Newsmakers
Canada Launches Pension Enhancement Plan
Enhancement will increase benefits and contributions for working Canadians.
Tag: Canada
Newsmakers
Canada’s Machin Staying the Course with China Despite Tension
Pension board CEO says it will stay cool-headed amid Beijing’s threats over Canadian arrest of tech heiress.
Research
Canadian Pension Funds Tread Water in Q3
Declining Canadian equities, weakness in energy stocks weigh down returns.
Research
Canadian Pension Funds Post Negative Q3 Asset Returns
Funded ratio still rises as declining liabilities offset losses.
Newsmakers
Canada Pension Plan Focuses on Board Gender Composition
Pension says companies with diverse boards perform better financially.
Research
Canadian DB Pension Funds’ Cup Runneth Over
Funded status of Canadian plans surges well above 100% in Q3.
Market Moves
Why US-Mexico Trade Deal Still Must Include Canada
America’s neighbor to the north has been sidelined on NAFTA talks, amid Trump-Trudeau acrimony.
Canada’s Public Sector Pension Manager Adds New Private Debt Chief
Francis Blair will help PSP Investments debt division’s focus on distressed companies.
Risk
Ontario Teachers’ Nets a 3.2% Return in 2018’s First Half
Public, private equity and inflation-linked assets bolster the Canadian pension plan.
Risk
Canada’s Top Public Pension Returns 1.8% in Fiscal First Quarter
Plan now stands at $278.9 billion.
Canadian Pension Plans Return 2.16% in Q2
Despite positive returns, nearly all asset classes fell short of their benchmarks.
PSP Investments Names Eduard van Gelderen CIO
Fills year-long vacancy left by Daniel Garant’s 2017 departure.
Aon: Complacency Biggest Risk for Canadian Pensions
Although most plans are now fully funded, solvency gains can vanish quickly, firm says.
OPTrust Outlines Climate Change Investment Strategy
$15 billion fund has 7.6% of it portfolio invested in renewable energy and green real estate.
Institutional Investors, Canadian Government Launch G7 Investors Group
Representing $6 trillion in AUM, the group aims to further G7 initiatives.