15:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on the Association of Canadian Pension Management’s response to the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities’ draft risk management guideline was the most-read story…
- By: Staff
- October 13, 2023 October 12, 2023
- 09:00