N.S. Pension Services Corp. appoints new CIO
The Nova Scotia Pension Services Corp. is appointing Steve Mahoney as its new chief investment officer, effective April 1, 2022. He’s taking over the CIO…
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PIAC to focus on growing membership in 2022, says new board member
The Pension Investment Association of Canada board is prioritizing a return to business as usual and the expansion of the association’s membership in 2022. The…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- January 18, 2022 January 17, 2022
- 09:00
Canadian DB pensions’ average funding positions improved slightly in December: report
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan saw improvements on a solvency and accountancy basis in December, according to LifeWorks Inc.’s latest monthly report. It…
- By: Staff
- January 11, 2022 January 12, 2022
- 11:00
DB pensions offer significant cost savings over DC plans: report
Defined benefit pension plans offer substantial cost advantages over 401(k)-style defined contribution plans, according to a new report by the National Institute on Retirement Security.…
- By: Staff
- January 11, 2022 January 10, 2022
- 09:00
Trusteed pension funds’ assets valued at $2.14T in Q2: StatsCan
The market value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension funds rose four per cent to $2.14 trillion at the end of the second quarter…
- By: Staff
- January 10, 2022 January 7, 2022
- 09:00
HOOPP exchanges property portfolio for stake in new REIT
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan is exchanging a property portfolio for a stake in a new real estate investment trust. Under the terms of…
- By: Staff
- January 6, 2022 January 6, 2022
- 09:00
Majority of Canadian DB pension solvency ratios above 100 per cent: report
The average solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans in Mercer’s database grew by seven per cent in 2021, according to a new report…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- January 4, 2022 January 4, 2022
- 13:30
2021 a banner year for largest U.S. DB pension plans: report
The largest defined benefit pension plans in the U.S. saw average funded status improve by eight per cent in 2021, according to a new report…
- By: Staff
- January 4, 2022 January 4, 2022
- 09:00
Expert panel: DB, DC pension predictions for 2022
As a new year dawns, our attention turns to what’s ahead, the following are a few of my predictions for trends in the world of…
- By: Gavin Benjamin
- January 4, 2022 January 4, 2022
- 09:00
Top 10 investment stories of 2021
With Benefits Canada‘s companion publication the Canadian Investment Review integrating into BenefitsCanada.com in early 2021, many of the top investment stories of the year include…
- By: Benefits Canada
- December 28, 2021 December 13, 2021
- 09:00
Coverage of the 2021 Investment Innovation Conference
In November, leading public intellectuals, pension leaders and investment experts joined delegates at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2021 Investment Innovation Conference at the Pillar and…
- By: The Canadian Investment Review
- December 21, 2021 December 20, 2021
- 08:00
2021 IIC coverage: Considerations for pension plan sponsors in a post-pandemic political climate
However long the social, political and economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic may last, humanity and its economic systems have weathered the storm exceptionally well,…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- December 21, 2021 December 17, 2021
- 07:59
2021 IIC coverage: The impact of climate change on asset valuation
Asset managers that incorporate climate change into their investment processes are increasingly looking beyond commitments to net zero and exploring the impact on asset valuation,…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- December 21, 2021 December 17, 2021
- 07:58
2021 IIC coverage: Maximizing the certainty of an outcome — it isn’t just death and taxes
With many defined benefit pension plan solvency ratios at all-time highs, plan sponsors have an excellent opportunity to rethink their approach to investing, according to…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- December 21, 2021 December 17, 2021
- 07:57
2021 IIC coverage: Is inflation here to stay?
“Inflation is here and it has a meaningful impact on portfolios and financial assets,” said Ilan Kolet, an institutional portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments Inc.,…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- December 21, 2021 December 17, 2021
- 07:53
2021 IIC coverage: CBC Pension Plan monitoring, refining LDI strategy
With interest rates trending downward over several decades, liability-driven investing has proven to be a successful strategy for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Pension Plan. The…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- December 21, 2021 December 17, 2021
- 07:50
How the OPTrust is taking a sustainable approach to investment
Before Alison Loat joined the OPSEU Pension Trust as its first managing director of sustainable investing and innovation in 2019, her experience with sustainability investing…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- December 17, 2021 December 16, 2021
- 08:54
Top 5 HR, pension and benefits stories of the week
With many employers eyeing a return to the office in 2022, it’s no surprise a story looking at how the City of Toronto and a…
- By: Staff
- December 10, 2021 December 9, 2021
- 09:00
Canadian DB plan solvency, balance sheets dipped in November: report
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan saw its funding position deteriorate slightly on both a solvency and accounting basis in November, according to a…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- December 9, 2021 December 8, 2021
- 09:00
Who are the finalists of the 2021 Pension Leadership Awards?
The Canadian Investment Review is pleased to announce the finalists for the second annual Pension Leadership Awards. This year, the awards welcomed more than 20…
- By: Staff
- December 7, 2021 December 10, 2021
- 10:00
Public Sector Accounting Board proposing new standards for DB pensions
Five years after Ontario’s auditor general uncovered an issue with the way the province was including pension assets in its financial statements, the office is…
- By: Staff
- December 3, 2021 December 13, 2021
- 15:00
Top 5 HR, pension and benefits stories of the week
Paid sick days for employees continues to be a hot topic as the coronavirus pandemic rages on, with the top two stories over the past…
- By: Staff
- December 3, 2021 December 3, 2021
- 09:00
Copenhagen students win global prize for designing collective DC pension plan
Four undergraduates from the Copenhagen Business School have claimed the top prize at the 2021 McGill International Portfolio Challenge by designing a collective defined contribution…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- December 2, 2021 December 2, 2021
- 09:00
Debate about pension fund’s divesting due to ESG issues heats up in Oregon
Oregon’s state employee retirement fund is coming under increased scrutiny as the U.S. state is facing increased calls for divestment from companies that have environmental,…
- By: The Associated Press
- November 26, 2021 November 25, 2021
- 09:00
Expert panel: Inflation risk — to hedge or not to hedge?
With October inflation hitting an 18-year high, inflation risk is back on the radar of plan sponsors providing inflation-linked defined benefit pensions. In the past,…
- By: Brent Simmons
- November 25, 2021 November 26, 2021
- 12:30