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
- 15:00
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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…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- June 11, 2024 June 11, 2024
- 09:00
2024 Global Investment Conference: A look at evolving retirement trends
During a panel discussion at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Global Investment Conference in April, three pension plan sponsors shared their perspective on plan design…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- June 10, 2024 August 23, 2024
- 07:49
2024 Global Investment Conference: How institutional investors are navigating developed, emerging market trends
During a panel at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Global Investment Conference in April, three key thought leaders representing defined benefit pension plan sponsors shared…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- June 10, 2024 June 6, 2024
- 07:48
Issuance of emerging market green bonds expected to reach US$240BN by 2025: report
The issuance of emerging market green bonds linked to sustainability and social factors is expected to grow at an annual rate of 7.1 per cent…
- By: Staff
- June 6, 2024 June 6, 2024
- 11:00
AIMCo Realty completes $900 million sale of green bond offerings; Ontario Teachers’ Venture Growth investing in German AI firm
The real estate investment arm of the Alberta Investment Management Corp. has completed the sale of $900 million in green bond offerings. The Series 6…
- By: Staff
- May 27, 2024 May 27, 2024
- 15:00
Average Canadian DB pension plan’s funded position on solvency, accounting basis up in April: report
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan rose on both a solvency and accounting basis in April, according to Telus Health’s…
- By: Staff
- May 23, 2024 May 22, 2024
- 09:00
2024 DC Plan Summit: What are the options for implementing real assets in DC plans?
While real assets are largely absent among the investment options offered by Canadian defined contribution pension plans, they can offer significant long-term benefits to plan…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- May 10, 2024 October 27, 2025
- 07:54
ETF assets held by institutional investors reach US$56 billion in 2023: report
Institutional investors in North America owned US$56 billion worth of exchange-traded fund assets at the end of 2023, a 22 per cent increase year over…
- By: Staff
- May 9, 2024 May 9, 2024
- 11:00
Expert panel: Cessation of real return bonds increases risk profile for Canadian pension fund model
The recent pressure put on Canadian pensions plans from private managers and governments to re-discover an investment home bias has been met with little enthusiasm,…
- By: Andrew Spence
- May 9, 2024 May 9, 2024
- 09:00
Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 3.6% in Q1 2024: reports
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan posted a median return of 3.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2024, according to a new…
- By: Staff
- May 6, 2024 May 6, 2024
- 15:00
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,…
- By: Staff
- April 23, 2024 April 22, 2024
- 09:00
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