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Ontario Teachers’ posts 9.7% return for 2017

Ontario Teachers’ posts 9.7% return for 2017

A 9.7 per cent net return for 2017 has helped the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan report a funded status of 105 per cent in its…

Ontario Pension Board returns 10.8% in 2017

Ontario Pension Board returns 10.8% in 2017

The Ontario Pension Board posted a return of 10.8 per cent in 2017, an increase on its return of 8.1 per cent in 2016. The pension fund’s…

  • By: Staff
  • March 21, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 10:28

Greening your bond portfolio

After the Paris Accord, how can green bonds help your portfolio?

DB pension solvency drops from 15-year high in February: survey

DB pension solvency drops from 15-year high in February: survey

The median solvency ratio for Canadian defined benefit pension plans dropped slightly in February as equity markets stalled, falling to 99.8 per cent from 101.3 per cent in…

  • By: Staff
  • March 8, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 16:15
HOOPP returns 10.88%, maintains funded status

HOOPP returns 10.88%, maintains funded status

The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan posted a 10.88 per cent return for 2017, up very slightly on its 10.4 per cent return in 2016…

The challenges with risk models as correlations rise

The challenges with risk models as correlations rise

Investors are putting risk at the centre of their asset allocation decisions — and that’s good news. The trouble is, the risk models they’re using aren’t up…

The failure of risk models

Coverage of the 2017 Risk Management Conference.

Global institutional investors preparing to ride out volatility in 2018

Global institutional investors preparing to ride out volatility in 2018

The majority of global institutional investors are expecting 2018 to bring more volatility in both the stock (78 per cent) and bond markets (70 per cent),…

  • By: Brooke Smith
  • February 22, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 10:08
Caisse returns 9.3% in 2017 amid transition period for global investors

Caisse returns 9.3% in 2017 amid transition period for global investors

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec returned 9.3 per cent in 2017, an increase on its return of 7.6 per cent in 2016. While…

International equity markets boost CPPIB fund by nearly $9 billion in fourth quarter

International equity markets boost CPPIB fund by nearly $9 billion in fourth quarter

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board saw a net increase of $8.9 billion in assets during the final quarter of 2017, bringing its total to $337.1…

  • By: Staff
  • February 9, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 10:31
What’s the investment outlook for pension funds in 2018?

What’s the investment outlook for pension funds in 2018?

Canada and the world enjoyed a particularly strong economic performance last year. In Canada, the unemployment rate fell to just 5.7 per cent at the…

Fixed-income considerations at a time of rising rates

Fixed-income considerations at a time of rising rates

As interest rates rise, so, too, do investors’ concerns about the performance of fixed income. “An allocation to fixed income is considered a safe way…

Global DC pension assets projected to outgrow DB in two years

Global DC pension assets projected to outgrow DB in two years

Global defined contribution plan assets are growing faster than defined benefit pension assets, according to a new report by the Thinking Ahead Institute and Willis Towers…

  • By: Staff
  • February 5, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 11:06
Canadian DB plans post positive returns in last quarter of 2017

Canadian DB plans post positive returns in last quarter of 2017

Canadian defined benefit plans posted a median return of 4.29 per cent in the last quarter of 2017, a marked improvement compared to the median return of…

  • By: Staff
  • February 5, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 10:34
Fixed-income investors expecting modest global growth, eyeing alternative credit: survey

Fixed-income investors expecting modest global growth, eyeing alternative credit: survey

While the majority of global fixed-income specialists see the global economy on the road to recovery, many have a significant appetite for alternative credit, such as real estate…

  • By: Staff
  • January 29, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 11:17
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The risks in Canadian fixed income

And why now is the time for global bond diversification.

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Tactical fixed income

Providing diversification and flexibility for pension plans.

Take advantage of current plan health by de-risking now, sponsors urged

Take advantage of current plan health by de-risking now, sponsors urged

Whether plan sponsors expect a bear or a bull market in 2018, if they’re in a position to de-risk their pension plan, they should do…

Rising interest rates, inflation to cause more volatility in 2018

Rising interest rates, inflation to cause more volatility in 2018

Canada’s economic boom in 2017 surprised economists and supported strong labour numbers. Yet, inflation also remained dormant, “which created this Goldilocks environment and, therefore, very…

Options for small plans to invest like the big pension funds

Options for small plans to invest like the big pension funds

For some investors, tradition isn’t cutting it anymore. Rock-bottom interest rates are squeezing fixed-income returns, and the need to diversify through sturdy, lower-risk assets is…

Investors urged to consider active investment, multi-asset approach in 2018

Investors urged to consider active investment, multi-asset approach in 2018

Investors who are watching the Canadian equity market should prepare for a few more bumpy moments in 2018, according to Russell Investments Canada Ltd.’s 2018 global market outlook.…

  • By: Staff
  • December 6, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 16:00
Why bond yields are likely to stay low

Why bond yields are likely to stay low

Bond yields are likely to remain low in light of the Bank of Canada’s wait-and-see-approach in its October interest rate decision, says CIBC Asset Management Inc.’s Patrick…

CPP fund delivers ‘modest return’ of 2.5% in second quarter

CPP fund delivers ‘modest return’ of 2.5% in second quarter

The Canada Pension Plan fund returned 2.5 per cent after all costs during the second quarter of fiscal 2018. It ended the second quarter with net assets of…

  • By: Staff
  • November 10, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:22
OPTrust to divest from tobacco industry in 2018

OPTrust to divest from tobacco industry in 2018

The OPSEU Pension Trust is divesting from all equity and fixed-income investments in public companies that derive a majority of their revenue from the production or…

  • By: Staff
  • November 9, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:24
Oil price rebound helps DB plans achieve sixth straight quarter of growth

Oil price rebound helps DB plans achieve sixth straight quarter of growth

Buoyed by rebounding Canadian equity returns, Canadian defined benefit pension plans posted returns of 0.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2017, marking the…

  • By: Staff
  • November 9, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 08:15