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The Evolution of Canadian Pensions?
OPTrust put out a press release, World Bank report shines spotlight on Canadian pension model:Canadian public pension funds and pension plans are regarded as among the best in the world, but they...
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OTPP's Barbara Zvan on Managing Risk?
This morning I had a chance to speak with Barbara Zvan, Ontario Teachers' Chief Risk & Strategy Officer. You’ll recall I spoke with Barb last month when I covered Canada's new pension hub, but I...
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The Silence of the Bears?
Sven Henrich of the Northman Trader posted a market comment earlier this week, The Silence of the Bears (click on images to enlarge; added emphasis is mine):The silence of the bears is deafening. And...
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Time To Dismantle US Public Pensions?
Rebecca Moore of Plan Sponsor reports, Public Pensions Have Been Able to Pay Promised Benefits:Some policymakers want to close participation in a public pension plan to all new hires, cut benefits and...
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North Carolina's Pension Woes?
Chris Butera of Chief Investment Officer reports, More Trials Ahead for North Carolina Pension Fund:Despite State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s agency slashing millions in outside management fees, North...
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The Grand Cayman Pension Scam?
David Sirota and Lydia O'Neal of The International Business Times report, Paradise Papers: Your Retirement Cash May Be In The Caymans. Can You Get It Back?:The release of the so-called “Paradise...
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Workers and Retirees Over Bondholders?
The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE), one of Canada's largest labour organizations with over 370,000 members, put out a press release recently, NDP private member's bill shows...
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A December Surprise?
Alexandra Gibbs and Fred Imbert of CNBC report, Stocks fall on report that Michael Flynn was directed by Trump to talk to Russians:Stocks fell Friday on a report that Michael Flynn was directed by...
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Pensions' Brave New World?
Chen Zhao, Chief Global Strategist at Alpine Macro sent me their latest weekly comment, Asset Allocation In "A Brave New World":This week, my colleagues at Alpine Macro and I sat down with a mutual...
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SEC Probes Inflated Hedge Fund Returns?
Matt Robinson of Bloomberg reports, SEC Probes If Banks Helped Hedge Funds Inflate Returns:Wall Street banks are known to fiercely compete for hedge-fund clients because of the lucrative trading...
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The UK's Pension Disaster?
Katie Morley of the Telegraph reports, UK state pensions ranked the worst in the developed world:The British state pension is now worst in the developed world as it has fallen below Mexico and Chile,...
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Mr. Index Worried About US Pensions?
Lisa Abramowicz of Bloomberg reports, Jack Bogle Is Worried About U.S. Pensions:Jack Bogle isn’t optimistic about the state of U.S. pensions over the next decade.The founder of Vanguard Group thinks a...
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Best of All Worlds For Stocks?
Patti Domm of CNBC reports, Strong November jobs report shows solid economy and best of all worlds for stocks:November's solid jobs gain and modest wage growth shows a strong economy with still low...
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Bitcoin's Big Bang?
Rob Urban, Camila Russo and Yuji Nakamura of Bloomberg report, Two trading halts, 26% gain: Bitcoin hits Wall Street with a bang:Bitcoin has landed on Wall Street with a bang.Futures on the world’s...
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Canada's Large Pension Pollutters?
HuffPost Canada reports, Canada Pension Plan Undermines Feds By Investing In Coal:Canada's national pension fund manager is among a group of Canadian companies that are undermining the federal...
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Are ESG Investments Hurting CalPERS?
Rob Nikolewski of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports, Report says CalPERS investments too focused on environmental and social activism:A pro-business group released a report last week, saying the...
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Fees Rise for Underfunded Pensions?
Katherine Chiglinsky and Brandon Kochkodin of Bloomberg report, Fees Rise for Underfunded Pensions:The largest pension plans held by S&P 500 companies face a $348 billion funding gap. As a result,...
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Is The Rally Near an End?
Jeff Cox of CNBC reports, Surge in investor cash to stocks triggers fear that rally is near an end:A year during which the market exceeded all expectations ends not with investors backing off but...
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MetLife's Missing Pension Payments?
Reuters reports, Massachusetts regulator opens pension probe against MetLife:The top securities regulator in Massachusetts on Monday said he has opened an investigation of MetLife Inc after the insurer...
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Canada's Offshore Pension Scandal?
Zach Dubinsky and Valérie Ouellet of CBC News report, Millions of Canadians have pension money offshore — without knowing it:Palm-fringed islands, balmy weather, luxury yachts moored in azure waters —...
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