provincial bonds – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 02 May 2024 19:07:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 New report highlights importance of ESG factors in Canadian municipal, provincial bonds https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/fixed-income/new-report-highlights-importance-of-esg-factors-in-canadian-municipal-provincial-bonds/ Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:00:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=141399 Since municipalities and provinces fund public services and infrastructure with clear environmental and social benefits, as well as having substantial power to shape policies in their jurisdictions, municipal and provincial bonds are useful tools for institutional investors pursuing a thematic environmental, social and governance approach, according to a new report by the United Nations’ principles […]

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]]> CIA selects FTSE Russell to represent Canada bond market for commuted-value calculations https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/fixed-income/cia-ftse-russell-partner-on-commuted-value-calculation/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/fixed-income/cia-ftse-russell-partner-on-commuted-value-calculation/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2020 03:58:37 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/cia-ftse-russell-partner-on-commuted-value-calculation/ The Canadian Institute of Actuaries has selected FTSE Russell to represent the provincial and investment-grade corporate bond spread to be used for the CIA’s new market-based commuted-value calculation. The calculation is used to determine how much to pay a member of a registered defined benefit pension who leaves the plan and elects to receive their […]

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