Coronavirus
Investment implications of a shifting economic outlook
BY Martha Porado | June 18, 2020
Canadian institutional investors are operating in a landscape that has changed dramatically since the initial market and policy reactions to the coronavirus pandemic. “A lot has changed ...
Bank of Canada has no immediate intentions to raise interest rates, Macklem says
BY The Canadian Press | June 17, 2020
Canada’s new top central banker says the Bank of Canada has no intention to raise interest rates given the current economic circumstances created by the coronavirus ...
A primer on commercial mortgage funds
BY Colin Ripsman | June 17, 2020
The last decade of persistently low interest rates, exacerbated by the coronavirus crisis, has created challenges for institutional investors looking to generate income on their ...
LAPP downside protection strategy saves almost $1.9 billion
BY Yaelle Gang | June 15, 2020
The volatility caused by the coronavirus pandemic made the first quarter of 2020 rough for many Canadian defined benefit pension plans. In early June, the Local ...
Employer pension plans’ asset values grow 2.3% in Q4 2019
BY Benefits Canada Staff | June 15, 2020
The market value of assets in Canadian employer-sponsored pension plans rose to $2.09 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2019, up 2.3 per cent ...
Fed to keep providing aid and sees no rate hike through 2022
BY Christopher Rugaber, the Associated Press | June 10, 2020
Confronted with an economy gripped by recession and high unemployment, the Federal Reserve made clear Wednesday that it will keep supplying all the help it ...
How are pension fund directors faring through coronavirus upheaval?
BY Staff | June 10, 2020
Despite drastic changes stemming from the coronavirus crisis, the majority (58 per cent) of pension fund directors said their fund’s transition to a remote boardroom ...
How CN Rail pension, ATRF tackled liquidity as markets crashed
BY Martha Porado | June 9, 2020
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 ...
Will social bonds grow in popularity with coronavirus recovery?
BY Kelsey Rolfe | June 9, 2020
The City of Toronto has launched a social debenture framework to fund investments in affordable housing, transit and other basic infrastructure, access to essential services and ...
BCI highlights ESG successes in 2019 report
BY Staff | June 8, 2020
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is touting its 2019 environmental, social and governance successes in its annual ESG report. Some highlights from the year include ...
