UBC – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 17 May 2024 19:40:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 What are the options for implementing real assets in DC plans? https://www.benefitscanada.com/events/conference-coverage/what-are-the-options-for-implementing-real-assets-in-dc-plans/ Fri, 10 May 2024 11:54:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154810 While real assets are largely absent among the investment options offered by Canadian defined contribution pension plans, they can offer significant long-term benefits to plan members, said Andrew Knox, managing director of Franklin Templeton Investments’ global real assets fund, during a session at Benefits Canada’s 2024 DC Plan Summit in February. “[Defined contribution] investors in […]

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]]> High inflation supercharging decumulation challenges https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/high-inflation-supercharging-decumulation-challenges/ Fri, 10 Feb 2023 13:55:25 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=133378 Finance’s toughest problem just got a whole lot trickier, thanks to the quandary of inflation. Legendary economist William F. Sharpe sealed his place in history when he collected the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on investment decision-making, but in defined contribution pension circles, the emeritus professor at Stanford University is […]

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]]> Top 5 HR, pension and benefits stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-pension-and-benefits-stories-of-the-week-21/ Fri, 04 Mar 2022 14:00:41 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=117713 An article on British Columbia’s paramedics and their need for enhanced mental-health benefits was the most read story over the past week on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. B.C. paramedics seeking enhanced mental-health benefits 2. Canadian pension plans overcoming legislation, governance challenges: webinar 3. Ontario’s DB pension plans should take steps […]

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]]> The pros and cons of opting for a 60/40 balanced portfolio strategy https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/the-pros-and-cons-of-opting-for-a-60-40-balanced-portfolio-strategy/ Fri, 16 Apr 2021 12:53:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=98321 While the typical balanced fund is becoming a rarity among pension plans, a segment of plan sponsors continue to utilize these funds — albeit with added diversification. Traditionally, such funds have invested 60 per cent in equities and 40 per cent in bonds. But with investment options for pension plans expanding over the last 20 […]

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]]> Dawn Jia appointed as president, CEO of UBC Investment Management Trust https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/dawn-jia-appointed-as-president-ceo-of-ubc-investment-management-trust/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/dawn-jia-appointed-as-president-ceo-of-ubc-investment-management-trust/#respond Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:34:26 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/dawn-jia-appointed-as-president-ceo-of-ubc-investment-management-trust/ One of Canada’s largest university investment offices, UBC Investment Management Trust, has appointed Dawn Jia as its president and chief executive officer effective Sept. 13, 2019. Jia joins UBC IMANT from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board where she was a senior portfolio manager. Prior to that she was vice-president and head of active equity […]

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