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Political pressure impacts Canada's top pension funds

Published: 6 February 2025

Canada’s Maple 8 pension funds are globally respected for strong returns and independence from government influence. However, recent political moves threaten this model. The federal government has...

Financial institutions shift climate strategies amid GFANZ changes

Published: 6 February 2025

Despite BlackRock’s exit from the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), climate action remains a key priority for financial institutions, says Sebastien Betermier, Associate Professor of...

Alberta-commissioned report on CPP withdrawal used flawed methodologies

Published: 29 January 2025

When Alberta commissioned a report on withdrawing from the Canada Pension Plan, the resulting document claimed the province was entitled to $334 billion more than half of the plan’s total assets....

Challenges of adapting Canada’s pension model for the UK

Published: 29 January 2025

In a Financial Times piece on the UK’s interest in replicating Canada’s pension system, Associate Professor Sebastien Betermier highlights concerns about the growing politicization of Canada’s...

Making strategic assets available to pension funds would encourage more domestic investment

Published: 18 December 2024

Canadian pension funds have a mandate to deliver steady pension payments to millions of plan members, writes Professor Sebastien Betermier in Benefits Canada. But that’s easier said than done, and...

Instability at Alberta’s public pension fund could undermine its effectiveness

Published: 21 November 2024

While 2020 was tough on just about everyone, the Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) really took it on the chin. Alberta’s public pension fund manager lost billions of dollars in a...

Canadian pension funds are already overweight on Canadian equities

Published: 15 October 2024

Canada’s eight largest pension funds are big players in the world of institutional investing with more than $1 trillion under management collectively. Pressure is being applied for the funds to...

Changes in pension funds portfolio management produce different demands for analysts and managers

Published: 15 October 2024

Historically, pension funds managed their portfolios using a strategic asset allocation approach. Fundamentally, this meant buying a mix of asset classes with the highest probability of achieving...

MIPC 2024 Grand Challenge: liquidity in retirement savings

Friday, November 8, 2024 10:00toSaturday, November 9, 2024 17:00

As countries such as Peru, Chile, South Africa, and the UK advance with key liquidity initiatives, the question arises: How can we formulate innovative portfolio strategies that not only withstand...

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