Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article that examined an Ontario court’s ruling on an employer’s termination clause was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the…
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Fortune 1000 DB plan sponsors moving from public equities to debt, cash: report
Defined benefit pension plans sponsored by Fortune 1000 companies entered 2023 with an aggregate funded position of 100.1 per cent, remaining almost unchanged at a…
- By: Staff
- May 13, 2025 May 12, 2025
- 09:00
Average Canadian DB pension plan’s funded position decreases in March: report
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan decreased both on a solvency and accounting basis in March, according to Telus Health’s…
- By: Staff
- May 12, 2025 May 13, 2025
- 15:00
Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 1.1% in Q1 2025: report
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 1.1 per cent during the first quarter of 2025, a slight decrease from 1.6 per cent in…
- By: Staff
- May 7, 2025 May 6, 2025
- 15:00
Institutional investors turning to diversified portfolios to manage tariff volatility: expert
Under unprecedented economic volatility, institutional investors are leaning on diversified asset mixes that are less reliant on public markets, says Claude St-Laurent, principal of pension…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- May 6, 2025 May 5, 2025
- 11:00
N.S. Teachers’ Pension Plan’s assets increase to $6.17BN
The Nova Scotia Teachers’ Pension Plan is reporting a one-year investment return of 9.76 per cent, according to its annual report. At the end of…
- By: Staff
- May 5, 2025 May 5, 2025
- 15:00
Building a hands-on investment approach at the Nova Scotia Pension Services Corp.
In an increasingly uncertain investment landscape, the Nova Scotia Pension Services Corp. is aiming to become more hands-on with its investment implementation. “Each asset class…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- May 2, 2025 May 1, 2025
- 08:55
Ontario DB pension plans’ median solvency ratio at 122% in Q4 2024: report
The median solvency ratio for Ontario defined benefit pension plans remained stable at 122 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to a…
- By: Staff
- April 25, 2025 April 24, 2025
- 09:00
CAAT returns 15.2% in 2024, net assets increase to $23.3 billion
The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan is reporting a 15.2 per cent net return at the end of 2024. The investment organization’s…
- By: Staff
- April 24, 2025 April 22, 2025
- 11:00
Average solvency ratio of Canadian pension plans drops 3% in Q1 2025: report
The average solvency ratio of Canadian pension plans declined three per cent as at March 31, 2025, according to a new report by Normandin Beaudry.…
- By: Staff
- April 23, 2025 April 22, 2025
- 15:00
NAV Canada CFO Donna Mathieu to retire in October
Donna Mathieu, vice-president and chief financial officer at NAV Canada, is retiring, effective Oct. 31, 2025. She joined NAV Canada in 2003 and became CFO…
- By: Staff
- April 16, 2025 April 15, 2025
- 15:00
New York City pension funds pursuing legal action against Tesla, blames mismanagement for losses
The office of the New York City comptroller, which oversees five public pension systems, is recommending the New York City Law Department seeks securities litigation…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 10, 2025 April 15, 2025
- 09:00
Report finds average Canadian DB pension plan returns 2.8% in January
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan increased both on a solvency and accounting basis in January, according to Telus Health’s…
- By: Staff
- April 10, 2025 April 14, 2025
- 09:00
Average funded ratio of Canadian DB pension plans down 2% in Q1 2025: report
The aggregate funded ratio for Canadian pension plans in the S&P/TSX composite index declined to 105.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2025, compared…
- By: Staff
- April 8, 2025 April 7, 2025
- 09:00
U.S. institutional investors increasing private market exposure, leaving ESG behind: report
Private equity allocations are increasing to 12 per cent in the asset mix of U.S.-based institutional investors while public equities reached 38 per cent in…
- By: Staff
- April 4, 2025 April 2, 2025
- 15:00
Investment volatility increasing scope of pension governance questions: expert
Increased investment volatility could trigger additional questions on the decisions of Canadian pension funds as governance reviews come into focus, says Level Chan, a partner…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 2, 2025 April 1, 2025
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on an Ontario court’s decision that an employer’s return-to-workplace request amounted to constructive dismissal was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…
- By: Staff
- March 28, 2025 March 27, 2025
- 09:00
Pension risk transfer sales increase to $5.2BN in Q4 2024: report
The pension risk transfer market achieved a record-breaking demand with $11 billion in deals at the end of 2024, according to a new report from…
- By: Staff
- March 26, 2025 March 26, 2025
- 09:00
CWIPP reporting investment return of 10.9% in 2024
The Canada-Wide Industrial Pension Plan is reporting a return of 10.9 per cent for 2024, down slightly from 11.7 per cent in 2023. It also…
- By: Staff
- March 25, 2025 March 26, 2025
- 14:00
Ontario Teachers’ returns 9.4% in 2024
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is reporting a net return of 9.4 per cent for 2024, up from 1.9 per cent in 2023, according to…
- By: Staff
- March 21, 2025 March 24, 2025
- 09:00
OMERS appointing Alexander Fraser as executive vice-president, global head of private equity
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is appointing Alexander Fraser as executive vice-president and global head of private equity, effective March 17. He’ll succeed Michael…
- By: Staff
- March 19, 2025 March 13, 2025
- 15:00
HOOPP reports 9.7% return in 2024, net assets increase to $123BN
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan is reporting a 9.7 per cent return as at Dec. 31, 2024, with net assets increasing to $123 billion,…
- By: Staff
- March 13, 2025 March 12, 2025
- 11:00
Estimated funded status of U.S. multi-employer DB plans rises to 97% in 2024: report
The aggregate funded percentage of all U.S. multi-employer defined benefit pension plans reached 97 per cent as at Dec. 31, 2024, an increase from 89…
- By: Staff
- February 28, 2025 February 24, 2025
- 15:00
Caisse steering investments toward Quebec companies amid U.S. tariff threat
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is introducing a program that will steer investment capital toward Quebec companies launching projects that increase productivity…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- February 25, 2025 February 24, 2025
- 11:00
OMERS returns 8.3%, grows net assets to $138.2BN in 2024
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is reporting a return of 8.3 per cent as at Dec. 31, 2024. The investment organization surpassed its 7.5…
- By: Staff
- February 24, 2025 February 24, 2025
- 15:00