Canadian Defined Benefit Plans Return 2.5% in Q2
Plan sponsors saw second straight positive quarter despite May sell-off.
Tag: Canada
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.
CDPQ Raises Low Carbon Asset Target to C$32 Billion in 2020
Pension fund reduced the carbon intensity of its portfolio by 10% in 2018.
The Ontario Health Pension Turns in 2% Return for Tough 2018
Fund’s performance last year was driven by active management decisions.
Canadian Multi-Employer Pensions Fall from Fully Funded in Q4
Funded level of Segal Group model falls to 95% from 102%.
Alternatives
Canadian Pension’s ‘Pivotal Year’ Drives Substantial Progress for Its Alternative Strategies
Robust international portfolio delivered $9 billion in 2018.
Newsmakers
Diversification Steers Canadian Pension Giant’s Ship into the Black
CEO Machin expects the next few years to be ‘much more challenging’ for investments.