It’s no secret that passive investments, such as exchange-traded and indexed funds, have become more popular with investors over the past 10 years. Such funds require…
Dealing with political risk in the time of Trump.
How can plan sponsors encourage their employees to make better investment decisions? And how can they ensure plan members can retire with adequate income? Those…
Plan sponsors should focus on the entry and exit points of their defined contribution pension plans as the world grapples with an era of lower…
Amid continued uncertainty, investors are branching out from the traditional Canadian bond market in search of yield and diversification. Although two consecutive interest rate hikes…
Technology will be the key to helping individuals make better retirement decisions in a world dominated by defined contribution pensions. That was a key message…
Employers should tread carefully before embracing more complex investment options for their defined contribution plans, according to a speaker at the recent Defined Contribution Investment…
Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald wants to challenge the many rules of thumb she says are misleading and potentially harmful when it comes to retirement security. MacDonald, a…
Automatic solutions in plan design can help fiduciaries to fulfil their obligations to defined contribution plan members, according to Ruthann Pritchard, an institutional portfolio manager…
Jason White wants to see Canadians getting a healthier dose of braised duck in their investment diets. White, a portfolio specialist in the equity division…
At an index level, equity volatility in developed markets has reached record lows in 2017. In the U.S. options market, the Chicago Board Options Exchange volatility…
For those who use the standard four per cent withdrawal rate for retirement savings, it’s time to reconsider the approach. “The four per cent withdrawal rate has…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec will now be factoring climate change into every investment decision it makes, setting out targets and actions…
As pension plans grapple with what to do about environmental, social and governance factors, Quebec-based fund Bâtirente offers some guidance on the options available. It…
As pension plans move into better solvency positions this year, should they be lowering their risks by purchasing an annuity or looking at investment strategies…
Amidst all of the talk about transparency in the investment industry, the dialogue around refundable fees has been on the quiet side. Also known as…
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is making a new foray into corporate stewardship by releasing its first responsible investment report. The report outlines several…
While the Bank of Canada had long talked down the idea of raising interest rates any time soon, the sentiment changed last month when it…
Target-date funds seek to provide members of defined contribution pension plans with a straightforward experience, adjusting their asset mix in a set-it-and-forget-it option geared towards…
While compliance with requirements to file statements of investment policies and procedures has reached 94 per cent in Ontario, only 34 per cent of the…
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. has reported a 12.4 per cent return for its fiscal year ended Mar. 31, 2017, a significant increase from…
When it comes to investing for retirement, do plan members benefit more from having target-date funds that come with a standard formula or funds that…
There’s plenty of evidence that sustainable investing is gaining traction as an important consideration in institutional investors’ strategies and portfolios. Take, for example, the fact…
For years, Canadians have faced calls to invest overseas given the narrowness of the Canadian equity market and the relatively small proportion of global gross…
The OPSEU Pension Trust is boosting its efforts to internalize the management of certain assets by launching an in-house trading floor on Wednesday. The move to internalization…