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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…

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.…

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…

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  • November 21, 2025 November 20, 2025
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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…

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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…

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  • November 12, 2025 November 12, 2025
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What do historically low interest rates mean for DB pension de-risking?

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…

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  • November 12, 2025 November 12, 2025
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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on one of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s wins in Benefits Canada’s 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past…

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  • November 7, 2025 November 6, 2025
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OPB appointing Joanna Carson as CFO

The Ontario Pension Board is appointing Joanna Carson as chief financial officer, effective Nov. 10. In the role, she’ll oversee the OPB’s corporate finance, procurement,…

  • By: Staff
  • November 5, 2025 November 3, 2025
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B.C. pension plan sponsors’ assets increase 10% to $237.6 billion in 2024: report

While the total number of pension plans in B.C. declined to 610 in 2024, overall membership increased by four per cent to 1.34 million members,…

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  • October 30, 2025 October 28, 2025
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Solvency ratio of average DB pension fund increases to 107.4% in September: report

The funded status of a typical defined benefit pension plan in Canada increased on both a solvency basis and on an accounting basis in September,…

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  • October 29, 2025 October 28, 2025
  • 15:00
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Average funded ratio of Canadian DB plans rises to 134% in Q3 2025: report

The average funded ratio of the typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan rose four per cent in the third quarter of 2025 to 134 per…

  • By: Staff
  • October 23, 2025 October 22, 2025
  • 09:00
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HBC pension surplus at centre of class action from former Simpsons employees

Some former Hudson’s Bay Co. employees have filed a class-action lawsuit seeking a share of the defunct retailer’s pension surplus. The court filing was made…

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OMERS closes $1.5 billion infrastructure financing, Oxford unveils new Australian rental building asset

The infrastructure arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System has confirmed the completed inaugural senior unsecured bond issuance for the BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust…

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  • October 17, 2025 October 17, 2025
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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on recent private equity investments by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are…

  • By: Staff
  • October 17, 2025 October 16, 2025
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Ontario Teachers’ appointing Christopher Metrakos as executive managing director of infrastructure, natural resources

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Christopher Metrakos as executive managing director of infrastructure and natural resources, effective immediately. In this role, he’ll be…

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  • October 14, 2025 October 10, 2025
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Solvency ratio of average DB pension fund increases to 105.8% in August: report

The funded status of a typical defined benefit pension plan in Canada increased on both a solvency basis and on an accounting basis in August,…

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  • October 14, 2025 October 10, 2025
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Adapting to an economy with globalization shifts at the CSSB

Not everyone can say they’ve spent two decades at the same organization, but Candy Wong, portfolio manager of external managers and international strategies at Manitoba’s…

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Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB plans reaches 129% in Q3 2025: report

The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans reached 129 per cent at the end of the third quarter 2025, up from 126…

  • By: Staff
  • October 8, 2025 October 7, 2025
  • 15:00
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CPPIB investing US$1 billion in U.S. energy operator, Ontario Teachers’ leading investment round for data analytics firm

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing US$1 billion in energy firm ArcLight Capital Partners LLC’s AlphaGen, one of the largest independent power portfolios…

  • By: Staff
  • October 3, 2025 October 3, 2025
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Coverage of the 2025 Alternative Investment Conference

At the end of a busy summer marked by unprecedented pressures from equity volatility and inflation, defined benefit plan sponsors, money managers and other investment…

2025 Alternative Investment Conference: Panel: Privately-listed assets pushing liquidity challenges to institutional investors

Alternative assets can maintain institutional investors’ liquidity needs if they generate enough income, but this method is getting expensive, according to Janet Rabovsky (pictured centre),…

2025 Alternative Investment Conference: City of Montreal finding sweet spot with exposure to alternative assets

A desire to diversify a heavy public equities portfolio led Montreal’s municipal pension plan sponsor to look more closely at alternative assets. Before the global…

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Average DB pension plan portfolio returns 0.8% in July: report

A representative defined benefit pension plan portfolio returned 0.8 per cent during the month of July due to a positive result from equities, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • September 30, 2025 September 26, 2025
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Ontario Teachers’ appointing Dale Burgess as managing director, equities

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Dale Burgess executive managing director of equities, effective immediately. Burgess has been at the investment organization since 1996…

  • By: Staff
  • September 18, 2025 September 16, 2025
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New Brunswick PSPP reporting funded status of 136.5%, providing 2.01% COLA

The New Brunswick Public Service Pension Plan is reporting a funded status of 136.5 per cent as at Dec. 31, 2024, and will provide a…

  • By: Staff
  • September 17, 2025 September 17, 2025
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