Investments

The investment manager is BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager. Founded in 1988, BlackRock has over $10 trillion USD in assets under management, including managing over C$275 billion in assets for Canadian clients. The firm pioneered target date funds in 1993 with the launch of LifePath Funds. BlackRock is the market leader in Canada for …

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We are interested in offering something thoughtful on responsible investing, also known as ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), as part of our plan. The plan’s target date funds are managed by BlackRock, which manages more than $10 trillion in assets and serves more than 35 million investors. BlackRock is committed to evaluating sustainability insights and …

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Plan members can select from one of a series of BlackRock target date funds, which provide a mix of equities, fixed income, and real assets. The fund is matched to each plan member’s expected retirement date, and the asset mix is automatically adjusted to become more conservative as they get closer to that date.