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Coverage of the 2011 Risk Management Conference.
- By: Caroline Cakebread
- September 20, 2011 September 13, 2019
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Coverage of the 2011 Risk Management Conference.
Cash-strapped governments look to pension money.
CIBC Mellon and RBC Dexia have both been awarded “top-rated” status in Global Custodian magazine’s Agent Banks in Major Markets survey. RBC Dexia was top-rated…
Coverage of the 2011 Risk Management Conference.
For many plan sponsors, there is no time like the present to assess how they are directing their efforts—especially when it comes to fees and…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers’) has announced that it is a signatory to the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). PRI is a…
Sun Life Global Investments has added three mutual funds to its product offering, promising greater access to world-class asset managers and more choice to Canadian…
More than two-thirds of traders at leading asset management firms around the world are concerned about the impact of high frequency trading (HFT) on the…
Oversight and due diligence tough for smaller plans.
Coverage of the 2011 Risk Management Conference.
How can Canadian pension plans promote economic growth in the developing world while still meeting their obligations as pension fiduciaries? Until now, many plans have…
Investor confidence declined in August, according to recent figures from State Street Global Markets. The State Street Investor Confidence Index declined to 89.6 in August,…
American plans face mounting funding gap.
The federal government’s latest five-year global bond, valued at US$3.5 billion, is attracting strong investor interest with an order book reaching more than US$13.5 billion.…
Institutional asset owners are facing a steep climb amid geopolitical instability and macro-economic issues impacting allocations, which are pushing them to cautiously build resilience into…
Developed countries provided and mobilized a record US$136.7 billion in climate finance for developing countries in 2024, exceeding the $100 billion annual target for the…
With only a few weeks left in a year impacted by trade wars, equity concentration risk and the increased appeal of artificial intelligence opportunities, defined…
The current moment is rooted in shifting ideas, characterized by the rise and fall of globalization, said Sean Speer, editor-at-large at the Hub and a…
Fading developed markets bilateral aid and U.S. tariff policy is pushing emerging markets debt as an attractive alternative for growing countries, according to Yvette Babb,…
Pension funds can enhance society in a way that doesn’t have to interfere with their fiduciary integrity and financial sustainability, according to a new report…
The universe of defined benefit pension managers’ pooled funds posted a median return of 0.5 per cent before management fees during the first quarter of…
The Saskatchewan Healthcare Employees’ Pension Plan is appointing Paula Potter as chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2026. She steps into the CEO role with…
The combination of several innovations in defined contribution pension plan design can dramatically improve retirement readiness across income levels, according to a new report by…
Retirement income outcomes for capital accumulation plan members dipped in the first quarter of 2026, amid market volatility and ongoing geopolitical tensions, according to a…
Pension plan membership in Ontario increased year-over-year to 4.8 million in 2025 and David Bartucci, head of pension plan operations and regulatory effectiveness at the…
The University Pension Plan of Ontario is reporting a 5.2 per cent total fund net return for the year, pushing its net assets from $12.8…
Despite an uncertain market landscape impacted by geopolitical volatility, institutional investors are staying the course with portfolio management, says Andrew Norelli, managing director and member…
Defined benefit pension plans in Ontario reported a median solvency ratio of 122 per cent during the first quarter of 2026, according to a new…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is participating in a US$250 million debt facility deal, which will contribute an additional $100 million accordion…
CPP Investments is reporting a return of 7.8 per cent for its 2026 fiscal year. The results helped increase its net assets to $793.3 billion…
The Nursing Homes and Related Industries Pension Plan is reporting an 11.5 per cent investment return in 2025. The Ontario-based target-benefit pension plan confirmed a…
The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario recently joined the Global Real Estate Engagement Network, an industry coalition of institutional investors focused on addressing financially material…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reporting $226 billion in climate action investments as at Dec. 31, 2025, towards a goal of…
A third of U.S. plan sponsors say they’re very or extremely confident in their participants’ ability to retire at their target age, up from just…
While the global equities market recorded positive returns in the first quarter of 2026, a rebound seen in April was driven by only a few…
The energy market has done a reasonable job of shifting demand amid the strain of increased oil reserve consumption, says Michael Shaw, director and portfolio…
The funded status of a typical defined benefit pension plan in Canada declined on a solvency basis for the second month in a row, according…
The Global Risk Institute’s Sonia Baxendale is stepping down as president and chief executive officer later this year after nearly eight years in the role.…
The Joint Forum of Financial Market Regulators is establishing a committee to help implement its total cost reporting plan. The plan aims to increase investor…
More than a quarter (28 per cent) of male employees in the U.S. report a reduction in their stress levels due to their employer’s financial…