benchmark – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 CAAT leverages risk management to outperform in 2020 https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/caat-leverages-risk-management-to-outperform-in-2020/ Fri, 13 Aug 2021 12:53:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=105172 At the end of 2020, a year of exceptionally volatile and unpredictable markets due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan was 119 per cent funded with $3.3 billion in funding reserves and its assets had grown to $15.8 billion from $13.5 billion on Jan. 1, 2020. “In the heart […]

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]]> Canadians named to advisory board developing transparency benchmark for pensions https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/canadians-named-to-advisory-board-developing-transparency-benchmarks-for-pensions/ Wed, 25 Nov 2020 05:20:53 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/canadians-named-to-advisory-board-developing-transparency-benchmarks-for-pensions/ A new advisory board tasked with creating a benchmark for transparency throughout global pension investment systems will include two Canadian members. The board was jointly established by Top1000funds.com and CEM Benchmarking Inc. to foster more transparency in pension investments, with the aim of improving outcomes for plan members. According to a press release, the benchmark […]

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]]> Managing defined contribution pension plan fees (Part 2) https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/dc-investments/managing-defined-contribution-plan-fees/ Thu, 19 Mar 2020 05:09:18 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/managing-defined-contribution-plan-fees/ In a recent expert column, I broke down the different components of fees for defined contribution plans. And now, I will explore the key fee drivers and strategies to help plan sponsors manage fee levels in DC plans. Managing these costs are imperative, as excessive fees may result in the significant impairment of DC member […]

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]]> Expanding the benchmarks for pension funding status https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/expanding-the-benchmarks-for-pension-funding-status-2/ Mon, 22 Apr 2019 05:52:13 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/expanding-the-benchmarks-for-pension-funding-status-2/ Since using a single benchmark portfolio to measure a pension plan’s funding status paints a narrow picture, a new report by PBI Actuaries and Consultants looked at four different portfolio types to see how the equity fall off at the end of the year, among other market events, affected different asset mixes. The liability portfolio kept […]

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]]> Taking risk off the table https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/scot-blythe/taking-risk-off-the-table/ Tue, 28 Nov 2017 07:08:15 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/taking-risk-off-the-table/ A U.S. and Canadian perspective on LDI

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]]> 10.3% Return for OMERS https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/10-3-return-for-omers/ Sat, 25 Feb 2017 06:51:13 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/10-3-return-for-omers/ Return exceeds benchmark and 2015 numbers

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]]> Measuring Manager Performance: Dos and Don’ts https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/measuring-manager-performance-dos-and-donts/ Wed, 18 May 2016 12:33:45 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/measuring-manager-performance-dos-and-donts/ Part 2 in our series on the trouble with performance measurement. Read Part 1 here.

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]]> When Performance Measurement Goes Awry https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/when-performance-measurement-goes-awry/ Wed, 11 May 2016 15:17:23 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/when-performance-measurement-goes-awry/ A 2-part series of the evolution of benchmarks and where they fall flat

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]]> Time to Toss Your Benchmark to the Curb https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/time-to-toss-your-benchmark-to-the-curb/ Wed, 11 Dec 2013 07:00:58 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/time-to-toss-your-benchmark-to-the-curb/ Jacques Lussier gives us a preview of his talk at the 2013 Investment Innovation Conference.

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]]> Institutional investors consider alternative indexes https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/institutional-investors-consider-alternative-indexes/ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:47:45 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/institutional-investors-consider-alternative-indexes/ Northern Trust survey finds investors open to new options.

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