CAAT Pension Plan
Asif Haque has extensive work experience in the investment and pension industry. Asif is currently the Chief Investment Officer at CAAT Pension Plan, a position they have held since May 2021. Prior to this role, they served as the Managing Director of Investments at the same company from June 2010 to May 2021. In addition to their work at CAAT Pension Plan, Asif has held various leadership roles in prominent organizations such as Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Nunavut Tunngavik, Pension Investment Association of Canada, and United Church of Canada Pension Plan. Asif has also served as a board member for the Pension Investment Association of Canada and as a member of investment committees for the United Church of Canada Pension Plan and The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation. Earlier in their career, Asif worked at PSP Investments as a Vice President and Director, and at State Street as an Assistant Vice President.
Asif Haque obtained a Bachelor of Arts with Honours degree in Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University from 1989 to 1993. Asif continued their education at the University of Toronto, where they pursued a Master's degree in Economics from 1993 to 1994. Later, from 1998 to 2000, Asif Haque attended the CFA Institute and earned a CFA Charter.
CAAT Pension Plan
CAAT Pension Plan provides workplaces with lifetime retirement income plans for employees. We are an industry-leading innovator in helping more Canadian workplaces and their employees participate in a sustainable pension plan. Seen as one of the most successful plans in Canada, CAAT is highly respected for its successful investment program, pension management expertise and strong governance structure. The CAAT Plan is funded at 124% with a funding reserve of $4.7B and $18.2B in assets under management as of January 1, 2023. We have 82,900 members in our Plan and 291 participating employers, and we’re growing! What’s different about CAAT? We are a highly engaged team of passionate and dedicated professionals who believe in our mission to improve the financial security of our members in their retirement. We are committed to our core belief in the power and efficiency of a jointly governed, multi-employer defined benefit pension plan. We offer the pension benefits Canadians want and are more sustainable and efficient than single-employer pension plans. We are award winning! We have been recognized as a top employer and recipient of: Greater Toronto’s Top Employers 2020, 2021, and 2022; Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures 2020, 2021; Kudos' Best Culture Leader 2021; and Canadian HR Reporter’s Best Places to Work 2021 and 5-Star Rewards & Recognition 2022. We were also the recipient of the Innovation Award in Plan Design and Reform at the Pensions & Investments' 2018 World Pension Summit, and the 2018 Benefits Canada Pension Performance Award. Our success is built on shared governance by members and employers, and its collective focus on benefit security, stable contributions, and fair treatment of all members. With our DBplus pension plan design, we make it easy for employees and their employers to be part of a plan that provides secure lifetime pensions. As CAATsters, we have fun together and give back to our community!