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,…
The virus outbreak in China has put South Korea’s economy into an “emergency situation,” its president says. Japan is on the brink of recession and…
The University of Toronto Asset Management Corp. is teaming up with more than 120 institutional investors to call on the aviation sector to confront the…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board generated a net income of $14.5 billion for its third fiscal quarter, rounding out a 7.1 per cent return for…
Quebec’s closed the door on the idea of forming a pension benefits guarantee fund to protect members in retirement plans sponsored by employers that have…
Western Forest Products and the United Steelworkers union have reached a tentative collective agreement after more than seven months of tensions over pensions and long-term…
Canadian defined benefit pension plans posted an average return of 14 per cent in 2019, according to RBC Investor and Treasury Services’ universe. The double-digit…
Should I stay or should I go? That’s the question employees are asking regarding their retirement, but they’re getting mixed answers from their employers. In…
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is making a credit agreement with Knightsbridge Capital Group, an asset-based lender in Vancouver. “As BCI builds out our…
Since my last two editorials have targeted issues around pension plan design and retirement readiness, I’m balancing things out this month by turning my attention…
As we come to the end of another year, we continue to confront an uncertain geopolitical landscape, with wars raging on and leaders tangled in…
One academic argues in favour of public equity’s transparency in a volatile economy, while another looks to private equity’s future gains. Yuanshun Li, associate professor,…
When Grand River Hospital and St. Mary’s General Hospital merged in April 2025, leaders weren’t just bringing together two sites and two cultures, they also…