Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 0.6% in Q4 2025: report
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 0.6 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2025, down from 4.4 per cent in the previous…
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CAAT pension plan’s board chair suspended following senior executives’ departure
The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan has suspended its board chair Don Smith. The pension organization, which oversees more than $23 billion…
- By: Staff
- February 4, 2026 February 4, 2026
- 09:00
FSRA appointing Wing-Yee Wong as CFO
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is appointing Wing-Yee Wong as its chief financial officer, effective Feb. 2, 2026. Wong brings more than 20…
- By: Staff
- January 29, 2026 January 28, 2026
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
A survey of older Canadian employees by the National Institute on Ageing at Toronto Metropolitan University was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…
- By: Staff
- January 23, 2026 January 22, 2026
- 09:00
HOOPP planning appeal of Dutch tax court ruling
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan is appealing a Dutch tax court ruling against the investment organization. Th court backed the investigation of a tax…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- January 22, 2026 January 21, 2026
- 11:00
Coverage of the 2025 Investment Innovation Conference
With only a few weeks left in a year impacted by trade wars, equity concentration risk and the increased appeal of artificial intelligence opportunities, defined…
- By: The Canadian Investment Review
- January 22, 2026 January 13, 2026
- 08:00
2025 Investment Innovation Conference: Institutional investors creating internal guidelines for effective AI use
Institutional investors are responsible for setting guardrails and monitoring the use of artificial intelligence tools, rendering standardized guidelines unhelpful at the moment, according to Jacky…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- January 22, 2026 January 13, 2026
- 07:51
2025 Investment Innovation Conference: TTC Pension Plan CEO talks in-house expertise, diversification and opportunities in AI
Over the last 80 years, the TTC Pension Plan has grown from a contribution of $250,000 and a small team within the Toronto Transit Commission…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- January 22, 2026 January 13, 2026
- 07:49
Expert panel: Investment strategy, AI among key issues for DB pension plan sponsors in 2026
After an eventful 2025, there are several developments and trends affecting Canadian defined benefit pension plan sponsors in 2026. Focus on investment strategy Major equity…
- By: Gavin Benjamin
- January 20, 2026 January 22, 2026
- 09:00
HOOPP appointing Chantale Pelletier as senior managing director, head of global infrastructure
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan is appointing Chantale Pelletier as senior managing director and head of global infrastructure, effective immediately. In the role, she’ll…
- By: Staff
- January 16, 2026 January 16, 2026
- 15:00
Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans reaches 132% in 2025: report
The median solvency ratio among Canadian defined benefit pension plans was 132 per cent as of Dec. 31, 2025, an increase of seven per cent…
- By: Staff
- January 7, 2026 January 6, 2026
- 15:00
Solvency ratio of average DB pension fund increases to 107.4% in November: report
The funded status of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan increased on a solvency basis but decreased on an accounting basis during the month…
- By: Staff
- January 6, 2026 January 5, 2026
- 09:00
Ontario Teachers’ appointing Jenny Hammarlund as executive managing director, real estate
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Jenny Hammarlund as executive managing director of real estate, effective Jan. 5. Hammarlund will be based in London…
- By: Staff
- January 5, 2026 January 5, 2026
- 15:00
Concentration risks from AI trend putting pressure on long-term equities outlook: expert
After years of strong performance, the long-term outlook for equities is becoming more muted, says August Cruikshanks, an investment consultant in Eckler Ltd.’s pension and…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- December 16, 2025 December 16, 2025
- 11:00
Canadian pension risk transfer market reaches $1.7 billion in Q3 2025: report
Canadian pension risk transfers reached an estimated transaction volume of $1.7 billion during the third quarter of 2025, according to a new report by Telus…
- By: Staff
- December 15, 2025 December 12, 2025
- 15:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on the federal government’s notification to public employees on early retirement options was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are…
- By: Staff
- December 12, 2025 December 11, 2025
- 09:00
World’s 100 largest asset owners’ AUM up 11.3% in 2024: report
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, Norges Bank Investment Management, reached US$1.7 trillion in assets under management in 2024, taking the No. 1 spot among the world’s…
- By: Staff
- December 10, 2025 December 10, 2025
- 15:00
Investment market volatility putting pressure on DB plan sponsors’ surplus decisions
Heightened volatility could make defined benefit pension plan sponsors pause before deciding how to approach the use of favourable financial positions resulting in surpluses. While…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- December 9, 2025 December 10, 2025
- 11:00
CWIPP surpasses $1 billion in assets
The Canada-Wide Industrial Pension Plan has surpassed $1 billion in assets. In a press release, the CWIPP attributed its steady growth to increasing membership, ongoing…
- By: Staff
- December 8, 2025 December 5, 2025
- 15:00
CPPIB backing acquisition of India-based logistics parks, Oxford leases office space to AI firm
A joint venture co-owned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and IndoSpace is acquiring six industrial and logistics parks in India for roughly $471…
- By: Staff
- November 28, 2025 November 28, 2025
- 15:00
Alberta moves to insulate AIMCo from liability, companies from greenwashing allegations
Alberta is moving to insulate its Crown investment corporation from potential legal liabilities and protect companies in the province from lawsuits accusing them of greenwashing.…
- By: Lisa Johnson, the Canadian Press
- November 28, 2025 November 28, 2025
- 09:00
Ontario DB plans’ average solvency ratio increases to 124% in Q3 2025: FSRA
The median solvency ratio of Ontario defined benefit pension plans increased to 124 per cent during the third quarter of 2025, an increase of two…
- By: Staff
- November 21, 2025 November 20, 2025
- 15:00
2025 Top 40 Money Managers Report: How ‘Maple Middle’ pension plans are finding an investment niche
Size matters when it comes to Canada’s much-vaunted model of pension investment. Sebastien Betermier, an associate professor of finance at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- November 14, 2025 November 12, 2025
- 08:57
Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 4.4% in Q3 2025: report
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 4.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2025, up from 1.6 per cent in the second…
- By: Staff
- November 12, 2025 November 12, 2025
- 15:00
Fraser Papers pension plans de-risking through $114 million annuity buy-ins
Two shared-risk pension plans for former employees of New Brunswick-based Fraser Papers Inc. are de-risking via annuity buy-in transactions totalling $114 million. A board of…
- By: Staff
- November 12, 2025 November 12, 2025
- 15:00