The majority (85 per cent) of U.S. institutional asset owners rely on consultants to oversee manager selection, performance monitoring, asset allocation and even outsourced chief…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is partnering with Sagard Real Estate to pursue an industrial outdoor storage investment strategy across major U.S.…
The OPSEU Pension Trust is reporting a 4.2 per cent net investment return in 2025, according to its latest year-end report. As at Dec. 31,…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan achieved a 6.7 per cent net investment return as at Dec. 31, 2025, resulting in a total investment income of…
Private equity has played a diversifying role in the portfolios of institutional investors but the asset class could be showing signs of concern. Most outlooks…
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan achieved a 7.7 per cent net return at the end of 2025, resulting in a net investment income of…
Despite the ongoing geopolitical and economic volatility that marked 2025 and will continue to shape 2026, institutional investors are taking a measured approach and viewing…
At Canada Pension Plan Investments, the willingness to change your mind after meaningful world changes is just as important as the conviction of the rigorous…
CPP Investments is acquiring Scandinavia-based data centre company atNorth from Partners Group. The deal, completed alongside partner Equinix, is valued at US$4 billion and both…
A new war breaking out in Iran is highlighting the effects of a new era of geopolitics as a recurring macro driver for institutional investors,…
CPP Investments is appointing David Colla as senior managing director and global head of credit investments, effective April 1, 2026. Colla joined CPP Investments in…
The last decade has seen seismic shifts in geopolitical, macroeconomic, capital market and technological trends. Today, uncertainty abounds: U.S. policy has become increasingly erratic, and…
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System earned a six per cent net investment return in 2025, generating $8.2 billion in net investment income, according to…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec returned 9.3 per cent for 2025, below its benchmark portfolio’s 10.9 per cent return, according to the…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is aiming to increase its investments in private climate transition assets to $70 billion by 2030, as part of the…
The second phase of a Toronto office property that was co-developed by the real estate arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec…
An article on the ongoing governance crisis at the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s pension plan was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past…
U.S. tariff rates, global trade relationships and growing opportunities in artificial intelligence are among the key factors impacting institutional investors in 2026, according to a…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is halting investments in a Dubai-based logistics company due to alleged ties between the firm’s chief executive…
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is parting ways with two infrastructure leads in the wake of struggling investments in the European market, according to…
With global trade wars, environmental, social, and governance pushback and artificial intelligence advances, 2025 was a roller-coaster year for institutional investors. Unfortunately, 2026 is shaping…
The University Pension Plan Ontario is creating a joint venture with Schroders Capital to invest in high-quality logistics and industrial real estate across northwestern Europe.…
The federal housing minister says he wants to ramp up the lagging pace of homebuilding in some provinces by bringing developers off the sidelines and…
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is appointing Jon Salon as executive vice-president and global head of private equity, effective Feb. 2, 2026. Salon first…
Nearly all (97 per cent) of fees paid by institutional investors go to active managers, virtually unchanged from 2023 (98 per cent), according to a…