Average funded ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 7% in Q1 2024: report
The funded ratio of the average Canadian defined benefit pension plan, excluding the effect of asset smoothing, reached 124 per cent as at March 31,…
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AIMCo returns 6.9% in 2023, driven by equities, fixed income
The Alberta Investment Management Corp.’s total fund generated a net return of 6.9 per cent in 2023, 1.8 percentage points below its 8.7 per cent benchmark.…
- By: Staff
- April 22, 2024 April 23, 2024
- 15:00
CAAT returns 9.5% for 2023, led by global, emerging market equities
The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan saw a net return of 9.5 per cent for 2023, with net assets of $20.1 billion,…
- By: Staff
- April 18, 2024 April 18, 2024
- 09:30
Back to basics on investment glide paths
Simply put, a glide path is a calculation designed to support an employee’s desired retirement timeline through investments in a target-date fund. When an employee…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 12, 2024 April 11, 2024
- 08:53
IMCO returns 5.6% for 2023, driven by public equities
The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is reporting a net return of 5.6 per cent for 2023, with net assets increasing to $77.4 billion. The…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 11, 2024 April 10, 2024
- 09:00
Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 2% in Q1 2024: reports
The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans increased two per cent in the first quarter of 2024, according to a report by…
- By: Staff
- April 4, 2024 April 4, 2024
- 15:00
Where do Canadian institutional investors stand on calls for increased domestic investments?
A renewed call for increased domestic investments by Canadian pension plans isn’t surprising amid an ongoing discussion around the role of investment organizations in supporting the…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 4, 2024 April 4, 2024
- 09:00
Average Canadian DB pension plan’s funded solvency position up 2.8% in February: report
The funded position of a typical defined benefit pension plan rose both on a solvency basis (2.8 per cent) and an accounting basis (2.3 per…
- By: Staff
- March 28, 2024 March 28, 2024
- 15:00
Hydro-Quebec’s $185 billion expansion plan getting institutional investor attention: report
A new $185 billion plan by Hydro-Quebec to build out increased power capacity is gaining attention from institutional investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.…
- By: Staff
- March 27, 2024 March 26, 2024
- 15:00
CalPERS doubling down on allocations to private market assets
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System is increasing its investments in private market assets to maximize returns from its highest-performing asset classes. The pension fund…
- By: Staff
- March 22, 2024 March 20, 2024
- 15:00
Value of Canadian equities marketplace drops 10% in 2023: report
The total value traded in Canada’s equities marketplace reached $4.2 trillion as at Dec. 31, 2023, a 10 per cent decline from the previous 12-month…
- By: Staff
- March 19, 2024 March 18, 2024
- 09:00
BCI appointing Chris Weitzel as senior managing director, fixed income and foreign exchange
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is appointing Chris Weitzel as senior managing director of its fixed income and foreign exchange team, effective March 11,…
- By: Staff
- March 15, 2024 March 15, 2024
- 15:00
Global pension assets up 11% in 2023: report
Global pension assets increased by 11 per cent to reach US$55.7 trillion in 2023, up from $50.2 trillion at the end of 2022, according to…
- By: Staff
- March 14, 2024 March 13, 2024
- 09:00
HOOPP returns 9.38% for 2023, driven by equities, fixed income
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan is reporting an annual return of 9.38 per cent for 2023, partly due to the performance of equities and…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- March 13, 2024 March 14, 2024
- 15:00
OPTrust returns 5.3% in 2023, marks 15 consecutive years at 100% funded status
The OPSEU Pension Trust returned 5.3 per cent for 2023, according to its latest year-end report. It found, as of Dec. 31, 2023, the plan’s…
- By: Staff
- March 13, 2024 March 13, 2024
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on Eastman Kodak Co.’s plans to outsource management of its pension assets was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the top five…
- By: Staff
- March 8, 2024 March 7, 2024
- 09:00
Ontario DB pension plans’ average solvency ratio increased to 119% in Q4 2023: FSRA
The average projected solvency ratio for Ontario defined benefit pension plans was 119 per cent as of Dec. 31, 2023, up two per cent from…
- By: Staff
- March 6, 2024 March 5, 2024
- 09:00
Pension funds end Q4 2023 with positive results driven by equities, fixed income: report
Stocks and bonds helped pension funds find positive results in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the performance universe of pension managers’ pooled funds…
- By: Staff
- March 5, 2024 March 4, 2024
- 09:00
OMERS returns 4.6% for 2023, driven by equities, fixed income
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System returned 4.6 per cent in 2023, or $5.6 billion, in investment income in 2023, according to its latest year-end…
- By: Staff
- February 29, 2024 February 28, 2024
- 09:00
Caisse returns 7.2% for 2023, driven by bonds, equities
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reporting a net return of 7.2 per cent for 2023, with net assets increasing to $434…
- By: Staff
- February 23, 2024 February 22, 2024
- 09:00
U.S. public pension plans’ average funding ratio declines to 75.4% in 2023: survey
The average funding ratio for U.S. public pension plans declined to 75.4 per cent in 2023, compared to 77.8 per cent in the previous year,…
- By: Staff
- February 22, 2024 February 22, 2024
- 11:00
CPPIB returns 3.4% in Q3 2024, driven by global equity, fixed income assets
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board earned 3.4 per cent during the third quarter of fiscal 2024, according to its latest quarterly report. By Dec.…
- By: Staff
- February 21, 2024 February 21, 2024
- 10:00
How active management strategies are helping institutional investors amid volatile global marketplace
As global markets navigate turbulent economic waters, active management is proving once again to be a lifeline for institutional investors to ensure their portfolios ride…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- February 9, 2024 February 8, 2024
- 08:57
Halifax Port ILA/HEA assessing past, future of DB pension plans
While Blair Richards understands why the industry is moving away from defined benefit pension plans, he worries about what may be lost in the process.…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- February 9, 2024 February 8, 2024
- 08:55
Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 8.4% in Q4 2023: report
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan generated a median return of 8.4 per cent for the fourth quarter of 2023, according to a report…
- By: Staff
- February 8, 2024 February 7, 2024
- 09:00