Active Members were recently emailed the April 2016 edition of our new electronic newsletter, UBC Faculty Pension Plan Update. Deferred and Retired members were mailed a paper copy, which will be the final paper communication mailed to members. Going forward, our newsletter will be sent electronically only. Our April 2016 newsletter features the following information and updates: An invitation […]
On Wednesday, May 25, the UBC Faculty Pension Plan will host its Pension Forum – a great opportunity for members to hear the latest news about their pension plan and to meet the Plan’s trustees, management and staff. There will be a presentation on the Plan’s 2015 investment performance and a review of the 2015/16 initiatives. Date: Wednesday, […]
The UBC Faculty Pension Plan’s annual report, 2015 Year in Review (PDF), is now available online.
The 2015 Annual Report for the UBC Supplemental Arrangement is now available.
The UBC Faculty Association has partnered with UBC Continuing Studies to provide a five-part lecture series on financial planning. All members of the Faculty Association are invited to attend these informative sessions. The UBC Faculty Pension Plan will present on Tuesday, February 9 from 12:40 p.m. to 1:25 p.m. at Lecture Hall 1, Woodward IRC (2194 Health Sciences Mall). […]
As of December 9, 2015 the investment management of the UBC Faculty Pension Plan (UBC FPP)’s Short Term Investment Fund (STIF) has been changed from British Columbia Investment Management Corp (bcIMC) to Sun Life Global Investments (Canada) Inc. This change was made primarily for operational reasons and will allow for more efficient handling of the […]
We are pleased to announce that the official results of the Faculty Pension Plan (FPP) Election have now been released. We would like to congratulate Dr. Robert Heinkel and Mr. Vijay Verma, who have both been re-elected as members of the FPP Board of Trustees. Their terms of office are from January 1, 2016 to […]
Members will receive their final Statement of Account from the Pension Administration Office in early July 2015. Active and Deferred members are encouraged to read the transition brochure they received in late May/early June 2015 for important information regarding the transfer of their account to Sun Life Financial. Statements of Account for the period of January 1 […]
We are pleased to announce that Orla Cousineau is the new Executive Director, Pensions for the UBC Faculty and Staff Pension Plans. Orla is a highly regarded pension professional with over 25 years of experience in the pension industry. Prior to UBC, Orla had a longstanding and distinguished career with Mercer and was a client […]
The Board of Trustees of the UBC Faculty Pension Plan has recently selected Sun Life Financial to work with the UBC Pension Administration Office to co-administer the Plan. For answers to some of the most common questions about the transition and what it means to members and the Plan, please see The UBC Faculty Pension Plan introduces Sun […]