News & Events
May 24, 2023
2023 Pension Forum Presentation – Recording and Slides
April 20, 2023
Market Commentary – First Quarter 2023
April 19, 2023
March 23, 2023
Faculty Pension Plan Update Newsletter – March 2023
For RRIF/LIF-Type Payment Accounts: Deadline for 2021 Non-Scheduled Withdrawals
The last date to request non-scheduled withdrawals from RRIF/LIF-Type Payment accounts for this calendar year is Friday, December 10, 2021.
2021 Pension Forum Presentation
The Plan held its annual Pension Forum on May 5, 2021. The presentation included updates on the 2020 Board initiatives and projects, financial and membership statistics, and investment reviews for 2020 and the first quarter of 2021. A recording of the presentation is available below. 2021 Pension Forum Presentation A question period also followed the […]
UBC Faculty Pension Plan Election
Learn more about the UBC Faculty Pension Plan Board of Trustees Election, including candidate statements and information about how to vote.
UBC Faculty Pension Plan Election: Call for Nominations
An election process will be held for two Board members, to be elected by and from the membership of the UBC Faculty Pension Plan (FPP), to serve on the Board of Trustees for a four-year period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025. UBC Elections has been tasked with the duty of holding the […]
Market Commentary – Second Quarter 2021
The pervasive capital market chatter thus far in 2021 has centered on inflation. The debate is not whether inflation exists – it certainly does – but rather the expected duration of these official 3% to 4% annualized Consumer Price Index prints. “Transitory” is the buzz word for one camp, whereas others see rising prices as […]
2021 Pension Forum Presentation – Recording and Q&A
The Plan held its annual Pension Forum on May 5, 2021. The presentation included updates on the 2020 Board initiatives and projects, financial and membership statistics, and investment reviews for 2020 and the first quarter of 2021. The presentation was then followed by a question period. If you weren’t able to attend, you may view […]
Market Commentary – First Quarter 2021
In his 2004 book, The Misbehavior of Markets, mathematician and inventor of fractal geometry Benoit Mandelbrot succinctly illustrates how market crashes happen more frequently than modern portfolio theory would suggest. We expect volatility from the equity market, but some of the precipitous declines experienced by investors over the past three decades are just not supposed […]
UBC FPP 2020 Annual Report
Read about the Plan’s highlights, membership and financial statistics, and investment information.
Market Commentary – Third Quarter 2021
November 8, 2021
China dominated the capital market news cycle in September, sending markets sharply lower following two months of strong gains. Default risk – with global implications – surfaced at Evergrande, China’s second largest real estate company. The ruling Communist party also cracked down on cryptocurrency use, and, more broadly, businesses and capital market activity via sweeping […]