Falling Bond Yields ‘Warning Sign’ for Canadian DB Plan Sponsors
Aon says the window for de-risking opportunities ‘seems to be closing.’
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CPPIB Announces First Indonesian Infrastructure Investment
Fund to buy a 45% stake in one of the Asian nation’s top toll roads.
Asset Allocation
CPPIB Buys Stake in Top India Logistics Provider
Fund had allocated $7.5 billion to India, fiscal results show.
Risk
Ontario Teachers’ Returns 6.3% in First Half of 2019
C$201.4 billion fund boosts its fixed income holdings to counter global slowdown.
Research
Canadian DB Plans Return 2.7% in Q2 2019
Total returns for the first half of the year register a robust 10.2%.
Canadian Defined Benefit Plans Return 2.5% in Q2
Plan sponsors saw second straight positive quarter despite May sell-off.
Canadian Diversified Pool Funds Return 2.2% in Q2
Returns are up more than 11% so far in 2019.
Research
Canadian DB Plans Flat in Q2 Despite Strong Returns
Falling bond yields prove too much for robust asset gains.
Research
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Releases Inaugural Climate Report
Fund details how it works climate risk into investing its nearly $150 billion in assets.
Newsmakers
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan CEO to Retire
Jo Taylor will become the new chief January 1, 2020, after Ron Mock departs.
Asset Allocation
Ontario Teachers’ Blasting Off with SpaceX
Canadian pension fund interested in Elon Musk’s rocket business, in particular its Starlink satellite network project.
Active Investing Adds Billions to Canada’s Pensions Annually
Analysis shows a passive strategy could have cost CPPIB nearly C$50 billion since 2006-2007.
How HOOPP’s Jim Keohane Beat the Crisis
The Canadian health care pension fund CEO, set to retire, saved the plan from the Great Recession by noticing problems ahead of time.
Canadian Plan Sponsors Rebound Strongly to Return 7% in Q1
US, Canadian equities were top-performing asset classes.
Canadian Funds Return 8.3% in Q1
Despite strong gains, funds underperformed the benchmark portfolio.