A typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan’s funded position improved on a solvency basis and decreased on an accounting basis in April as a result…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is investing in a wireless communications infrastructure company. Diamond Communications, which specializes in developing wireless network facilities to enhance internet…
Canadian defined benefit pension plans generated a median return of 4.23 per cent for the first quarter of 2023, according to the BNY Mellon Canadian…
The Nova Scotia Teachers’ Pension Plan’s funded status dipped from 82.5 per cent to 75.1 per cent on a going-concern basis in 2022, according to…
The pharmaceutical arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is acquiring a stake in an anti-viral drug. According to the terms of a $200-million…
The median Canadian defined benefit pension plan’s investments returned 4.2 per cent during the first quarter of 2022, according to a new report by Northern Trust…
A controversial law giving super-priority to defined benefit pension plan members during plan windups and insolvencies is coming into effect after receiving royal assent from…
Canadian defined benefit pension plans generated a median return of four per cent in the first quarter of 2023, up from 3.8 per cent in…
An article on two upcoming executive departures at the Ontario Pension Board was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five…
The Association of Canadian Pension Management is urging Retraite Québec to streamline its approach to actuarial solvency valuations for pension plans with members outside of…
The Ontario Pension Board is announcing its plans for managing the coming departures of two of its top executives — Mark Fuller, president and chief…
As countries seek to reach net-zero carbon emissions targets by 2050, demand for buildings to be retrofit to improve energy efficiency will more than double,…
The College of Arts and Technology pension plan’s assets dropped 2.3 per cent while its funded ratio on a going-concern basis remained at 124 per…
In its 2023 budget, the federal government announced plans to require that federally regulated pension plan sponsors disclose their cryptocurrency asset exposure to the Office of…
The real estate arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is operating the most productive shopping centre in Canada, according to a new report…
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan improved on a solvency and accounting basis in March, according to a new report…
A Northern Ontario-based hydroelectric power company owned by the Public Sector Pension Investment Board is being integrated into another one of PSP Investments’ assets, a clean…
Government-backed defined benefit pension plans are driving growth in the pension administration software sector, according to a new report by Marqual IT Solutions Ltd. The…
The Saskatchewan Healthcare Employees’ Pension Plan is appointing Colette Wagner as a senior investment analyst. In the new role, she’ll oversee the asset managers responsible…
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is revealing details of how environmental, social and governance factors are used alongside traditional financial analysis in its investment strategy.…
A consortium of five New York City defined benefit pension plans has led a successful campaign to launch an external review of labour practices at…
The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans rose during the first quarter of 2023, from 113 per cent at the beginning of…
The real estate arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is acquiring a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Raleigh, NC. The Oxford Properties Group is…
When two U.S. banks failed this month, among the investors who lost millions were U.S. public sector pension funds responsible for ensuring the retirements of…
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan fell slightly on a solvency basis and rose on an accounting basis in February,…