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  • Standardized DC fee model is required

    Canada does not fare well in an international score card for disclosure of fees in defined contribution plans included in a new research paper from the Rotman International Centre for Pension Management.

  • Implications of the ABCP plan for pension plan administrators

    If pension plans holding asset-backed commercial paper suffer losses, how will plan administrators be affected by the releases in the ABCP Plan, assuming the Ontario Court of Appeal ruling approving the Plan stands?

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  • DB sponsors anxious about poor market returns

    A "60 second survey" conducted by Morneau Sobeco in July reveals that as a result of poor investment returns in the first half of 2008, anxiety levels are high among sponsors of both closed and continuing defined benefit plans.

  • Pension returns stall in second quarter

    According to results from Morneau Sobeco's Performance Universe of Pension Managers' Pooled Funds for the second quarter of 2008, pension funds are experiencing a difficult year, especially those with strong risk exposure in foreign markets.

  • TD Asset Management signs on to the U.N. Principles for Responsible Investment

    TD Asset Management Inc. has become a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment.

  • Canadian pensions recoup some ground in second quarter

    Soaring energy stocks lifted Canadian pension plans into positive territory in the second quarter despite lingering global credit concerns, according to a survey just released by RBC Dexia Investor Services.

  • Canadian market is now overvalued, says Russell report

    After several consecutive quarters of strong Canadian economic performance, a soaring dollar, record energy and materials prices, and seemingly modest inflation, it appears that investment managers have begun to doubt the continued upside potential of the Canadian market.

  • Derivatives litigation -- credit default swaps

    Blakes June 2008 Litigation Bulletin discusses a form of derivative transaction, known as a credit default swap and some pending U.S. cases that could signal disputes over derivative contracts are becoming more common in view of associated credit issues.

  • RRSP-eligible fund exploits undervalued Phoenix property

    A new RRSP-eligible fund has been launched by the Calgary-based CBI Group (formerly Keystone Real Estate Investments) to give Canadian investors an opportunity to profit from the downturn of the Phoenix, Arizona housing market.

  • Paying alpha fees for beta performance

    New research from Watson Wyatt shows performance fees paid by pension funds worldwide are up 50% compared to five years ago.

  • Building bridges

    As a follow on to the March/April edition of I2, which explored liability-driven investing from the perspective of both U.S. and Canadian plan sponsors, both the cover story and feature in this issue consider how public and private pension funds can invest in infrastructure investments that can help them bridge the asset/liability gap.

  • Head of the Class

    Most of us generally take roads, bridges, pipelines and airports for granted, but to Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan VP Infrastructure Stephen Dowd, they represent lucrative, stable, long-term investments for plan members, including 170,000 elementary and secondary school teachers, and 108,000 pensioners.

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