April 7, 2020
In the beginning of March, we notified members that the UBC Faculty Pension Plan has enhanced its investment options with the addition of a UBC FPP Fossil Fuel Free Equity and Bond Fund option. The option became available to members on April 1, 2020. The Plan’s seven investment options offer a variety of asset classes […]
April 7, 2020
We are pleased to welcome Kamila Giesbrecht as the new Executive Director, Investments for the UBC Faculty Pension Plan (FPP). As mentioned in our last newsletter, Mike Leslie retired in January 2020 and Kamila was hired as his replacement. Prior to joining the UBC Pension Administration Office, Kamila was at George & Bell Consulting where […]
December 24, 2019
The UBC Pension Administration Office will be closed from December 25, 2019 to January 1, 2020 inclusive. The office will reopen on January 2, 2020. If you have an urgent pension inquiry during the holiday closure, please leave a message at 604-827-3286. These messages will be monitored over the holiday period. The UBC Faculty Pension […]
December 9, 2019
In November, the UBC Faculty Pension Plan (FPP) Board of Trustees approved the addition of a new Fossil Fuel Free Balanced Fund to the UBC FPP investment options. Although there is still a process required to implement this new investment fund, it is expected that the fund will be available in the first half of […]
December 9, 2019
Two changes were recently made to the bond allocations in both the UBC Faculty Pension Plan Balanced and Bond Funds. The Real Return Bonds were sold in August and these assets were reinvested in a passive Universe bond mandate with BlackRock. State Street Global Advisors’ passive Universe bond mandate was terminated and these assets were […]
December 9, 2019
Mike Leslie, Executive Director, Investments will retire in January 2020. Mike joined the UBC Pension Administration Office in 2008 and during his time with the UBC Faculty Pension Plan (FPP) has made many contributions to the FPP, including advising and guiding the Board of Trustees on investment activities, monitoring the FPP’s investment performance and making […]
December 9, 2019
On Wednesday, May 6, 2020, 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 2019 investment performance and a review of the 2019/20 initiatives. […]
December 9, 2019
The last date to request non-scheduled withdrawals from RRIF/LIF-Type Payment accounts for this calendar year is Friday, December 13, 2019.
November 28, 2019
We would like to congratulate Dr. Robert Heinkel and Dr. Martin Comyn, who have been elected to serve on the UBC Faculty Pension Plan Board of Trustees from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2023. Dr. Heinkel is currently a Board member and has been re-elected, and Dr. Comyn will be new to the Board. […]
April 16, 2019
In March 2019, we surveyed the membership to gauge your level of interest and commitment towards investing in a potentially new Fossil Fuel Free Balanced Fund option. The purpose of the survey was to determine if there is a sufficient amount of member interest for the Board to further pursue a Fossil Fuel Free Balanced […]
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