Average funded ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 2% in Q4 2024: report
The funded ratio of the average Canadian defined benefit pension plan grew by two per cent during the fourth quarter of 2024 and 12 per…
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- By: Ian Bickis, the Canadian Press
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Global REITs return 4.6% in 2024, demand for data centres, senior housing to increase in 2025: report
The performance of global real estate investment trusts was halved to 4.6 per cent in 2024, largely attributed to tentative discourse by the U.S. Federal…
- By: Bryan McGovern
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Coverage of the 2024 Investment Innovation Conference
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- By: Benefits Canada
- January 14, 2025 January 16, 2025
- 08:00
2024 Investment Innovation Conference: Democrats and Republicans heading for ideology reckoning after presidential election
Following a surprising U.S. presidential election, both major political parties are facing a realignment of priorities, said Lew Lukens, senior partner at Signum Global Advisors,…
- By: Bryan McGovern
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2024 Investment Innovation Conference: A liability-aware investing assessment can help pension plan sponsors see the bigger picture
Defined benefit pension plan sponsors can improve their performance and risk assessment by closely evaluating the connection between assets and liabilities, said Jason Malinowski, chief…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- January 14, 2025 January 13, 2025
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2024 Investment Innovation Conference: Financial challenges fuelling anxiety in establishment institutions
The global population’s rejection of establishment systems and institutions is resulting in extreme election results following the coronavirus pandemic, said Don Guy, founding partner at…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- January 14, 2025 January 13, 2025
- 07:50
2024 Investment Innovation Conference: Post-pandemic soft landing is here but market risks continue to loom
The U.S. economy has already sustained a soft landing, according to Michael Arone, chief investment strategist and managing director at State Street Global Advisors, during…
- By: Lauren Bailey
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- 07:49
2024 Investment Innovation Conference: Separating fact and fiction from investment stories requires correlation and causation review
The distinction between correlation and causation can help institutional investors determine better factors for investment decisions, according to Steve Foerster, a finance professor at Western…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- January 14, 2025 January 13, 2025
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Scope 3 emissions investment disclosure crucial for institutional investors: report
Institutional investors are facing significant barriers to including Scope 3 emissions as part of their disclosure strategy for environmental assets, according to a new report…
- By: Staff
- January 13, 2025 January 9, 2025
- 09:00
Feds’ report dismisses Alberta’s CPP entitlement, offers formula to calculate potential exit: expert
While it doesn’t contain an exact figure, the federal government’s official rebuttal to a 2023 report — which argued Alberta is entitled to more than…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- January 9, 2025 January 8, 2025
- 11:00
Effective AI integration requires customization effort from pension plan sponsors: report
User personalization and an ease-of-use approach are key in the adoption of artificial intelligence technology tools by pension plan sponsors, according to a new report…
- By: Staff
- January 7, 2025 January 7, 2025
- 09:00
59% of global institutional investors haven’t discussed AI with investment managers: survey
More than half (59 per cent) of global institutional investors have yet to discuss artificial intelligence with their managers, according to a new survey from…
- By: Staff
- January 2, 2025 January 2, 2025
- 15:00
OPTrust reduces financed emissions intensity by 11% compared to 2022: report
The OPSEU Pension Trust has reduced its financed emissions intensity by 11 per cent when compared to 2022, according to the investment organization’s latest climate…
- By: Staff
- December 20, 2024 December 19, 2024
- 15:00
Report finds investment management fees for open-end real assets funds as high as 20%
Investment management fees for open-end real assets funds can reach as high as 20 per cent, while median fees cost institutional investors either 10 per…
- By: Staff
- December 18, 2024 January 1, 2025
- 15:00
Institutional investors increasingly eyeing private assets amid shifting interest rates, diversification push: report
Evolving expectations, a shifting interest rate environment and the need to manage increasingly large asset bases for performance and for national and societal impact are…
- By: Staff
- December 16, 2024 December 16, 2024
- 14:45
Canadian equities, fixed income to deliver stable performance in 2025 amid potential economic headwinds: report
Expected economic headwinds in Canada won’t prevent strong results from equities and fixed income in 2025, according to a new report by the Royal Bank…
- By: Staff
- December 11, 2024 December 10, 2024
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World’s 100 largest asset owners’ AUM up 12.3% in 2023: report
The assets under management of the world’s 100 largest asset owners totalled US$26.3 trillion as of the end of 2023, up 12.3 per cent from…
- By: Staff
- December 5, 2024 December 4, 2024
- 09:00
Global pension plan sponsors’ assets reach US$63.1 trillion in 2023, offset by decrease in equities: report
While global pension plan sponsors’ assets grew by 10 per cent to reach US$63.1 trillion in 2023, this value is still five per cent lower…
- By: Staff
- December 4, 2024 December 3, 2024
- 09:00
Institutional investors urged to examine AI integration beyond productivity: CPPIB
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is asking fellow institutional investors to consider the impact of artificial intelligence in investees’ labour patterns beyond a productivity…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- December 3, 2024 December 2, 2024
- 11:00
Average funded status of Ontario DB pension plans at 121% in Q3 2024: report
The average funded position of defined benefit pension plans in Ontario was 121 per cent in the third quarter of 2024, down just two per…
- By: Staff
- November 28, 2024 November 27, 2024
- 09:00
Canadian institutional investors’ responsible investments reach $4.5 trillion: report
Responsible investments account for 71 per cent of the total assets under management by Canadian institutional investors, according to a new report from the Responsible…
- By: Staff
- November 26, 2024 November 26, 2024
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Canadian fixed income yields de-coupling from U.S. market performance: report
Canadian fixed income yields are de-coupling from a sharp rise seen in the U.S. market, according to a new report from FTSE Russell. Despite a…
- By: Staff
- November 25, 2024 November 25, 2024
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UN’s Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance reports more institutional investors adopting intermediate decarbonization targets
The United Nations’ Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is reporting that 81 of its institutional investor members, representing combined assets under management of US$9.4 trillion, have…
- By: Staff
- November 14, 2024 November 11, 2024
- 09:00
Ratio of asset value to benefit obligation up 1.2% for Canadian DB pension plans in Q3 2024: report
The ratio of the market value of assets to the projected benefit obligation for a hypothetical benchmark plan changed little for global defined benefit pension…
- By: Staff
- November 12, 2024 November 7, 2024
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