Global pension assets reach US$61.5 trillion in 2024: report
Pension assets grew to US$61.5 trillion by the end of 2024, with a nominal growth rate of 8.5 per cent since the end of 2023,…
- By: Staff
- July 23, 2025 July 23, 2025
- 15:00
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Oxford Properties breaking ground in Scarborough rental project, Caisse investing US$200M in infrastructure firm
The global real estate arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is breaking ground in a purpose-built rental project located in Scarborough, Ont. As…
- By: Staff
- July 18, 2025 July 17, 2025
- 15:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on the legal considerations for employers when terminating remote workers was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top…
- By: Staff
- July 18, 2025 July 17, 2025
- 09:00
PSSP reporting 7.03% investment return during latest fiscal year, pension surplus reaching $525M
The Public Service Superannuation Plan is reporting a one-year investment return of 7.03 per cent, which pushed its net investment income to $562 million during…
- By: Staff
- July 17, 2025 July 16, 2025
- 11:00
HOOPP appointing Linda Halley as chief risk officer
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan is appointing Linda Halley as chief risk officer. Halley has been at the HOOPP for 24 years with different…
- By: Staff
- July 17, 2025 July 17, 2025
- 11:00
PIAC urging CSA to resume work on climate disclosure mandate
The Pension Investment Association of Canada is urging the Canadian Securities Administrators to resume work on a climate-related disclosure mandate that could impact decision-making at…
- By: Staff
- July 17, 2025 July 16, 2025
- 09:00
UN report targeting Caisse’s investments missing nuance: expert
A special report from the United Nations calling out investment decisions by the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec doesn’t recognize fiduciary obligations in…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- July 15, 2025 July 14, 2025
- 11:00
Coverage of the 2025 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum
Against an uncertain economic backdrop, endowment funds and foundations continue to encounter new pressures impacting their investment decisions. The 2025 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum brought together E&F decision-makers, including investment executives,…
- By: The Canadian Investment Review
- July 15, 2025 July 24, 2025
- 08:00
2025 E&F Investment Forum: What sector trends are fuelling the need for the mid-market value-add infrastructure investment model?
Private capital is increasingly needed to fund the vast infrastructure investment requirements of many Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries today, according to Daniel…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- July 15, 2025 July 24, 2025
- 07:59
2025 E&F Investment Forum: A look at the opportunity in Canadian multi-residential investments
Multi-residential investments in Canada are offering institutional investors a stable alternative in the real estate market, according to Alexandra Katz, managing partner and head of…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- July 15, 2025 July 14, 2025
- 07:58
2025 E&F Investment Forum: Rethinking liquidity and risk in foundation portfolios
In a world of persistent inflation and evolving fiduciary responsibilities, foundations must rethink how they balance liquidity needs, risk management and long-term value creation, said…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- July 15, 2025 July 8, 2025
- 07:57
2025 E&F Investment Forum: ETFs offer liquidity benefits for endowment and foundation investors
Public assets like exchange-traded funds grant endowments and foundations with full liquidity in their investment pursuits, according to Mark Webster, director of institutional sales and…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- July 15, 2025 July 8, 2025
- 07:56
2025 E&F Investment Forum: Calgary Foundation finding a groove through alternative assets
The Calgary Foundation’s transition from a heavy domestic public market asset mix to a diversified portfolio opened the doors to a larger investible universe and…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- July 15, 2025 July 8, 2025
- 07:54
Proxy voting review with external managers can aid asset owners by aligning priorities: UPP
A study by the University Pension Plan of Ontario of the voting decisions of investment managers revealed a “certain level of misalignment” with asset owners,…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- December 11, 2025 December 11, 2025
- 11:00
Investment market volatility putting pressure on DB plan sponsors’ surplus decisions
Heightened volatility could make defined benefit pension plan sponsors pause before deciding how to approach the use of favourable financial positions resulting in surpluses. While…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- December 9, 2025 December 10, 2025
- 11:00
CWIPP surpasses $1 billion in assets
The Canada-Wide Industrial Pension Plan has surpassed $1 billion in assets. In a press release, the CWIPP attributed its steady growth to increasing membership, ongoing…
- By: Staff
- December 8, 2025 December 5, 2025
- 15:00
Coverage of the 2025 Alternative Investment Conference
At the end of a busy summer marked by unprecedented pressures from equity volatility and inflation, defined benefit plan sponsors, money managers and other investment…
- By: The Canadian Investment Review
- October 2, 2025 October 1, 2025
- 08:00
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…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- October 2, 2025 October 7, 2025
- 07:59
2025 Alternative Investment Forum: Innovation driving opportunities in private equity
When looking at private equity, innovation is an important factor driving opportunities for institutional investors, said Orlando González, investment director of private equity at T. Rowe Price…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- October 2, 2025 October 8, 2025
- 07:58
