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OSFI launching consultation on climate change risks to pensions, financial institutions

UN’s Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance reflecting on five years of impact investing guidelines

The United Nations’ Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is marking five years of encouraging institutional investors to implement science-based targets towards curbing greenhouse gas emissions in…

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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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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
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Report finds world’s 300 largest pension funds’ AUM increased 10% in 2023

In 2023, the world’s 300 largest pension funds’ assets under management increased by 10 per cent to US$22.6 trillion, compared to $20.6 trillion at the…

  • By: Staff
  • September 18, 2024 September 18, 2024
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Institutional investors’ demand for insurance-linked securities pushing transaction volumes to new highs: experts

An acceleration of significant weather events are impacting the risk premium earned from insurance-linked securities, providing a significant inflation hedge for institutional investors, says Bernard Van…

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Expert panel: Institutional investors should re-evaluate fees in ‘turbulent twenties’

An altering macroeconomic environment means that cost management requires continual attention by pension plans and other institutional investors. Today, as inflation and higher-for-longer rates exert…

  • By: Les Marton
  • September 10, 2024 September 6, 2024
  • 09:00
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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
  • 09:00
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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
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AIMCo returns 5.4% in first half of 2024, driven by public equities

The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is reporting a net return of 5.4 per cent for the first half of 2024. During the six-month period ending…

  • By: Staff
  • August 28, 2024 August 28, 2024
  • 15:00
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OMERS returns 4.4% for first half of 2024

The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System earned a net investment return of 4.4 per cent for the first six months of this year, helped by…

Caisse returns 4.2% in first half of 2024, underperforming benchmark

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec returned 4.2 per cent in the first half of 2024, underperforming its benchmark of 4.6 per cent.…

  • By: Staff
  • August 16, 2024 August 15, 2024
  • 09:00
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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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Liquidity status guiding Canadian pension funds through near-term market volatility: report

Liquidity status is helping some of Canada’s biggest pension funds meet the challenges of a volatile investment market thanks to exceptional liquidity status, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • July 24, 2024 July 24, 2024
  • 15:00
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Average funded ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 2% in Q2 2024: report

The funded ratio of the average Canadian defined benefit pension plan grew by two per cent during the second quarter of 2024 and nine per…

  • By: Staff
  • July 17, 2024 July 17, 2024
  • 15:00
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Interest rate cut boosts returns from short-term government bonds, credit: report

Returns from short-term Government of Canada bonds and credit are rising due to the easing of interest rates by the Bank of Canada last month,…

  • By: Staff
  • July 15, 2024 July 15, 2024
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Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans stays flat in Q2 2024: reports

The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans remained flat in the second quarter of 2024, compared to the previous quarter, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • July 3, 2024 July 3, 2024
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BCI reports 7.5% annual return, assets grow to $250.4BN

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is reporting an annual return of 7.5 per cent, or $17.4 billion, as at March 31, 2024, up from 3.5…

  • By: Staff
  • June 28, 2024 November 6, 2024
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Mandating Canadian pension funds’ domestic investments could harm plan members: study

A potential federal mandate for Canadian pension funds to increase their domestic investments could end up harming the very people the pension system is set…

  • By: Staff
  • June 27, 2024 June 26, 2024
  • 09:00

How the investment strategies of the Maple 8 impact the decisions of medium- and small-sized plan sponsors

While many of the investment strategies and resources at the disposal of the Maple 8 — Canada’s eight largest public pension plans that represent more…

B.C.’s Municipal Pension Plan focusing on sustainable investments

Chelsea Kittleson joined British Columbia’s Municipal Pension Plan at a time of change for the investment organization. The MPP’s executive director, who joined the plan…

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PSP Investments generates 7.2% annual return, net assets increase to $264.9BN

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board ended its fiscal year on March 31, 2024, generating a net return of 7.2 per cent, up from 4.4…

Ontario DB pension plans’ average solvency ratio increases to 122% in Q1 2024: FSRA

The average projected solvency ratio for Ontario defined benefit pension plans was 122 per cent as of March 31, 2024, up three per cent from…

  • By: Staff
  • June 17, 2024 June 13, 2024
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Canadian fixed income outperforms amid improving interest rate landscape: report

Canadian-based fixed income assets rallied in the first quarter of 2024 as the likelihood of interest rate cuts from global central authorities increases, according to…

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  • June 13, 2024 June 12, 2024
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UPP generates net return of 10.2% in 2023, net assets increase to $11.7BN

The University Pension Plan generated a net return of 10.2 per cent in 2023, up from a 9.1 per cent loss in 2022, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • June 12, 2024 June 12, 2024
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Medicus Pension Plan reports 158% funded status at start of 2024

The Medicus Pension Plan, a defined benefit multi-employer pension plan designed exclusively for incorporated physicians in Canada, reported a funded status of 158 per cent…