CANADA - Canadian balanced pension funds posted an 11.7% gain for 2005, the third successive double-digit year, according to a survey by BENCHMARK, the investment analytics arm of RBC Dexia Investor Services.
According to the survey, Canadian equities remained the top-performing asset class in 2005 and helped lift pension plans on the strength of a 63.4% return in energy stocks, which accounted for near...
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