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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…

  • By: Staff
  • November 12, 2025 November 12, 2025
  • 15:00

Caisse, PSP Investments backing offshore wind farm investment deal, Oxford signing lease expansion for life sciences project

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board are supporting an investment deal in which alternative asset manager…

  • By: Staff
  • November 7, 2025 November 7, 2025
  • 15:00

Coverage of the 2025 DC Investment Forum

On Sept. 30, more than 80 defined contribution pension plan sponsors, consultants, asset managers and other industry stakeholders met at the Omni King Edward Hotel…

2025 DC Investment Forum: Canada must reshape its economy to respond to changing world order

Democratic nations are facing a host of monumental challenges, including a shifting world order, the rapid spread of misinformation, an aging population and a rapidly…

BCI-backed sustainability platform acquired by third party, Caisse-supported accounting platform gets strategic investment

A sustainability investments classification platform co-founded by the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is being acquired by Net Purpose. The financial details of the transaction…

  • By: Staff
  • October 31, 2025 October 30, 2025
  • 15:00
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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,…

  • By: Staff
  • October 29, 2025 October 28, 2025
  • 15:00
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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…

  • By: Staff
  • October 17, 2025 October 17, 2025
  • 15:00

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
  • 09:00

HOOPP facing €200 million dividend income tax evasion allegation from Dutch authorities

Dutch authorities are summoning the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan on alleged evasion of dividend withholding tax worth more than €200 million. Last week, the…

  • By: Staff
  • October 16, 2025 October 15, 2025
  • 11:00
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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,…

  • By: Staff
  • October 14, 2025 October 10, 2025
  • 09:00

CPPIB increases stake in environmental services firm, receives approval for energy provider takeover

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is acquiring an additional 25 per cent stake in the environmental services division of FCC Servicios Medio Ambiente Holding…

  • By: Staff
  • October 10, 2025 October 10, 2025
  • 14:30

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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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…

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  • October 3, 2025 October 3, 2025
  • 15:00
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Expert asks whether institutional investors are prepared for risks in evolving U.S.-Canada relationship

Canadian financial institutions are staring down the barrel of a new world dynamic between Canada and the U.S. and Mark Zelmer, former deputy superintendent of…

2025 Alternative Investment Conference: Where does Canada fit in a turbulent world?

Being a Canadian carries obligations and responsibilities, the ability to respond to the immediate concerns of self, family and community, but also to take into…

2025 Alternative Investment Conference: Investing at a breakpoint in economic history

The world is riding a shockwave set in motion by the transition to a data-driven economy and into the new age of machine knowledge capital,…

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CPP Investments CEO encouraged by domestic policies attracting global investment

Canada can attract more institutional capital due to its stable, predictable and transparent market, said John Graham, chief executive officer at CPP Investments. During a…

ESG influencing company strategy, increasing oil market vulnerability: reports

CPPIB buys stake in U.S. natural gas firm, Caisse places $250 million investment through Quebec asset manager

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is acquiring a 13 per cent indirect equity interest in natural gas firm Sempra Infrastructure Partners for roughly US$3…

  • By: Staff
  • September 26, 2025 September 26, 2025
  • 15:00

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…

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  • September 18, 2025 September 16, 2025
  • 11:00

REITs offering alternative real estate strategy access to institutional investors: expert

Real estate investment trusts are offering Canadian pension funds diversified commercial real estate exposure during uncertain period for overall real estate strategy, says John Worth,…

Ontario Teachers’ buying Houston industrial real estate asset, BCI acquiring paving maintenance services firm

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is completing the acquisition of an industrial facility in Houston alongside real estate investment advisor Sagard Real Estate. The financial…

  • By: Staff
  • September 12, 2025 September 11, 2025
  • 15:00

CPPIB appointing Kevin Bong as managing director, head of portfolio design and construction

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is appointing Kevin Bong as managing director and head of portfolio design and construction, effective immediately. In the role,…

  • By: Staff
  • September 8, 2025 September 5, 2025
  • 15:00
Ontario DB pension solvency up again in third quarter: FSRA

Diversified pooled fund managers return 3.4% to Canadian pension funds in Q2 2025: report

Pension managers’ pooled funds delivered a 3.4 per cent median return before management fees during the second quarter of 2025, according to a new report…

  • By: Staff
  • September 5, 2025 September 5, 2025
  • 15:00

Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article announcing the finalists of the 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five…

  • By: Staff
  • September 5, 2025 September 4, 2025
  • 09:00

HEB Manitoba achieves 16.1% investment return in 2024, second highest in plan’s history

The Healthcare Employees’ Benefit Plan is reporting a 16.1 per cent investment return during 2024, an increase from a 10.8 per cent return in 2023…

  • By: Staff
  • September 3, 2025 September 2, 2025
  • 15:00