DB pension funds – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 06 May 2024 21:19:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Pension funds improving modestly on climate but more work to be done: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/pension-funds-improving-modestly-on-climate-but-more-work-to-be-done-report/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 20:00:49 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152436 Canada’s largest public pension funds are showing modest improvements on climate action but are moving too slowly overall, according to a new report by a climate advocacy group. The progress report from Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health found four of the 11 pension plans it examined still don’t have emissions reduction targets […]

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]]> Canada has third largest share of global pension wealth for the first time: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/canada-has-third-largest-share-of-global-pension-wealth-for-the-first-time-report/ Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:00:06 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=134361 Global pension assets fell 16.7 per cent to US$47.9 trillion in 2022, driven largely by a correction in fixed income and equities markets, according to a new report by WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute. While the report found Canada’s pension asset values dropped by about 18 per cent in 2022, as of last August, it held roughly six […]

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]]> World’s 100 largest asset managers’ AUM up 9% in 2021: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/worlds-100-largest-asset-managers-aum-up-9-in-2021-report/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 14:00:52 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=130711 The world’s 100 largest asset managers grossed US$25.7 trillion in assets under management as of Dec. 31, 2021, up nine per cent from the previous year, according to a report by WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute. The report found pension funds remain the single biggest group of asset owners in the global study, controlling more than half […]

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]]> 2022 Risk Management Conference: Institutional investors have a fiduciary duty to assess, mitigate climate-related risks https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/2022-risk-management-conference-institutional-investors-have-a-fiduciary-duty-to-assess-mitigate-climate-related-risks/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 11:55:45 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=126279 The climate crisis puts the security of workers’ retirements at stake, said Patrick DeRochie, senior manager at Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2022 Risk Management Conference. Pension plan sponsors’ investment decisions and their ability to achieve adequate returns for their members depends on a […]

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]]> Head to Head: When it comes to fossil fuels, is divestment or engagement the right route for institutional investors? https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/head-to-head-when-it-comes-to-fossil-fuels-is-divestment-or-engagement-the-right-route-for-institutional-investors/ Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:59:05 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=125338 While one expert says the two approaches work most effectively together, the other highlights the importance of complete divestment. Adam Scott, director at Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health: The common framing of engagement versus divestment is a false dichotomy. They aren’t mutually exclusive approaches — both are essential tools for pension managers, […]

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]]> 2022 GIC coverage: Fixed income markets keeping calm, carrying on amid global uncertainty https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/fixed-income/2022-gic-coverage-fixed-income-markets-keeping-calm-carrying-on-amid-global-uncertainty/ Mon, 30 May 2022 12:55:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=121074 With increased market volatility due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, central banks in the West looking to tighten monetary policies as the world begins emerging from the coronavirus pandemic and higher, more persistent inflation than anticipated, bond investors are in for a wild ride, said Samantha Klein, lead of institutional business for T. Rowe Price […]

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]]> 2022 GIC coverage: Canada’s Maple 8 pension funds outperforming peers on a global scale https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/2022-gic-coverage-canadas-maple-8-pension-funds-outperforming-peers-on-a-global-scale/ Mon, 30 May 2022 12:51:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=120751 Canada’s Maple 8 — the country’s largest eight public pension plans that manage a total of about $2 trillion in assets — use similar governance structures to consistently deliver strong returns. Pension systems around the world are difficult to manage, said Sebastien Betermier, an associate professor of finance at the Desautels Faculty of Management at […]

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]]> Private sector pension membership declines https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/private-sector-pension-membership-declines/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/private-sector-pension-membership-declines/#respond Tue, 25 Jul 2017 08:44:59 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/private-sector-pension-membership-declines/ Statistics Canada also reports public sector membership is on the rise.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/private-sector-pension-membership-declines/feed/ 0 Modern DB Plans Combine the Best of DB and DC Pensions https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/modern-db-plans-combine-the-best-of-db-and-dc-pensions/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/modern-db-plans-combine-the-best-of-db-and-dc-pensions/#respond Thu, 25 May 2017 07:25:12 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/modern-db-plans-combine-the-best-of-db-and-dc-pensions/ CAAT CEO Derek Dobson on how to build the perfect pension plan.

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/modern-db-plans-combine-the-best-of-db-and-dc-pensions/feed/ 0 Why Bigger Is Better https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/why-bigger-is-better/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/why-bigger-is-better/#respond Thu, 08 Mar 2012 06:49:36 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/why-bigger-is-better/ New papers show why large DB pension funds outperform.

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