World’s 100 largest asset owners’ AUM up 11.3% in 2024: report
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, Norges Bank Investment Management, reached US$1.7 trillion in assets under management in 2024, taking the No. 1 spot among the world’s…
- By: Staff
- December 10, 2025 December 10, 2025
- 15:00
CPPIB backing acquisition of India-based logistics parks, Oxford leases office space to AI firm
A joint venture co-owned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and IndoSpace is acquiring six industrial and logistics parks in India for roughly $471…
- By: Staff
- November 28, 2025 November 28, 2025
- 15:00
Alberta moves to insulate AIMCo from liability, companies from greenwashing allegations
Alberta is moving to insulate its Crown investment corporation from potential legal liabilities and protect companies in the province from lawsuits accusing them of greenwashing.…
- By: Lisa Johnson, the Canadian Press
- November 28, 2025 November 28, 2025
- 09:00
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…
- By: Benefits Canada
- November 5, 2025 October 28, 2025
- 08:00
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…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 5, 2025 October 27, 2025
- 07:59
2025 DC Investment Forum: Canadians retiring later, getting better at estimating how much savings they’ll need
While Canadians have a better sense of the savings they’ll need to retire comfortably, they may still be underestimating the true cost, according to research…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 5, 2025 October 28, 2025
- 07:58
Ontario Teachers’ selling stake in Australia-based desalination plant, Caisse supporting sale of bank business
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is selling its 60 per cent stake in the Sydney Desalination Plant to the Utilities Trust of Australia. The UTA,…
- By: Staff
- December 11, 2025 December 10, 2025
- 11:00
Investor group targeting Vestcor in class action due to financial losses
Vestcor Inc. is the target of a class action lawsuit alleging a specific transaction ended up costing a group of Canadian investors significant financial losses.…
- By: Staff
- December 4, 2025 December 2, 2025
- 11:00
Regulatory headwinds preventing uniform adoption of sustainability standards in Canada: expert
The Canadian Securities Administrators admitted its decision to pause the development of a climate-related disclosure mandate for public issuers is intended to be temporary and…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- December 2, 2025 December 2, 2025
- 11:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on Ontario’s proposed changes to preferred pharmacy network agreements was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five…
- By: Staff
- December 5, 2025 December 4, 2025
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on the legal considerations for employers requiring cross-border travel was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five…
- By: Staff
- November 28, 2025 November 27, 2025
- 09:00
‘Peer pressure effect’ impacting some institutional investors’ decisions around gold, U.S. equities: experts
The most sophisticated institutional investors are trained to avoid trends or frenzies surrounding a strategy, but human nature dictates that even some will experience a…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- November 25, 2025 November 25, 2025
- 11:00
85% of global asset owners recognize climate risk as a major concern: survey
The impact of climate change risks is increasing as a significant concern for global asset owners, according to a new survey from FTSE Russell. The…
- By: Staff
- December 5, 2025 December 4, 2025
- 15:00
UPP employing transition risk management framework across portfolio: report
The University Pension Plan is managing material climate risks by considering prospective investments through a climate-related impact lens, according to a new report by the…
- By: Staff
- December 3, 2025 December 2, 2025
- 15:00
96% of Canadian institutional investors rely on ESG integration: report
Canadian institutional investors are standing by environmental, social and governance integration despite pushback from other countries, according to a new report by the Responsible Investment…
- By: Staff
- December 1, 2025 November 28, 2025
- 15:00
79% of U.S. institutional investors expect market correction in 2026: survey
About eight in 10 (79 per cent) U.S.-based institutional investors expect to see a market correction in 2026, according to a new survey by Natixis…
- By: Staff
- November 26, 2025 November 25, 2025
- 15:00
76% of institutional investors consider ESG, but overall support dwindling: survey
Three-quarters (76 per cent) of institutional investors say they integrate environmental, social and governance across their investment platform, according to a new survey by Callan.…
- By: Staff
- November 20, 2025 November 20, 2025
- 11:00
World’s 500 largest asset managers’ AUM up 9.4% in 2024: report
The world’s 500 largest asset managers’ assets under management reached US$139.9 trillion at the end of 2024, a 9.4 per cent increase from the previous…
- By: Staff
- November 19, 2025 November 19, 2025
- 15:00
Financial market regulators establish committee to implement total cost reporting plan
The Joint Forum of Financial Market Regulators is establishing a committee to help implement its total cost reporting plan. The plan aims to increase investor…
- By: Staff
- December 15, 2023 December 15, 2023
- 15:00
Men more likely than women to report reduced stress due to financial wellness programs: survey
More than a quarter (28 per cent) of male employees in the U.S. report a reduction in their stress levels due to their employer’s financial…
- By: Staff
- September 25, 2023 September 22, 2023
- 09:00
Alberta deserves more than half CPP assets if it exits program: report
A report commissioned by the Alberta government estimates the province would be entitled to more than half the assets of the Canada Pension Plan if it…
- By: The Canadian Press, with files from staff
- September 22, 2023 September 21, 2023
- 09:00