Canadian DB pension plan assets decline 0.6% in May: report
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan fell slightly on a solvency basis and rose on an accounting basis in May,…
- By: Staff
- June 15, 2023 June 15, 2023
- 12:30
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Salvatore Iacono to succeed John Sullivan as Cadillac Fairview president, CEO
Salvatore Iacono will succeed John Sullivan as president and chief executive officer of Cadillac Fairview, the real estate arm of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan,…
- By: Staff
- June 13, 2023 June 13, 2023
- 12:30
Caisse underwriting bridge bonds, OMERS backing financial analytics platform
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is underwriting $75 million of bonds issued to finance a portion of the construction of a new…
- By: Staff
- June 13, 2023 June 13, 2023
- 12:30
University Pension Plan’s assets declined 9.1% in 2022, led by public equities
The University Pension Plan posted 9.1 per cent losses in 2022, according to its annual report. During the year, the jointly sponsored defined benefit pension…
- By: Staff
- June 13, 2023 June 13, 2023
- 09:00
Saskatchewan’s pension and benefits administrator transitioning to not-for-profit model
Saskatchewan’s Public Employees Benefits Agency is transitioning to a not-for-profit corporation. The PEBA began pursuing the transition in 2021 at the request of the trustees…
- By: Sadie Janes
- June 12, 2023 June 9, 2023
- 09:00
HOOPP recognizes Canadian property managers for climate leadership
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan is recognizing the property managers of nine Canadian buildings among the winners of its Leadership in Environmental Advancement Program…
- By: Staff
- June 6, 2023 June 6, 2023
- 12:00
Coverage of the 2023 Global Investment Conference
On April 12-14, a group of defined benefit pension plan sponsors, asset managers and academics gathered at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler in British Columbia for…
- By: The Canadian Investment Review
- June 6, 2023 June 1, 2023
- 08:00
2023 GIC coverage: The good, the bad and the ugly sides of regime shifts
“Let me start by pointing out the obvious: the last few years have been exhausting,” said Mina Krishnan, multi-asset portfolio manager at Schroders, during a…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- June 6, 2023 June 8, 2023
- 07:55
2023 GIC coverage: Overcoming liquidity challenges in private market allocations
“Investing in private markets comes with its fair share of challenges,” said Rémi Tétreault, director of client solutions at Trans-Canada Capital Inc., during the Canadian…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- June 6, 2023 October 30, 2024
- 07:53
2023 GIC coverage: Institutional investors finding opportunities for high-yield in unlikely places
Institutional investors are entering a golden period ripe with opportunities in current global and emerging markets, said Karl Dasher, president of Polen Capital, during the Canadian…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- June 6, 2023 June 9, 2023
- 07:46
2023 GIC coverage: Green buildings reaping attractive risk-adjusted returns for institutional investors
There’s a distinct window of opportunity for institutional investors to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns through refurbishing brown buildings in Europe to make them operationally carbon…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- June 6, 2023 June 1, 2023
- 07:45
2023 GIC coverage: How OPTrust is building resilient portfolios with help of external managers
When investing in external asset managers, pension funds are really investing in teams of people, according to Brandon Gill New, director and head of multi-strategy…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- June 6, 2023 June 27, 2023
- 07:43
Franklin Templeton to acquire Putnam Investments
Franklin Templeton is entering into a definitive agreement to acquire Putnam Investments from Great-West Lifeco Inc. for about US$925 million. As part of the agreement,…
- By: Staff
- June 1, 2023 June 1, 2023
- 15:00
ACPM urging Retraite Québec to increase flexibility in funding municipal, university DB pension plans
The Association of Canadian Pension Management is urging Retraite Québec to provide additional flexibility in the funding of municipal and university defined benefit pension plans. In…
- By: Staff
- May 29, 2023 May 29, 2023
- 09:00
U.S. DB pension plan assets rise 4.47% in Q1 2023
U.S. defined benefit pension plans posted net returns of 4.47 per cent in the first quarter of 2023, according to a report from Investment Metrics…
- By: Staff
- May 23, 2023 May 23, 2023
- 12:30
Expert panel: History’s lessons for DB pension plans during turbulent times
At the best of times, selecting an optimal asset mix for a defined benefit pension plan is challenging. The times of today are downright turbulent.…
- By: Colin Ripsman
- May 23, 2023 May 23, 2023
- 12:30
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on how defined benefit pension plan sponsors can use a surplus was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are…
- By: Staff
- May 19, 2023 May 26, 2023
- 09:00
Wells Fargo agrees to pay $1BN to public retirement plan members to settle class action lawsuit
Wells Fargo has agreed to pay US$1 billion to settle a lawsuit filed by its two public sector pension plans that alleged the bank made…
- By: Matt Ott, the Associated Press
- May 18, 2023 October 2, 2024
- 12:30
Expert panel: How DB pension plan sponsors can use surplus
In 2022, the typical defined benefit pension plan achieved an investment return of roughly negative 12 per cent. However, due to dramatic increases in bond…
- By: Gavin Benjamin
- May 16, 2023 May 16, 2023
- 09:00
2022 Pension Leadership Awards winners announced
The Canadian Investment Review is proud to announce the winners of the third annual Pension Leadership Awards. The winners are: Investment Officer of the Year Award: Duncan…
- By: Staff
- May 16, 2023 June 6, 2023
- 08:00
UPP appointing Karen Rowe as chief financial officer
The University Pension Plan is appointing Karen Rowe as its chief financial officer. In the new role, she’ll oversee the teams responsible for the UPP’s…
- By: Staff
- May 15, 2023 May 15, 2023
- 15:00
Median solvency ratio of Ontario DB pensions rose to 115% in Q1 2023: report
The median solvency ratio of Ontario defined benefit pension plans rose during the first quarter of 2023, from 112 per cent at the beginning of the…
- By: Staff
- May 15, 2023 May 12, 2023
- 09:00
2023 Top 40 Money Managers Report: Using tools, technology to improve asset allocation, risk management
Large and small, pension plan sponsors are adopting in-house tools, partnering with technology research institutes or relying on investment managers for technological support with asset…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- May 12, 2023 May 15, 2023
- 08:56
Canada’s lasting influence on Arizona’s public sector pension investor
There’s something about the Arizona State Retirement System — a US$49.3-billion defined benefit-like hybrid pension plan for the state’s 600,000 current and former public sector…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- May 12, 2023 May 15, 2023
- 08:55
Parliamentary subcommittee investigating Canadian public sector pension allocations to China
Representatives from six of Canada’s largest public sector pension investment organizations addressed a special parliamentary committee on Monday. The special committee on the Canada–People’s Republic…
- By: Staff
- May 11, 2023 March 28, 2024
- 12:30