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Vaccine news a shot in the arm for value investing

Vaccine news a shot in the arm for value investing

Now is the time for institutional investors to buy value, small cap and cyclical stocks and hold steady while the economy builds back, says Bill…

CPPIB posts $456.7 billion in fiscal Q2, appoints new senior executive

CPPIB posts $456.7 billion in fiscal Q2, appoints new senior executive

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ended its second quarter of fiscal 2021 with net assets of $456.7 billion, up from $434.4 billion, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • November 16, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 15:00
Ontario DB pension solvency up again in third quarter: FSRA

Ontario DB pension solvency up again in third quarter: FSRA

The solvency ratio of Ontario’s defined benefit pension plans jumped four per cent in the third quarter of 2020, according to an update by the…

  • By: Staff
  • November 11, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 08:45
Canadian DB pensions return 3.13% as markets rebound

Canadian DB pensions return 3.13% as markets rebound

Canadian defined benefit pension plans posted a median 3.13 per cent return for the third quarter of 2020, following a strong market rebound, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • November 5, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 09:15
Canadian DB pension plans post 3% return, buoyed by equities: report

Canadian DB pension plans post 3% return, buoyed by equities: report

Canadian defined benefit pension plans posted a median three per cent return in 2020’s third quarter, buoyed by positive performance in equity markets, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • November 2, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 08:45
Canadian DB pension plans post 3.2% return in Q3: report

Canadian DB pension plans post 3.2% return in Q3: report

Canada’s defined benefit pension plans posted a 3.2 per cent return in 2020’s third quarter, a position augmented by strong global equity markets, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • October 27, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 15:30
Median DB pension solvency up in 2019, FSRA monitors coronavirus impact

Median DB pension solvency up in 2019, FSRA monitors coronavirus impact

While the overall financial state of Ontario’s defined benefit pension plans improved in 2019, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario continues to monitor fluctuations…

  • By: Staff
  • October 20, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 09:05
Top ESG marks for Manulife Investment Management

Top ESG marks for Manulife Investment Management

Manulife Investment Management Holdings (Canada) Inc. has been named to the Principles for Responsible Investment’s PRI leaders’ group 2020 in recognition of its ‘cutting edge’…

  • By: Staff
  • October 16, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 15:25

2020 Consultants Report: Pandemic will fundamentally change benefits, pension plans

The coronavirus pandemic is fundamentally changing the future of work and, very likely, the nature of employer-sponsored benefits and pension plans. Looking to the end…

2019 Top 40 Money Managers Report: How plan sponsors hedge portfolio exposure in their own sectors

2019 Top 40 Money Managers Report: How plan sponsors hedge portfolio exposure in their own sectors

Canada’s economy is famously reliant on its rich natural resources, with a heaping helping of financial service providers thrown in for good measure. But when…

2018 Top 40 Money Managers Report: The Trump effect

2018 Top 40 Money Managers Report: The Trump effect

Though President Trump hasn’t been successful in following through his promise to construct a wall on the border between the United States and Mexico, he’s…

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Factor investing the ‘next evolution post-equities’ as allocations rise

North America is leading the way in the adoption of factor allocations by institutional investors, according to Invesco Ltd.’s annual global factor investing study. Predominantly…

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