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Ontario Teachers’ gains minority stake in new alternative lender, UPP backs U.K. locomotive operator

bmcgovern — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:00:47 +0000

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is gaining a minority stake in a new financial entity resulting from a merger between Fairstone Bank of Canada and Home Trust Company. The new group will have a national branch and broker network to offer residential and commercial mortgages, personal loans, credit cards, retail financing, auto financing, digital lending […]

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2023 Top 40 Money Managers Report: Geopolitical tension making its presence felt among institutional investors

bwolfe — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 13:56:56 +0000

By the time Nick Chamie graduated with his first degree in economics in 1992, the Berlin Wall had already fallen and the Soviet Union had ceased to exist. Still, Chamie — now the chief strategist and senior managing director at the Investment Management Corp. of Ontario — explains that, as he began making his way in the […]

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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

bwolfe — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 13:00:50 +0000

An article on Saskatchewan’s Public Employees Benefits Agency transition to a not-for-profit corporation was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. Saskatchewan’s pension and benefits administrator transitioning to not-for-profit model 2. University Pension Plan’s assets declined 9.1% in 2022, led by public equities 3. Survey […]

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Trent University support workers joining UPP

lbailey — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 14:00:09 +0000

Trent University support workers represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union are joining the University Pension Plan. Under a new three-year collective agreement, the 460 employees — including administrative support staff, caretakers, secretaries, systems analysts and teaching assistants — will transition from the university’s defined benefit pension plan to the UPP in January 2025. […]

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Top 5 HR, pension and benefits stories of the week

mdunne — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 14:00:03 +0000

Paid sick days for employees continues to be a hot topic as the coronavirus pandemic rages on, with the top two stories over the past week focusing on legislation that’s tackling the issue at the federal and provincial levels. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. B.C. giving workers five paid sick […]

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UPP appointing Omo Akintan as chief people officer

lbailey — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:00:57 +0000

The University Pension Plan is appointing Omo Akintan as chief people officer, effective February 2022. Prior to joining the UPP, Akintan was the chief people officer at the City of Toronto since January 2019. She was also the City’s acting director of equity, diversity and human rights division from 2017 to 2018. Before that, she […]

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University Pension Plan tackling ESG issues by joining 30% Club, CCGG and SHARE

mdunne — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 19:00:40 +0000

The newly minted University Pension Plan is tackling environmental, social and governance issues head on by partnering with the 30% Club, Canadian Coalition for Good Governance and Shareholder Association for Research and Education. Read: University Pension Plan launches multi-employer DB pension plan Joining the 30% Club will help the UPP make greater representation of women on […]

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University Pension Plan launches multi-employer DB pension plan

lbailey — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:00:51 +0000

The University Pension Plan is launching its jointly sponsored pension plan, providing management services to the Queen’s University, the University of Guelph and the University of Toronto. The plan, which was established on Jan. 1, 2020, officially launched on July 1, 2021. The UPP is a new jointly sponsored pension plan designed to enhance the long-term sustainability […]

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Caisse, UPP employees receiving recognition for net-zero contributions

bwolfe — Fri, 07 May 2021 19:00:11 +0000

Employees at two Canadian pension plans are being recognized for their responsible investment achievements. The British High Commission and the Canada Climate Law Initiative named Barbara Zvan, inaugural president and chief executive officer of the University Pension Plan, and Kim Thomassin, executive vice-president and head of investments in Quebec and stewardship investing at the Caisse […]

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What will coronavirus mean for pension investors in the long term?

mschmit — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 04:41:57 +0000

Real estate, a long-time stable, returns-generating asset class for pension plans, may no longer be as solid due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. “A pretty traditional asset class for pension plans may have been in office and retail, but one of the changes that’s happened is [the move to] remote working,” said Barbara […]

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