Your Quarterly Member Statements are going online
Beginning with your June 30, 2017 statement, your quarterly member statements for the UBC Faculty Pension Plan and the UBC Supplemental Arrangement will be changed to online viewing at mysunlife.ubc.ca/ubcfpp. You will receive email notification when your statements are available for viewing. If you wish to receive paper statements instead, you can change your statements option […]
Reminder: Change to Semi-Monthly Contributions
Beginning January 2017, the contributions deducted from your pay will be deposited to your account on a semi-monthly basis. Contributions, including the University’s contributions, will be deposited to your account within five business days after each pay date. Contributions related to payroll adjustments will be deposited to your Sun Life account following the month-end pay […]
Save the date: 2017 Pension Forum
On Wednesday, May 10, 2017, 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 2016 investment performance and a review of the 2016/17 initiatives. […]
UBC FPP Board of Trustees Reappointments
Professor Joost Blom and Dr. Joyce Boon have been reappointed as trustees on the UBC FPP Board for four-year terms from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2020. Professor Blom is from the Peter A. Allard School of Law, Vancouver Campus and Dr. Boon is an Associate Professor Emeritus, Biology from the Okanagan Campus. We would […]
Office Holiday Closure
The UBC Pension Administration Office will be closed from December 24, 2016 to January 2, 2017 inclusive. The office will reopen on January 3, 2017. If you have an urgent pension inquiry during the holiday closure, please leave a message at 604-827-2208. These messages will be monitored daily over the holiday period. The UBC FPP […]
One year after the transition to Sun Life Financial: Plan Governance and the Co-Administration Model
July 2016 marked the one year anniversary of the UBC Faculty Pension Plan’s move to a recordkeeping and custodial platform under Sun Life Financial. Through the first year of our enhanced relationship, we have learned a great deal and continue to work with Sun Life on improving processes and administrative efficiencies. We thank our members […]
All About Fees: Investment and other fees and where to find this information
One of the benefits of being a member of the UBC Faculty Pension Plan (FPP) is the low management fees associated with the Plan. The Plan offers a diversified selection of investment funds and guaranteed funds to help you build your portfolio. The Plan’s Board of Trustees have negotiated fees that are typically lower than […]
Change to Semi-Monthly Contributions
Beginning January 2017, the contributions deducted from your pay will be deposited to your account on a semi-monthly basis. Contributions, including the University’s contributions, will be deposited to your account within five business days after each pay date. Learn how you can view a detailed transaction history of your account here.
Pending Changes to Foreign Equities – Balanced and Foreign Equity Funds
Two changes to the foreign equity manager structure were recently approved by the Plan’s Board of Trustees that affect both the Balanced Fund and Foreign Equity Fund options. There is no change in the total allocation to foreign equities in either fund option; however, there are changes in the manager/mandate allocations. These two changes are: […]
Termination of Canadian Equity Manager, PCJ Investment Counsel
The FPP Board recently approved the termination of one of the four Canadian equity managers, PCJ Investment Counsel. This change affects the Balanced Fund and Canadian Equity Fund options. Effective mid-June 2016, the assets being managed by PCJ Investment Counsel were equally distributed to the remaining three Canadian equity managers (i.e. Connor, Clark & Lunn, […]