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,

This is also the third board to be fired in its entirety by the UCP government, following Smith’s firing of the Alberta Health Services board in 2022 and the firing of the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity board last year.

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

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 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.