N.S. teachers’ pension plan funded status on the decline
The Nova Scotia Teachers’ pension plan posted a net loss in assets for 2018, down to $4.94 billion from $5.11 billion at the end of 2017.…
- By: Staff
- April 30, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 15:30
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Pooled pension fund managers rebound in 2019
Pooled pension fund managers bounced back in the first quarter of 2019, posting a median return before management fees of 8.3 per cent, up from…
- By: Staff
- April 30, 2019 September 19, 2019
- 09:51
Exploring the active nature of target-date funds
Looks aren’t a solid basis on which to form a long-term relationship and neither is the surface-level appearance of a target-date fund. “In a perfect…
- By: Martha Porado
- April 29, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 10:15
Expanding the benchmarks for pension funding status
Since using a single benchmark portfolio to measure a pension plan’s funding status paints a narrow picture, a new report by PBI Actuaries and Consultants looked…
- By: Martha Porado
- April 17, 2019 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Canadian pension plans in strong solvency position in Q1 off surging equity markets
Canadian defined benefit pension plans’ solvency position rose in the first quarter of 2019, according to two new pension indexes. Representing the solvency ratio of a…
- By: Staff
- April 3, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 09:01
Long-duration fixed income still in demand as U.S. yield curve inverts
With turbulent equity markets, fixed income has a major role to play as defined benefit pensions look to more closely match their liabilities and investments, says…
- By: Martha Porado
- March 27, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 12:52
Custom target-date funds growing in U.S.: survey
The U.S. customized target-date fund market grew to US$430 billion at the end of 2017, according to the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association. The DCIIA’s inaugural survey…
- By: Staff
- March 25, 2019 January 12, 2021
- 08:45
ESG, China considerations holding fixed income investor interest: survey
Many investors believe the end of the current economic cycle is coming, according to Invesco’s latest global fixed income survey. While 49 per cent of…
- By: Staff
- March 22, 2019 January 12, 2021
- 08:15
Board governance and the connection to asset allocation
Well-governed boards have greater international diversification and lower cash holdings, according to a working paper by Carolina Salva and Nadège Bregnard from the University of…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- March 14, 2019 January 12, 2021
- 07:35
HOOPP posts 2.2% return for 2018
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan grew its assets to $79 billion in 2018, up from $77.8 billion at the end of 2017. However, the plan’s funded…
- By: Staff
- March 11, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 15:30
OPTrust ups its holdings in Ontario green bonds
The OPSEU Pension Trust is making an additional purchase of $100 million in Ontario government green bonds, bringing its allocation in the asset to about…
- By: Staff
- March 7, 2019 January 12, 2021
- 15:30
Using green bonds to bridge sustainable development goal funding gap
While 17 per cent of current investments by large public corporations are green, fewer than five per cent of corporate green investments in 2017 were…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- March 7, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 07:26
Caisse rounds out 2018 with 4.2% return
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec ended 2018 with a return of 4.2 per cent, beating its benchmark portfolio, which returned 2.4 per cent,…
- By: Staff
- February 22, 2019 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Ontario DB plans’ solvency drops in last quarter of 2018: FSCO
Ontario’s defined benefit pension plans had a median solvency ratio of 94 per cent at the end of 2018, according to the Financial Services Commission…
- By: Staff
- February 20, 2019 September 13, 2019
- 09:49
What’s the investment outlook for pension funds in 2019?
Following years of steady, globally synchronized growth, volatility is back. In the final weeks of 2018, North American stock markets were especially hectic, posting losses…
- By: Martha Porado
- February 15, 2019 January 12, 2021
- 08:54
Concordia becomes first Canadian university to issue sustainable bond
Concordia University has launched a sustainable bond, with the aim of financing its share of the university’s new science hub while generating environmental and social benefits…
- By: Martha Porado
- February 11, 2019 January 12, 2021
- 16:44
Canadian DB pensions finish 2018 in negative territory: reports
Canadian defined benefit pension plans finished 2018 in negative territory, according to two new reports. Pension plans in RBC Investor & Treasury Services’ universe posted an…
- By: Staff
- February 7, 2019 September 13, 2019
- 08:24
‘Worst calendar year performance’ for U.S. institutional plans since 2008: report
Institutional plan sponsors lost a median of 3.8 per cent in 2018, as losses in the fourth quarter of the year dragged down returns, according…
- By: Staff
- February 4, 2019 September 13, 2019
- 15:15
Navigating the complicated relationship between interest rates, real estate
The complicated relationship between real estate and interest rates makes it important to know the role different types of properties play in a portfolio and…
- By: Yaelle Gang, the Canadian Investment Review
- January 18, 2019 September 13, 2019
- 07:58
Canadian pensions end 2018 with solvency decline
The solvency positions of Canadian defined benefit pension plans declined in the fourth quarter of 2018 after experiencing gains in the first nine months of…
- By: Staff
- January 4, 2019 January 12, 2021
- 09:08
Rough Q4 for stocks hits U.S. pension funding status: study
The largest corporate pension plans in the United States experienced a slight drop in their funded status at the end of 2018 due to the…
- By: Staff
- January 3, 2019 January 12, 2021
- 10:24
Four investment themes for a turbulent 2019
Looking ahead to the new year, 2019 is shaping up to be another challenging one for institutional investors looking for strategies to generate sufficient returns to meet their…
- December 27, 2018 January 12, 2021
- 08:00
Navigating the trend towards passive investing
The majority of global pension plans believe the rise of passive investment funds is a foundational change in how they now manage their portfolios, recognizing…
- By: Martha Porado
- December 21, 2018 March 11, 2021
- 08:56
Four disruptive trends facing fixed income
When it comes to disruption, people typically talk about technology and its impact on jobs, society, and the global economy. But disruption is also happening…
- By: Caroline Cakebread
- December 18, 2018 January 20, 2021
- 07:41
Heading into 2019, geopolitics continue to shadow markets
Uncertainty on how U.S. and Chinese policies will affect trade, Italy’s budget standoff with the European Commission, worry over Brexit and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy all…
- By: Staff
- December 10, 2018 January 12, 2021
- 09:35