Pensions
Canadian Pension Funds Returned 10.6% in 2024
Institutional defined benefit plans returned 1.5% in the year’s fourth quarter, according to Northern Trust.
Tag: Northern Trust
Corporate Moves
Northern Trust Signs Deal in Singapore to Work On Tokenizing Green Assets
The agreement with the National University of Singapore aims to support sustainable investing and blockchain technology.
Newsmakers
Northern Trust Seeks Head of OCIO Business
The new position will oversee the unit’s $112 billion in assets under management.
Asset Allocation
Surging Domestic Equities, Bonds Buoy Canadian Pensions’ 5% Gain in Q3
The median plan’s returns rebounded from weak gains in the second quarter and negative returns a year ago.
Newsmakers
Lyenda Simpson Delp to Head NTAM’s Global Institutional Client Group
Delp’s appointment at Northern Trust Asset Management starts on December 3.
Pensions
Institutional Asset Owners Returned 1.1% in Q2
Markets slowed in the period, according to the Northern Trust Universe tracking system.
Manager Selection
Nest to Replace State Street with Northern Trust as Its Administrator
The UK pension program lauds its new investment firm’s ‘flexibility’ and ‘sophistication.’
Pensions
Canadian Pensions Returned 2.5% in the First Quarter
Equity returns were strong, but the plans’ fixed income investments lagged.
Risk
Asset Managers Elevate Serving Clients to Top Priority, Up from Cost Controls, Survey Says
Northern Trust poll asks managers to rank their leading issues.
Corporate Moves
Exelon CIO Doug Brown to Retire, Hart to Replace Him
Brown joined from Chrysler as investment chief in late 2009.
Pensions
Median Canadian Pension Plan Loses 3.7% in Q3
But median pension plans north of the border are up 1.6% year to date, according to Northern Trust.
Corporate Moves
Northern Trust Developing Platform to Allow Institutional Buyers to Digitally Access Carbon Credits
Use of smart contracts expected to bring rigor to voluntary carbon credit market.
Corporate Moves
NTAM Appoints Anwiti Bahuguna Chief of Asset Allocation
The economist was a key player at Columbia Threadneedle.
Asset Allocation
Strong Equities, Dip in Liabilities Boost Pensions
July sees fourth consecutive month of improved U.S. corporate pension funding.
Research
Northern Trust Launches Online Platform for Asset Allocators
The firm designed A-Suite to be a community, destination and content hub.