EDMONTON – Alberta’s finance minister has sacked the chief executive officer and entire board of directors of Alberta Investment Management Corp., the Crown corporation that manages pension

The news release said Alberta’s government plans to appoint a new board chair within 30 days. In the interim, Horner has been appointed the sole director and chair for AIMCo. All previous board member appointments have been “rescinded” and a new board is to be established after a permanent chair is named, according to the release.

The provincial government has removed the entire board of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo).In an statement Thursday afternoon, the province said it has decided to "reset" the focus of the provincial corporation,

Court Ellingson, Alberta NDP shadow minister for finance, issued a statement in response, calling the move “UCP incompetence.” “In an unprecedented move, the UCP fired the entire board and the CEO, and made their own politician—not an investment expert—the sole person in charge of over $170 billion of these Albertans’ pensions,” said Ellingson.

Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner says the board of directors of the Crown corporation that manages pensions and other funds for the province has been sacked due to poor performance. (Nov. 07, 2024

Alberta Investment Management Corp.’s entire board was sacked by the provincial government, which said the money manager has increased compensation and staff but hasn’t produced acceptable returns.