public pensions – 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 Do large public pension funds need more third-party investment reviews? https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/do-large-public-pension-funds-need-more-third-party-investment-reviews/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:56:33 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=107360 When the coronavirus pandemic shook up the investment landscape last spring, Canadian pension funds were also jostled by the shock wave, with the Alberta Investment Management Corp. and the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System among the hardest hit. And while the pandemic was an unprecedented event, such losses have raised the issue of whether Canadian pension […]

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]]> How Poland’s new DC program was designed using behavioural science https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-polands-new-dc-program-was-designed-using-behavioural-science/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:53:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=107343 Like many other countries around the world, Poland’s aging population is increasingly highlighting the topic of retirement savings. “Each year, the number of pensioners increase while the fertility rate decreases,” says Sebastian Ludwin, a Poland-based pension projects leader and business development manager at Aon. “On top of that, the public pension replacement rate also decreases […]

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]]> AIMCo, Alberta Teachers’ investment agreement aligning interests of both organizations https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/aimco-alberta-teachers-investment-agreement-aligning-interests-of-both-organizations/ Tue, 14 Sep 2021 16:00:36 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=107591 The Alberta Teachers’ Retirement Fund said its new agreement with the Alberta Investment Management Corp. is aligning the best interests of both organizations, following several months of negotiations. According to a press release from the Alberta Teachers’, the agreement ensures the teachers’ board maintains full control over the strategic investment policy for the pension plans’ […]

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]]> Public Pension Plans and Prosperity in Canada https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/public-pension-plans-and-prosperity-in-canada/ Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:29:31 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/public-pension-plans-and-prosperity-in-canada/ Study from Boston Consulting Group on top 10 Canadian plans and economy.

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]]> U.S. plans in worse shape than we thought https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/u-s-plans-in-worse-shape-than-we-thought/ Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:00:46 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/u-s-plans-in-worse-shape-than-we-thought/ New study shows U.S. public plans face much deeper deficits than self-reported.

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]]> Earnings for U.S. Public Pensions Rise https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/earnings-for-u-s-public-pensions-rise-2/ Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:32:08 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/earnings-for-u-s-public-pensions-rise-2/ Record earnings sign of hope for state and local pension funds in the U.S.

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]]> Why Public Pensions Should Partner https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/ashby-monk/why-public-pensions-should-partner/ Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:52:12 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/why-public-pensions-should-partner/ Alliances revolutionary in theory; hard to do in practice.

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]]> France Dips Into Pension Purse https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/france-dips-into-pension-purse/ Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:00:46 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/france-dips-into-pension-purse/ New mandates for asset managers as FRR restructures.

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