Coverage of the 2024 Risk Management Conference
Across from Ottawa’s Parliament Hill, where the wheels behind the force of the nation’s power in governance and oversight turn, a group of pension and…
- October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024
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2024 Risk Management Conference: TTC Pension Plan using due diligence, storytelling to communicate risk analyses to board
When communicating risk management posturing to executive boards, it’s important for pension plan sponsors to tell a cohesive and fulsome story, said Danny Ip, director of investment…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024
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2024 Risk Management Conference: A look at the first days of the WISE Trust: it ‘felt like a startup’
Overseeing the transition of a single-employer pension plan to a jointly sponsored one felt at times like launching a startup firm, according to Theo Heldman,…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024
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2024 Risk Management Conference: Panel: Expanding access to DB pension plans best way to maintain sustainability
Longevity risk is still among the top concerns keeping defined benefit pension plan sponsors up at night. While a 62-year-old person that retired in 2002…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024
- 07:50
Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 0.4% in September: report
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…
- By: Staff
- October 17, 2024 October 15, 2024
- 11:00
Investment funds targeting domestic assets a roadmap to boosting Canadian infrastructure allocations: expert
Investment funds that are designed to entice Canadian institutional investors to allocate more capital in domestic assets could open up conversations regarding the most effective…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 15, 2024 October 11, 2024
- 11:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on why employers that mandate onsite work could see increased employee turnover was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the…
- By: Staff
- October 11, 2024 October 10, 2024
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34% of institutional investors adding digital assets to portfolio: survey
A third (34 per cent) of global institutional investors say they’ve already incorporated or plan to add digital assets to their investment portfolios in the…
- By: Staff
- October 9, 2024 October 8, 2024
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Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 1% in Q3 2024: report
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…
- By: Staff
- October 9, 2024 October 8, 2024
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ICPM celebrating 20 years of promoting strong pension governance practices
The International Centre for Pension Management is celebrating 20 years of promoting strong pension governance practices by regularly engaging plan sponsor members, says Sebastien Betermier, the organization’s…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 1, 2024 September 30, 2024
- 11:00
How are Canadian DB pension plan sponsors making use of surplus funds amid positive funded status environment?
With many Canadian defined benefit pension plans in a strong funded position, plan sponsors, particularly those with unionized workforces, are increasingly discussing the use of…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- September 26, 2024 September 25, 2024
- 11:00
Feds seeking feedback on solvency reserve accounts for federally regulated DB pension plans
The federal government is currently seeking recommendations about its plan to introduce solvency reserve accounts for federally regulated defined benefit pension plans. Under the government’s…
- By: Staff
- September 26, 2024 September 30, 2024
- 11:00
CalPERS CEO pay reaching US$1.2M due to investment performance boost: report
Marcie Frost, chief executive officer at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, is receiving a significant bonus that will boost her compensation to more than…
- By: Staff
- September 25, 2024 September 23, 2024
- 15:00
AIMCo making key appointments to executive team as CIO steps away from role
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is appointing two of its investment leaders to new executive roles, effective immediately, as Marlene Puffer steps away from her…
- By: Staff
- September 24, 2024 September 24, 2024
- 15:00
Expert panel: The different pathways to pursuing a total portfolio approach
The total portfolio approach is gaining interest as a new investing strategy for pension funds and other asset owners, but its novel status may be…
- By: Sebastien Betermier
- September 24, 2024 September 24, 2024
- 11:00
86% of institutional investors adopting sustainable investing strategies: survey
Roughly nine in 10 (86 per cent) institutional investors with assets under management of US$10 billion or more say they’re incorporating sustainable investments as part…
- By: Staff
- September 24, 2024 September 20, 2024
- 11:00
Ontario DB pension plans’ average solvency ratio increases to 123% in Q2 2024: FSRA
The median projected solvency ratio for Ontario defined benefit pension plans was 123 per cent as at June 30, 2024, up slightly from 122 per…
- By: Staff
- September 17, 2024 September 13, 2024
- 09:00
Bristol-Myers Squibb sued for US$2BN pension risk transfer deal
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. is being targeted in a lawsuit over a US$2 billion pension risk transfer deal completed in 2019 with Athene Annuity and Life…
- By: Staff
- September 12, 2024 September 12, 2024
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Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 3.2% in July: report
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan rose on both a solvency and accounting basis in July, according to Telus Health’s…
- By: Staff
- September 10, 2024 September 6, 2024
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Canadian pension risk transfer sales increase to $2.5BN in Q2 2024: report
The market volume of annuity purchases by Canadian defined benefit pension plan sponsors reached an estimated $2.5 billion in the second quarter of 2024, compared…
- By: Staff
- September 5, 2024 September 6, 2024
- 09:00
Real return bonds a boon for institutional investors, pension plan members: report
The end of the federal government’s real return bond program will deprive institutional investors and pension plan members of a valuable investment tool that can help…
- By: Staff
- September 3, 2024 September 3, 2024
- 09:00
Ontario Teachers’ appointing Mabel Wong as CFO
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Mabel Wong as its chief financial officer, effective immediately. She officially enters the role after serving as acting CFO following…
- By: Staff
- August 19, 2024 August 19, 2024
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Ontario Teachers’ returns 4.2% for first half of 2024
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan earned a net return of 4.2 per cent for the first six months of this year. The result came as the pension fund earned…
- By: The Canadian Press
- August 15, 2024 August 14, 2024
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Suncor taking slow, steady approach to investment trends
Amid an increasingly volatile global economy, many institutional investors are employing innovative investment strategies to deliver returns, but Suncor Energy Inc. views a methodical adoption…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- August 9, 2024 August 27, 2024
- 08:55
Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 1.1% in Q2 2024: reports
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan posted a median return of 1.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2024, according to a new…
- By: Staff
- August 7, 2024 August 5, 2024
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