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CPPIB return drops to 3.4%, lowest since 2009 Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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CPPIB return drops to 3.4%, lowest since 2009

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board's annual rate of return dropped to 3.4% last year, the lowest since the Great Recession, the CPPIB said Thursday in its annual report.

May 19, 2016

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What you can learn from public pensions: CFA Institute conference Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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What you can learn from public pensions: CFA Institute conference

At the CFA Institute annual conference, one panel discussed what investors can learn from the Canadian public pension model.

By Staff |May 10, 2016

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Uneven markets challenge Canadian pensions in Q1 Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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Uneven markets challenge Canadian pensions in Q1

Global market volatility in early 2016 contributed to a 0.03% decline in Canadian defined benefit pension plans’ returns in Q1.

By Staff |May 5, 2016

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Ontario Pension Board earned 6.14% return in 2015 Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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Ontario Pension Board earned 6.14% return in 2015

The Ontario Pension Board (OPB), the administrator of Ontario's Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP), ended 2015 with an annual investment return of 6.14%. Net investment income during the year amounted to $1.22 billion and net assets grew to $23 billion at year end.

By Staff |April 14, 2016

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