Benchmarking – 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 2021 GIC coverage: How institutional investors can use fixed income amid low yields https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/fixed-income/2021-gic-coverage-how-institutional-investors-can-use-fixed-income-amid-low-yields/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:55:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=109132 Despite the low-yield environment, fixed income continues to play an important role for institutional investors looking to make their portfolios work harder in a risk-controlled fashion, said Jeffrey Moore, a portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments Inc., during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2021 Global Investment Conference. “For the bond market to hurt, there needs […]

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]]> Canada’s pension system gets top grades in new benchmark https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/canadas-pension-system-gets-top-grades-in-new-benchmark/ Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:00:40 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=94792 Canada’s pension system was ranked first overall among 15 countries in the Global Pension Transparency Benchmark. It ranked Canadian funds first in governance, citing the “global reputation for superior performance and governance excellence” of Canada’s five largest funds, namely the British Columbia Investment Management Corp., the Caisse de depot et placement du Québec, the Canada […]

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]]> How CN Rail pension, ATRF tackled liquidity as markets crashed https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/how-defensive-strategies-played-out-for-cn-rail-pension-atrf-as-markets-crashed/ Tue, 09 Jun 2020 08:06:35 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-defensive-strategies-played-out-for-cn-rail-pension-atrf-as-markets-crashed/ When the coronavirus pushed equity markets off a cliff, Canadian defined benefit pension plans had to mobilize to address a number of concerns. The Canadian National Railway Co. pension recently shifted towards a more defensive investment strategy, said Marlene Puffer, president and chief executive officer for the CN investment division of the company, at a […]

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