bond yields – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:02:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Average funded ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 7% in Q1 2024: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/average-funded-ratio-of-canadian-db-pension-plans-up-7-in-q1-2024-reports/ Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:00:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154482 The funded ratio of the average Canadian defined benefit pension plan, excluding the effect of asset smoothing, reached 124 per cent as at March 31, 2024, up seven per cent from the fourth quarter of 2023, according to a new report by Normandin Beaudry. It found the average solvency ratio of Canadian pension plans was […]

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]]> IMCO returns 5.6% for 2023, driven by public equities https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/imco-returns-5-6-for-2023-driven-by-public-equities/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:00:26 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154131 The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is reporting a net return of 5.6 per cent for 2023, with net assets increasing to $77.4 billion. The investment organization’s year-end report found public equities returned 18 per cent in 2023, followed by global credit (7.7 per cent), fixed income (5.9 per cent), private equity (5.7 per cent), […]

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]]> Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 2% in Q1 2024: reports https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/median-solvency-ratio-of-canadian-db-pension-plans-up-2-in-q1-2024-reports/ Thu, 04 Apr 2024 19:00:37 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153937 The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans increased two per cent in the first quarter of 2024, according to a report by Mercer. The report, which tracks more than 450 DB pension plans, found the median solvency ratio grew to 118 per cent, as at March 29, 2024, from 116 per cent […]

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]]> Average Canadian DB pension plan’s funded solvency position up 2.8% in February: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/average-canadian-db-pension-plans-funded-solvency-position-up-2-8-in-february-report/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:00:17 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153693 The funded position of a typical defined benefit pension plan rose both on a solvency basis (2.8 per cent) and an accounting basis (2.3 per cent) during February, according to Telus Health’s latest pension index. It found the solvency of the average DB plan rose to 103.6 per cent in February, up from 100.8 per […]

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]]> Ontario DB pension plans’ average solvency ratio increased to 119% in Q4 2023: FSRA https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/ontario-db-pension-plans-average-solvency-ratio-increased-to-119-in-q4-2023-fsra/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:00:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152598 The average projected solvency ratio for Ontario defined benefit pension plans was 119 per cent as of Dec. 31, 2023, up two per cent from Sept. 30, 2023, according to a new report by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario. It found the median projected solvency ratio exceeded 100 per cent for 12 consecutive […]

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]]> Caisse returns 7.2% for 2023, driven by bonds, equities https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/caisse-returns-7-2-for-2023-driven-by-bonds-equities/ Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152268 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reporting a net return of 7.2 per cent for 2023, with net assets increasing to $434 billion. The investment organization’s year-end report said public equities returned 17.7 per cent in 2023, driven by large U.S. technology stocks as well as growth stocks and the Caisse’s large […]

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]]> Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans declines in Q4 2023: reports https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/median-solvency-ratio-of-canadian-db-pension-plans-declines-in-q4-2023-reports/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 14:00:12 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149694 The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans declined in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to reports by Mercer and Aon. Mercer’s report, which tracked more than 450 DB pension plans, found the median solvency ratio declined to 116 per cent as at Dec. 31, 2023, from its previous high of 125 […]

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]]> Expert panel: What does 2024 hold in store for the pension industry? https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/gavin-benjamin/expert-panel-what-does-2024-hold-in-store-for-the-pension-industry/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 14:00:20 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149607 With the arrival of the new year, there are three topics that will be important for pension plan sponsors, members and other industry stakeholders in 2024. The economy and financial markets At the end of 2023, the Canadian economy and the financial markets were still feeling the after-effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Read: Expert panel: […]

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]]> Rising bond yields, frontier markets top of mind for institutional investors in 2024: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/rising-bond-yields-frontier-markets-top-of-mind-for-institutional-investors-in-2024-expert/ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:00:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149387 The progression of bonds and frontier markets over the long term will be top of mind for institutional investors in the coming year, according to Andrew Forsyth, senior vice-president of institutional investment services at Franklin Templeton. Fixed income may be in the good graces of institutional investors again as higher bond yields lead the way […]

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]]> Ontario DB pension plans’ average solvency ratio increased to 117% in Q3 2023: FSRA https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/ontario-db-pension-plans-average-solvency-ratio-increased-to-117-in-q3-2023-fsra/ Fri, 24 Nov 2023 14:00:21 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=147535 The average projected solvency ratio for Ontario defined benefit pension plans increased slightly to 117 per cent in the third quarter of 2023, with more than three-quarters of plans projected to be fully funded, according to a new report by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario. While the percentage of DB plans projected to have […]

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