UBC FPP members are invited to participate in a survey to gauge their level of commitment to investing in a potential new Fossil Fuel Free Balanced Fund option.
The UBC Faculty Pension Plan (FPP) Board of Trustees would like to invite plan members to participate in a survey to gauge your level of commitment to investing in a potential new Fossil Fuel Free Balanced Fund option. Your responses to this survey will help us to determine if there is sufficient member interest for […]
The February 2019 issue of the UBC Faculty Pension Plan Update newsletter is now available online. In this issue: Environmental, Social, and Governance Investing and the UBC Faculty Pension Plan Potential Fossil Fuel Free Balanced Fund option and member survey Register for the Pension Forum by May 3 Updates to UBC Faculty Pension Plan Board of Trustees My […]
Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Investing has been very topical in the last few years and this article addresses what impact this has had on the UBC Faculty Pension Plan (“FPP”). There are many definitions of “ESG Investing” (sometimes referred to as Responsible Investing, Socially Responsible Investing, or Impact Investing). There is no clearly accepted […]
An undefined number of Plan members have expressed interest in having a new fund option that would exclude investing in firms associated with the fossil fuel industry (i.e. a Fossil Fuel Free or “FFF” fund). This mandate would be a narrower subset of the broader ESG factors but it is an area that has received […]
You are invited to the UBC Faculty Pension Plan Forum on Wednesday, May 15 at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre, Vancouver Campus. Join us to hear the latest news regarding your pension plan and to meet the UBC FPP trustees, management and staff. There will be a presentation on the Plan’s 2018 investment performance and […]
Dr. Ken Carty and Dr. Murray Carlson have been appointed for four-year terms from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2022 on the UBC FPP Board of Trustees. Dr. Carty is a Professor Emeritus, Political Science and has served on the Board since 2013. Dr. Murray Carlson is a Professor at the UBC Sauder School […]
Manage your UBC Faculty Pension Plan account and investments anytime and from anywhere with the My Sun Life mobile application. Visit the My Sun Life mobile page to download the application.
The University provides several resources to support members with their retirement, one of which includes funding for retirement counselling. UBC will reimburse Faculty Association members for retirement counselling from a financial consultant up to a maximum of 3 hours ($750 limit) per member. For more information and to obtain a reimbursement form, please visit the […]