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…
The funded status of the 100 largest U.S. defined benefit pension plans is projected to have reached 84.7 per cent as of Nov. 30, 2025,…
While the Canadian pension de-risking market decreased in 2025, many plan sponsors that opted to not shed liabilities last year have simply delayed these plans…
The Canada-Wide Industrial Pension Plan is reporting a 9.9 per cent investment return in 2025, pushing total assets to $1.074 billion. The growth was driven…
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is marking its fourth annual Pension Awareness Day today by encouraging employees to understand their employer-sponsored retirement plan…
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario’s supervisory guidance on the province’s target-benefit pension plan framework is now finalized. The guidance, which will be reviewed…
An article on the removal of the board chair at the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com…
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…
After a record-setting 2024, the Canadian group annuity purchase market experienced a moderate slowdown in 2025, according to a new report by Normandin Beaudry. It…
The funded status of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan increased on both a solvency and accounting basis during the month of December, according…
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 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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…