Fixed income facing uneasy macroeconomic outlook in early 2026: expert
After a year of steady performance, fixed income markets could kick off 2026 with concerns from a macroeconomic standpoint, says Steve Locke, chief investment officer…
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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on proposed changes to preferred pharmacy networks outlined in the Ontario government’s fall economic statement was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past…
- By: Staff
- November 14, 2025 November 13, 2025
- 09:00
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
Expert says lack of real return bonds update from federal budget is disappointing
The federal government’s latest budget brought along several announcements relevant to the institutional investor community of Canada — including a fund-of-funds initiative, clean electricity tax…
- By: Staff
- November 11, 2025 November 11, 2025
- 11:00
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
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
Feds launching 30-year green bond program to fund infrastructure, nature conservation projects
Canada’s federal government is raising funds to support green infrastructure and nature conservation projects through its fifth issuance of green bonds. The 30-year green bonds…
- By: Staff
- October 20, 2025 October 17, 2025
- 15:00
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
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
Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB plans reaches 129% in Q3 2025: report
The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans reached 129 per cent at the end of the third quarter 2025, up from 126…
- By: Staff
- October 8, 2025 October 7, 2025
- 15:00
2025 Alternative Investment Conference: City of Montreal finding sweet spot with exposure to alternative assets
A desire to diversify a heavy public equities portfolio led Montreal’s municipal pension plan sponsor to look more closely at alternative assets. Before the global…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 2, 2025 October 7, 2025
- 07:52
Average DB pension plan portfolio returns 0.8% in July: report
A representative defined benefit pension plan portfolio returned 0.8 per cent during the month of July due to a positive result from equities, according to…
- By: Staff
- September 30, 2025 September 26, 2025
- 11:00
Canadian trusteed pension funds’ assets valued at $2.5 trillion in Q1 2025: report
The market value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension funds reached $2.5 trillion at the end of the first quarter 2025, representing an 8.7…
- By: Staff
- September 24, 2025 September 24, 2025
- 15:00
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
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
G7 DB plan sponsors seeing surplus from high bond yields: report
A new regime of higher bond yields is pushing defined benefit pension plan sponsors around the world to diversify asset holdings and increase liability-driven investment…
- By: Staff
- August 28, 2025 August 28, 2025
- 09:00
OMERS returns 2.2% in first half of 2025, net assets reach $138.2 billion
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is reporting a net investment return of 2.2 per cent as at June 30, 2025, representing a gain of…
- By: Staff
- August 22, 2025 August 22, 2025
- 15:00
Caisse reporting mid-year 4.6% investment return, net assets growing to $496 billion
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reporting a mid-year 4.6 per cent investment return, up $23 billion pushing its net assets to…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- August 14, 2025 August 19, 2025
- 11:00
Canadian pension risk transfer market down 60% in first half of 2025: report
Amid geopolitical conflict and market volatility, the volume of risk transfers among Canadian defined benefit pension plan sponsors is down roughly 60 per cent in…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- August 13, 2025 August 12, 2025
- 09:00
Ontario Teachers’ returns 2.1% in first half of 2025, net assets rising to $269.6 billion
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is reporting a 2.1 per cent return halfway through 2025, with net assets increasing to $269.6 billion. In the first…
- By: Staff
- August 12, 2025 August 11, 2025
- 09:00
Median Canadian pension plan returns 0.6% in Q2 2025: report
The median Canadian pension plan returned 0.6 per cent during the second quarter of 2025, resulting in a 1.8 per cent year-to-date return for the…
- By: Staff
- August 7, 2025 August 5, 2025
- 11:00
Coverage of the 2025 Risk Management Conference
In a fast-paced world with increasingly complex risks around every corner, pension and investment executives are looking for ways to safeguard their portfolios. The 2025…
- By: The Canadian Investment Review
- August 7, 2025 August 5, 2025
- 08:00
2025 Risk Management Conference: Credit allocations increasing within institutional investors’ risk profiles
Alternative yield-enhancing credit is playing an innovative role in the risk profiles of Canadian institutional investors’ portfolios, said Findlay Franklin, portfolio manager at RBC Global…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- August 7, 2025 August 1, 2025
- 07:57
2025 Risk Management Conference: Tariff policies impacting global trade talks are playing a key role in fixed income allocations
The current uncertainty around tariffs and trade policy is dominating institutional investors’ macro view of fixed income, said Alexander M. Mackey, co‐chief investment officer of…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- August 7, 2025 August 1, 2025
- 07:56
Average DB pension plan’s solvency ratio jumps to 103.7% in June: report
The funded status of a typical defined benefit pension plan increased considerably on both a solvency basis and an accounting basis in the month of…
- By: Staff
- August 5, 2025 August 1, 2025
- 11:00