Northern Trust Pension Universe Data: Canadian Pension Plan Returns Retreat Amidst Market Uncertainty During the First Quarter Of 2022
Canadian Pension Plans experienced a pullback in investment returns during the first quarter of 2022 as markets entered a heightened period of uncertainty, according to the Northern Trust Canada Universe.
- Canadian Pension Plans experienced a pullback in investment returns during the first quarter of 2022 as markets entered a heightened period of uncertainty, according to the Northern Trust Canada Universe.
- These mounting tensions cast a new level of uncertainty across global markets, which rippled across Canadian pension plan returns as witnessed by the sharp decline in the median return for the period.
- The Northern Trust Canada universe tracks the performance of Canadian institutional defined benefit plans that subscribe to performance measurement services as part of Northern Trusts asset service offerings.
- The Canadian Fixed Income market, as measured by the FTSE Canada Universe Bond Index, declined 7.0% for the quarter.