Pensions – Investment Executive https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Mon, 14 Nov 2022 20:46:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Pensions – Investment Executive https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Ontario to expand access to small-business tax rate, increase disability and senior payments https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/ontario-to-expand-access-to-small-business-tax-rate-increase-disability-and-senior-payments/ Mon, 14 Nov 2022 20:46:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=455588 The province's fall economic outlook forecasts a deficit of $12.9 billion in this fiscal year

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]]> Flat Q3 leaves pension returns down big in 2022: RBC https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/flat-q3-leaves-pension-returns-down-big-in-2022-rbc/ Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:39:39 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=454616 Fixed income bounced back but equities remained weak amid headwinds

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]]> Most employer retirement plans don’t support decumulation: report https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/most-employer-retirement-plans-dont-support-decumulation-report/ Tue, 25 Oct 2022 19:44:03 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=454261 Less than 5% of pension programs administered by the largest insurance companies offer decumulation options, finds the C.D. Howe Institute

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]]> Move away from DB plans puts pressure on global pensions https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/move-away-from-db-plans-puts-pressure-on-global-pensions/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 17:21:25 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=453378 Canada's pension score improved slightly from last year but its ranking dropped to 13th, a report says

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]]> Pension assets slide in first quarter: StatsCan https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/pension-assets-slide-in-first-quarter-statscan/ Wed, 14 Sep 2022 17:01:16 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=451420 Turmoil in global equity markets, weakness in bonds, drives asset drop

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]]> OMERS reports 0.4% portfolio loss in first half of 2022 https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/omers-reports-0-4-portfolio-loss-in-first-half-of-2022/ Fri, 19 Aug 2022 18:57:20 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=449960 Ontario municipal workers’ pension fund had 6% net investment gain for year ending June 30

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]]> Negative market returns weigh on Q2 pension funding: FSRA https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/negative-market-returns-weigh-on-q2-pension-funding-fsra/ Tue, 16 Aug 2022 19:27:34 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=449739 The median solvency ratio decreased slightly after eight straight quarterly improvements

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]]> Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan reports positive return in first half https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/ontario-teachers-pension-plan-reports-positive-return-in-first-half/ Mon, 15 Aug 2022 18:35:06 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=449655 Many other funds struggled amid tumultuous global markets

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]]> Canadian pension returns down 14.5% in first half https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadian-pension-returns-down-14-5-in-first-half/ Wed, 27 Jul 2022 17:27:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=448647 Average Canadian defined-benefit plan tracked by Northern Trust contracted 8.8% in Q2

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]]> Canada tops the world in pension disclosure transparency https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/canada-tops-the-world-in-pension-disclosure-transparency/ Tue, 26 Jul 2022 18:08:41 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=448539 CPP Investments ranked first, with three Canadian funds among the global top five

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