Keyword: pension plans

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Although women must work two years longer than men to be retirement ready, they still retire with 30 per cent less wealth than their male counterparts, according to a Mercer Canada retirement readiness report. The report found women enter retirement with lower retirement savings than men and they also must work longer to achieve retirement […]

  • By: Staff
  • March 10, 2021 April 25, 2021
  • 17:37

Several members were either elected or re-elected to the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada’s board of directors last week. Among the newly elected members is Jennifer Newman, senior managing director for real estate operations and special projects at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, who is set to become an independent director on the board. […]

  • By: Staff
  • September 28, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 10:54
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As crypto currency gains further traction in the global marketplace, do institutional investors have a fiduciary responsibility to examine its potential? Perhaps the answer lies in Bitcoin’s performance relative to other, more traditional asset classes, suggested Elisabeth Préfontaine, founder of Octonomics, at an event hosted by the Global Risk Institute in Toronto on Wednesday. “When […]

Cross-Border Shopping

Experts share views on real estate opportunities in Canada vs. the U.S.

More Gains for Canada’s DB Pension Plans

Even as Canadian equities lag, pension funds gain.

Caisse Absorbs 6 Plans

Quebec City plans have total assets of $2 billion

  • By: Staff
  • June 23, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 07:12
How to Beat the Rising Cost of Swaps

Institutions look to ETFs as a workaround.

  • December 3, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 17:13
Concentration Problems

Coverage of the 2014 Risk Management Conference.

HOOPP, OPSEU and CAAT Freeze Rates

Ontario also downsizes proposed super fund.

UK Pensions Under-Hedged: Survey

UK trustees concerned about market volatility but are under-hedged against longevity, investment and inflation.