Although financial markets have stabilized, volatility will likely continue
Defined-benefit plans gained a 2.2% total return in Q2, up from just 0.2% in Q1
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp.’s (BCI) produced an annual combined pension return, net of costs, of 9% for fiscal 2018, ended March 31, vs a combined market benchmark of 7.4%, generating $1.9 billion in added value for BCI’s pension plan clients. A key contributor was the outperformance of global equities relative to their benchmark. […]
The solvency ratio for an average pension plan has improved to 1.9% since the beginning of the year, Morneau Shepell report suggests
Putting off CPP and OAS benefits until age 75 would help clients plan for retirement, group says
The first quarter of 2018 was full of instability and volatility, with Canadian equities taking the biggest hit
Pension plan undeterred by uncertainty over tariffs: CEO
DB plans benefitted from the modest rise in long-term interest rates, but volatile equity markets has a mildly negative effect
The return came as the Ontario Pension Board continued a strategy of shifting assets from public to private markets last year
Decline in bond AUM of 2.5% more than offset the 1.2% rise in stock holdings during the quarter