Canadian pension plans achieve 1.23% median return in Q1 2025: report
Canadian pension plans saw a median return of 1.23 per cent for the first quarter of 2025, according to a new report from CIBC Mellon.…
- By: Staff
- June 4, 2025 June 13, 2025
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PSP Investments, Bell partnership exemplifying pursuit of Canadian growth ambitions
A new partnership between the Public Sector Pension Investment Board and BCE Inc. was built out of an ongoing dialogue and a desire to support…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- May 29, 2025 June 3, 2025
- 11:00
CPPIB returns 9.3% in latest fiscal year
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it earned a net return of 9.3 per cent for its latest fiscal year. The board says the…
- By: The Canadian Press
- May 21, 2025 May 21, 2025
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Institutional investors leaning on active management strategies for equities amid economic volatility: expert
Amid a new cycle of market volatility caused by U.S. tariffs, institutional investors are facing a dilemma when selecting active or passive management strategies for…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- May 20, 2025 May 20, 2025
- 11:00
PSP invests in U.S. partnership with Bell Canada, Caisse leads investment round in Quebec-owned hotel chain
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is creating a new long-term strategic partnership with BCE Inc. The new partnership, named Network FiberCo, will accelerate the…
- By: Staff
- May 14, 2025 May 9, 2025
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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
Emerging markets regions building resiliency amid geopolitical shifts, tariff woes
With a second Donald Trump presidency unleashing global uncertainty, emerging markets nations are forging new alliances and building a foundation for sustainable long-term growth. Indeed,…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- May 2, 2025 May 1, 2025
- 08:56
Are Canadian institutional investors still considering lithium-ion battery investments?
Doubts about the demand for electric vehicles in the U.S. is creating new questions around the development of the Canadian lithium-ion battery industry, says Jon…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 29, 2025 April 28, 2025
- 11:00
Are Canadian institutional investors reconsidering U.S. allocations amid ongoing trade war?
Institutional investors are facing tough choices about their allocation choice amid a trade war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump, says Dustin Reid, vice-president and…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 22, 2025 April 23, 2025
- 09:00
CPPIB sells private equity fund interest portfolio, BCI joins group investing in insurance firm
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling a portfolio of 25 limited partnership fund interests in North American and European buyout funds for roughly…
- By: Staff
- April 18, 2025 April 17, 2025
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Ontario Teachers’ sells interest in mining asset for US$300M, Rogers equity raise gets pension fund support
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is selling its remaining 19.9 per cent free cash flow interest held in a mining asset to New Gold Inc.…
- By: Staff
- April 11, 2025 April 11, 2025
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IMCO returns 9.9% in 2024, driven by public equities
The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is reporting a weighted average net return of 9.9 per cent as at Dec. 31, 2024. At the end…
- By: Staff
- April 9, 2025 April 9, 2025
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Japanese institutional investors slow down allocations to private assets, remain interested: report
Japanese institutional investors are slowing their allocations to private assets, according to a new report by Crisil Coalition Greenwich. It found the share of Japanese…
- By: Staff
- April 9, 2025 April 7, 2025
- 15:00
2025 DC Plan Summit: President Trump’s pro-business agenda could boost mergers, acquisitions and public offerings
Donald Trump is poised to be the “most transformational” U.S. president due to his corporate tax rate approach and a unique deregulation plan across financial…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 3, 2025 April 4, 2025
- 07:59
2025 DC Plan Summit: Making the case for more Canada in DC investment portfolios
Home-country bias is a conversation that ebbs and flows, with U.S. investment returns since the 2008/09 financial crisis reigniting the conversation, said Jon Knowles, institutional…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- April 3, 2025 March 26, 2025
- 07:54
2025 DC Plan Summit: Blend of active and passive leading trends in U.S. DC investment
An emerging trend in U.S. defined contribution investment strategies is the ‘blend trend,’ which is a target-date solution that allocates to underlying building blocks that…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- April 3, 2025 April 10, 2025
- 07:52
2025 DC Plan Summit: Aluminum tariff policy shows misguided U.S. approach against Canada
Amid all of the Canadian industries impacted by tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, targeting the production of aluminum shows a misunderstanding of the…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 3, 2025 April 3, 2025
- 07:50
PSP Investments selling 22% stake in airport operator, Ontario Teachers’ buying Scandinavian logistics portfolio
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is selling a minority stake in AGS Airports to alternative asset manager Blackstone Inc. The deal will give Blackstone…
- By: Staff
- April 2, 2025 April 1, 2025
- 15:00
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
CPPIB appointing Ben Meng as managing director, head of investment portfolio management
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is appointing Ben Meng as managing director and head of investment portfolio management, effective immediately. Most recently, Meng was…
- By: Staff
- March 18, 2025 March 24, 2025
- 15:00
OPTrust returns 9.6% in 2024, remains fully funded
The OPSEU Pension Trust is reporting a return of 9.6 per cent in 2024, according to its latest year-end report. It found, as at Dec.…
- By: Staff
- March 14, 2025 March 13, 2025
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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
Canadian government bond yields decrease in February due to U.S. tariff threat: report
Canadian government bond yields declined further in February based on the impact to growth from tariff policy from the U.S. on Canadian exports materializing, according…
- By: Staff
- March 12, 2025 March 12, 2025
- 15:00
Ontario Teachers’ leads US$175M investment round for AI firm, sells seniors’ residence operator
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s venture growth arm is leading a US$175 million Series F investment round for artificial intelligence, data and analytics software company…
- By: Staff
- March 10, 2025 March 6, 2025
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