World’s 100 largest asset owners’ AUM down 9% in 2022: report
The value of the total assets under management for the world’s 100 largest asset owners declined nine per cent to US$23.4 trillion as of Dec.…
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Top money managers’ Canadian pension AUM up 7.7% year over year: report
The Canadian pension assets under management of the country’s top 40 investment managers increased by 7.7 percentage points over the previous year, from nearly $989…
- By: Staff
- November 21, 2023 November 20, 2023
- 11:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on how the Royal Bank of Canada is marking Financial Literacy Month was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are…
- By: Staff
- November 17, 2023 November 16, 2023
- 09:00
Survey finds 77% of U.S. institutional investors worried about inflation and interest rates in 2024
A majority (77 per cent) of U.S.-based institutional investors expect interest rates and inflation to remain elevated in 2024, causing problems for risk assessments over…
- By: Staff
- November 16, 2023 November 16, 2023
- 11:00
Survey finds 75% of global asset managers have an ESG policy
Environmental, social and governance considerations have gained traction in recent years with nearly 75 per cent of global asset managers saying they have an ESG…
- By: Staff
- November 13, 2023 November 13, 2023
- 15:00
CPPIB returns 0.1% in Q2 2024, led by credit, private equity
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board returned 0.1 per cent during the second quarter of fiscal 2024, according to its latest quarterly report. By Sept.…
- By: Staff
- November 13, 2023 November 13, 2023
- 09:00
Vestcor reduced carbon exposure in investment portfolios in 2022
Vestcor Inc. reduced the carbon exposure to several of its portfolios throughout 2022, according to its annual responsible investing report. The New Brunswick-based investment organization…
- By: Staff
- November 9, 2023 November 9, 2023
- 11:00
Canadian DB pension plans return -1.99% in third quarter of 2023: report
Canadian defined benefit pension plans generated a median return of negative 1.99 per cent in the third quarter of 2023, according to the BNY Mellon…
- By: Staff
- November 7, 2023 November 7, 2023
- 09:00
2023 DC Investment Forum: The importance of strategic asset allocation in target-date funds
Since defined contribution plan members will experience a wide variety of market conditions over the course of their working lives and into retirement, it’s important…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 6, 2023 November 1, 2023
- 07:58
2023 DC Investment Forum: Why DC plan sponsors should consider a distinct credit exposure
While fixed income has long had the reputation of being the conservative and stable supporting partner in the traditional balanced portfolio, unbundling fixed income into…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 6, 2023 November 1, 2023
- 07:56
World’s 500 largest asset managers’ AUM down 13.7% in 2022: report
The value of the total assets under management for the world’s 500 largest asset managers reached US$113.7 trillion as of Dec. 31, 2022, down 13.7…
- By: Staff
- November 2, 2023 November 1, 2023
- 11:00
Average Canadian DB pension plan returns -4% in Q3 2023: reports
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned negative four per cent in the third quarter of 2023, according to two new reports. The RBC…
- By: Staff
- November 2, 2023 November 1, 2023
- 09:00
Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 5%, keeps door open to more rate hikes
The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady at five per cent, but hasn’t ruled out future rate hikes as price pressures remain…
- By: The Canadian Press
- October 25, 2023 October 25, 2023
- 15:00
Survey finds 32% of U.S. institutional investors increasing allocations to private assets
Nearly a third (32 per cent) of U.S. institutional investors say they plan to increase their private asset allocations over the next two years, primarily…
- By: Staff
- October 23, 2023 October 19, 2023
- 09:00
Coverage of the 2023 Risk Management Conference
An effective risk management culture can’t be built on buzzwords — though defined benefit pension plan sponsors hear them a lot. In recent years, they’ve…
- October 18, 2023 October 18, 2023
- 08:01
2023 Risk Management Conference: Are concentrated equity strategies living up to their premise?
Despite an attractive pitch to asset owners, concentrated equity strategies may be letting investors down, according to Seth Weingram, senior vice-president and director of client…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 18, 2023 October 18, 2023
- 07:59
2023 Risk Management Conference: Public real estate markets offer significant upside during high inflation
The underlying conservatism of public real estate investment markets can provide an inflation-proof cushion for institutional investors in uncertain times, said Corrado Russo, managing partner…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- October 18, 2023 October 18, 2023
- 07:57
2023 Risk Management Conference: How labour market pressures are affecting inflation rates
A tight labour market will have to loosen up in order to help reduce inflation rates, said Ilan Kolet, institutional portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments,…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 18, 2023 October 18, 2023
- 07:56
2023 Risk Management Conference: A look at BCI’s transformation from a decentralized to a centralized trading approach
A centralized trading approach forms the backbone of the recently revamped British Columbia Investment Management Corp., offering a more protective process for its stakeholders, according…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 18, 2023 October 19, 2023
- 07:48
Average DB pension plan returns -3.8% in September: report
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan increased on a solvency and an accounting basis as of Sept. 30, according to…
- By: Staff
- October 17, 2023 October 17, 2023
- 11:00
Majority of TSX companies aren’t meeting sustainability risk disclosure standards: report
About a third (34 per cent) of the companies on the S&P/TSX composite index are meeting the reporting requirements for environmental, social and governance standards by…
- By: Staff
- October 12, 2023 October 12, 2023
- 11:00
Canadian equities still ahead of bond market despite early losses in October
Canadian institutional investors are still in a sweet spot with the relationship between stocks and bonds in 2023, despite a difficult start to October for…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 10, 2023 October 10, 2023
- 11:00
Study finds institutional investors are most concerned about geopolitics and inflation
More than half of global institutional investors are worried about the ongoing effects geopolitical risk (55 per cent) and rising inflation (53 per cent) will…
- By: Staff
- October 5, 2023 October 4, 2023
- 11:00
Canadian institutional investors’ cycle of bias against domestic markets could be over: report
The days of Canadian institutional investors dismissing domestic opportunities for international ones may be over, according to a new research note. In the note, Ian…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 5, 2023 October 5, 2023
- 11:00
IMCO committing 20% of its portfolio to climate solutions by 2030
The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is allocating 20 per cent of its portfolio to climate solutions by 2030, aiming to reduce its carbon emissions…
- By: Staff
- October 5, 2023 October 5, 2023
- 09:00