When it comes to private equity investments, there’s a business case for multi-manager co-investment funds versus single-manager primary funds, according to research by Capital Dynamics.…
Lawyers Financial has inked a deal with the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan to offer law firms the chance to join the CAAT’s DBplus. The…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is strengthening its partnership with Lendlease Group in the U.K.’s built-to-rent sector with an agreement to invest in a…
A former federal government employee is launching a proposed $10-million class action lawsuit against Sun Life over how the insurer calculated cost-of-living increases on long-term disability benefits…
With environmental, social and governance issues top of mind for many pension plan investors, modern slavery is one concern to keep on the radar. Historically,…
As millennials enter their prime working years many are actively saving for their retirements, according to a new report by Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust.…
The Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec missed its benchmark portfolio last year due to lacklustre performance of real estate and infrastructure assets and…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec posted a 10.4 per cent return for 2019, well surpassing its 2018 annual return of 4.2 per cent.…
The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association is asking the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board to include workplace-related factors when it sets maximum prices for medications.…
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has appointed Michael Graham as its new global head of private equity. Graham will replace Mark Redman, who has decided to leave…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is strengthening its partnership with property group Lendlease through an agreement to invest in a new building in south…
An Ontario group benefits advisor is calling on Canadian insurers to change a long-term disability practice that adversely affects employees at small companies. Dave Patriarche,…
The majority (seven in 10) of Canadian women age 45 and older said they feel confident they’ll be able to afford the lifestyle they want…
League Inc. has beefed up its offerings with the addition of six partners across its health programs, digital wallet and health concierge team. The new partners…
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. isn’t annuitizing multiple defined benefit plans to get out of the pension business. In fact, the British Columbia-based integrated wood…
The C.D. Howe Institute has appointed Bob Baldwin as chair of its pension policy council. With more than 30 years of experience, Baldwin is an…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is joining a consortium to purchase RSA Security in an all-cash transaction for more than $2.07 billion, subject to certain…
Franklin Resources Inc., operating as Franklin Templeton, is acquiring investment management company Legg Mason Inc. The all-cash deal priced Legg Mason’s common shares at US$50. As…
With the task force on climate-related financial disclosures becoming increasingly common in institutional investor circles, how can Canadian pension plans start to use its guidance…
Unionized workers at Saint John Airport are joining the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan’s DBplus. According to the Public Service Alliance of Canada,…
Central banks’ actions have gone too far and they’re running out of tools in their toolbox, according to Erik Weisman, chief economist at MFS Investment…
The Alberta Investment Management Corp., an investment firm buying a stake in the Coastal GasLink pipeline, says it remains “committed” to the deal despite protester…
While the Pension Investment Association of Canada is applauding proposed changes to Manitoba’s Pension Benefits Act that would allow for in-plan solvency reserve accounts for…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is boosting its current investment in the Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group. The investment, which will see the…
One of the reasons for the switch from defined benefit to capital accumulation plans is that employers assume CAPs are less financially and legally risky,…