The favourable active management environment of 2012 has extended into 2013 with 79% of large cap Canadian equity investment managers beating the S&P/TSX Composite Index…
With the recent Supreme Court of Canada dismissal of an appeal in Carrigan v. Carrigan Estate—a case that has changed how pre-retirement death benefits are…
Institutional investor confidence worldwide rose in April, according to the State Street Investor Confidence Index.
The OPSEU Pension Trust reported a 10.1% return in 2012, surpassing both its funding target return of 6.5% and its composite benchmark.
Hindsight will confirm that persistent political and economic ambiguity stemming from the financial crisis in 2008 has continued to be a bane for institutional investors.…
A shorter menu of investment options is often better than a longer one, according to a study.
According to a study, Americans who have investment savings of US$500,000 or more view their retirement much more positively than those with less than half…
Investment grade bonds have been a key risk management tool for pension plan sponsors, and low interest rates have reduced potential returns, but there are…
Kodak has signed an agreement to sell two divisions to its British pension plan for US$650 million.
Global demand for resources is increasing. And partly responsible for this demand is the rising population in less developed countries (read China and India), which…
Individuals’ savings behaviour is the dominant variable in achieving a successful retirement, according to a survey.
Canada has been looking at healthcare system the wrong way, according to the president of the Canadian Medical Association.
Northern Trust survey finds investors open to new options.
Two of Canada’s largest pension funds are named in a US$4.6 billion class action by the employees of a New Zealand-based software company. About 200…
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is reporting a total fund net investment return of 7.5 per cent for 2025, underperforming its benchmark return by 2.7…
Major Canadian banks and pension funds provided tens of billions of dollars to American contractors for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, an investigation…
More than eight in 10 (84 per cent) employers say artificial intelligence is starting to affect their succession planning, according to a new survey by…
Canadian plan members reported a significant drop in the amount they believe they need to retire — from roughly $1.4 million in 2023, 2024 and…
Manitoba is set to become the first province in Canada to require employers to provide free menstrual products in workplaces. The provincial government will amend…