Pensions – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Mon, 22 Apr 2024 19:05:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Pensions – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 AIMCo’s balanced fund falls short of benchmark in 2023 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/aimcos-balanced-fund-falls-short-of-benchmark-in-2023/ Mon, 22 Apr 2024 19:05:48 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484538 Returns affected by high inflation and interest rates, geopolitics, chief executive says

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]]> Improving how shadow banks cope with stress https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/improving-how-shadow-banks-cope-with-stress/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:46:57 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484184 FSB proposes series of recommendations for addressing liquidity issues

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]]> Canadian pensions strengthened solvency in Q1: Mercer https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadian-pensions-strengthened-solvency-in-q1-mercer/ Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:58:11 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=483012 Improvements were due to strong equity performance and interest rate increases

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]]> Defer your pension to age 72? Quebecers now have the option https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/defer-your-pension-to-age-72-quebecers-now-have-the-option/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 13:00:47 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=482509 Quebec retirees can receive up to 59% more in QPP under recent changes

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]]> Quebec proposes to boost QPP benefit for disabled seniors https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/quebec-proposes-to-boost-qpp-benefit-for-disabled-seniors/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 20:21:45 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=482121 Under the proposal, 77,000 people would see their pension increase starting next year, government says

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]]> Toronto pension firm sues Scotiabank over pension plan for doctors https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/toronto-pension-firm-sues-scotiabank-over-pension-plan-for-doctors/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 18:13:19 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=481384 Claim for $700M alleges Medicus Pension Plan was built on confidential information

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]]> FSRA pegs ‘stranded’ pension plans at more than $3 billion https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/fsra-pegs-stranded-pension-plans-at-more-than-3-billion/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:10:39 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=481305 Almost 200,000 pension plan members in Ontario have lost track of their plans, regulator says

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]]> Pension funds improving modestly on climate but still too slow: report https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/pension-funds-improving-modestly-on-climate-but-still-too-slow-report/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 20:26:15 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=481181 Shift report downgrades CPPIB, gives AIMCo worst grade

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]]> Banks seen shifting credit risk to funds https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/banks-seen-shifting-credit-risk-to-funds/ Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:31:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=481030 Risk-transfer vehicles to perform better now than in financial crisis

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]]> Industry moves: Alts firm Accelerate appoints Kevin Gopaul as special advisor https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/people/industry-moves-alts-firm-accelerate-appoints-kevin-gopaul-as-special-advisor/ Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:44:38 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=478553 Plus, Ontario Teachers' makes executive appointments

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