CPPIB ends fiscal year with 6.8% return, despite final quarter contractions
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board generated returns of 6.8 per cent during its fiscal year, which ended on March 31, 2022. The institutional investor’s assets…
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Diversified pooled funds dip 4.1% in Q1: report
Diversified pooled fund managers saw median losses of 4.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2022, according to LifeWorks Inc.’s performance universe. While Canadian…
- By: Staff
- May 12, 2022 May 12, 2022
- 12:30
Canadian institutional investors’ losses reach 4.61% in Q1: report
Canada’s institutional investors saw assets decline by 4.61 per cent in the first quarter of 2022, according to the BNY Mellon Canadian master trust universe. With…
- By: Staff
- May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022
- 13:10
DB pension plans saw solvency gains, 5.3% losses in April: report
In spite of overall losses, Canadian defined benefit pension plans saw their financial positions improve on a solvency and accountancy basis in April, according to…
- By: Staff
- May 5, 2022 May 5, 2022
- 11:00
Canadian DB pension plan losses hit 5.5% in Q1: report
Canada’s defined benefit pension plans saw average losses of 5.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2022, according to a new report by RBC Investor…
- By: Staff
- May 3, 2022 May 4, 2022
- 11:30
AIMCO appoints Jason Chang as senior managing director of fixed income
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is appointing Jason Chang as senior managing director of fixed income. In the new role, Chang will oversee $35 billion…
- By: Staff
- April 28, 2022 April 27, 2022
- 09:00
IMCO returns 9.6% in 2021, aims to expand investments in alternative assets
The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario saw returns of 9.6 per cent in 2021, according to its annual report. The IMCO’s assets under management rose…
- By: Staff
- April 27, 2022 April 27, 2022
- 09:00
CPPIB finances global restructuring, investment advisor; OMERS closes sustainable bond offering
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is providing $300 million in credit to a global restructuring and investment advisory firm. The financing of Gordon Brothers, a…
- By: Staff
- April 26, 2022 April 25, 2022
- 09:00
Canadian DB pension plans return -6.4% during heightened volatility in Q1: report
The median Canadian defined benefit pension plan experienced a pullback in investment returns during the first quarter of 2022, returning negative 6.4 per cent as…
- By: Staff
- April 25, 2022 April 26, 2022
- 09:00
AIMCo returns 14.7% in record-breaking year
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. secured a return of 14.7 per cent in 2021, according to its annual report. During the year, the AIMCo’s assets under…
- By: Staff
- April 21, 2022 April 21, 2022
- 11:00
A look at the pandemic’s impact on pension plans in Canada’s travel, transportation sectors
The economic impact of the pandemic has been unevenly distributed across various industries, with travel and transportation among the hardest-hit sectors. However, while travel restrictions…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- April 14, 2022 April 28, 2022
- 08:57
Typical DB pension plan improved on a solvency, accounting basis in March: report
While a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan saw negative investment returns in March, it also improved on a solvency and accounting basis, according to…
- By: Staff
- April 7, 2022 April 7, 2022
- 11:00
Canadian DB plans’ average solvency ratio increases to 108% in Q1: report
The average solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans in Mercer’s database increased five percentage points in the first quarter of 2022, according to…
- By: Staff
- April 5, 2022 April 4, 2022
- 09:00
Institutional investors reducing exposure to fixed income: survey
The majority of institutional investors intend to reduce their exposure to fixed income, according to a new survey by Aeon Investments. The survey, which polled…
- By: Staff
- March 29, 2022 March 29, 2022
- 12:30
Trusteed pension funds’ assets valued at $2.18T in Q3: StatsCan
The market value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension funds rose 1.8 per cent to $2.18 trillion in the third quarter of 2021, up from $2.14…
- By: Staff
- March 18, 2022 March 17, 2022
- 09:05
What do rising inflation, interest rates mean for pension de-risking?
After navigating the unpredictable markets of the past two decades, some defined benefit pension plan sponsors could be forgiven for wanting to seek out some…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- March 18, 2022 March 18, 2022
- 08:56
After a strong 2021, HOOPP is prepared for a volatile 2022: CEO
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan generated an 11.28 per cent return in 2021, led by its public and private equity portfolios. “It was a…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- March 16, 2022 March 16, 2022
- 09:00
Canadian DB pension funded position improved in February: report
Despite rising concerns about inflation and the war in Ukraine, the funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan improved slightly on both…
- By: Staff
- March 8, 2022 March 8, 2022
- 12:30
Canadians need $1.4M to retire comfortably at 65: report
The average 45-year-old Canadian employee earning $60,000 per year will need to accumulate $1.4 million in retirement savings by age 65 if they want to…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- March 4, 2022 March 3, 2022
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, pension and benefits stories of the week
An article on British Columbia’s paramedics and their need for enhanced mental-health benefits was the most read story over the past week on BenefitsCanada.com. Here…
- By: Staff
- March 4, 2022 March 4, 2022
- 09:00
Ontario’s DB pension plans should take steps to maintain strong funded status: FSRA
With Ontario’s defined benefit pension plans in their best financial shape since 2009, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is advising plan sponsors and…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- March 2, 2022 March 1, 2022
- 09:00
AIMCo appointing Sandra Lau, James Barber as co-CIOs
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is appointing Sandra Lau and James Barber as co-chief investment officers, effective March 1. The pair will succeed Dale MacMaster,…
- By: Staff
- February 25, 2022 February 25, 2022
- 15:00
Caisse highlights alternative investment portfolio as 2021 return hits 13.5%
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec saw overall returns of 13.5 per cent in 2021, its best performance since 2010. By the end…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- February 24, 2022 February 24, 2022
- 11:00
Danish pension announces sanctions against Russia
A Danish defined benefit pension fund is ceasing its investments in Russian assets following recent developments in the ongoing crisis between the world’s largest nation…
- By: Staff
- February 22, 2022 February 22, 2022
- 11:30
Equities, inflation, legislative changes push annuity transaction volume to record highs
The strength of equities was among the factors pushing the transaction volume of Canada’s group annuities market to a record high in 2021, according to…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- February 17, 2022 February 17, 2022
- 13:15