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2025 DC Plan Summit: Understanding the modern mindset for DC plan member engagement

With climate change affecting the planet and artificial intelligence disrupting the concept of work, a profound generational shift is underway in how young people are…

2025 DC Plan Summit: Revolutionizing retirement income solutions for retirees

As defined contribution plans mature, Canada is seeing the first wave of retirees that only have DC plans and plan sponsors are facing the challenges…

2025 DC Plan Summit: Governance framework at the core of CAPSA’s updated guidelines

While good governance practices must be at the core of any pension plan, intricate frameworks are designed to be proportional to the size of the…

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…

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…

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…

2025 DC Plan Summit: Is there a rising tide lifting all decumulation priorities from an investment perspective?

Rather than a single defined contribution plan sponsor tackling the decumulation dilemma alone, decisions need to be reframed as a decumulation ecosystem, said Nicole Lomax,…

2025 DC Plan Summit: A look at the history and beneficial characteristics of target-date funds

Since 2008, when the U.S. enacted legislation allowing target-date funds as the default, total assets in these funds have grown from around US$150 billion to…

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
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Survey finds 67% of U.S. retirement savers concerned about income lasting lifetime

Two-thirds (67 per cent) of U.S. retirement savers are concerned about their income lasting their lifetime, while 30 per cent are extremely or very concerned,…

  • By: Staff
  • April 2, 2025 March 31, 2025
  • 09:00
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Investment volatility increasing scope of pension governance questions: expert

Increased investment volatility could trigger additional questions on the decisions of Canadian pension funds as governance reviews come into focus, says Level Chan, a partner…

66% of institutional investors increasing private asset allocations: survey

Two-thirds (66 per cent) of global institutional investors say they plan to increase their private asset allocations over the next five years, according to a…

  • By: Staff
  • March 31, 2025 March 31, 2025
  • 14:30

ICPM making key appointments to management team

The International Centre for Pension Management is making two new appointments to its management team, effective immediately. Adrian Trollor will move into the role of…

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

Taking the long-term investment view at McGill University

In a year marked by unpredictability and an unexpected rift between Canada and the U.S., Sophie Leblanc wants to look forward in McGill University’s investment…

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,…

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…

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 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…

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

An article on the federal government’s notification to public employees on early retirement options was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are…

  • By: Staff
  • December 12, 2025 December 11, 2025
  • 09:00

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

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…

2025 CAP Suppliers Report: How are Canadian plan sponsors complying with the CAPSA’s updated guideline?

When the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities updated its capital accumulation plan guideline in September 2025, the Co-operative Superannuation Society Pension Plan conducted an…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • December 12, 2025 December 10, 2025
  • 08:57

Back to basics on transition risk

With inflation still squeezing household budgets, interest rates elevated compared to pre-pandemic norms and an ageing workforce heading towards retirement, employees are under more pressure…

  • By: Sonya Singh
  • December 12, 2025 December 10, 2025
  • 08:56

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…

Head to head: What’s riskier right now: investments in private equity or public equity?

One academic argues in favour of public equity’s transparency in a volatile economy, while another looks to private equity’s future gains. Yuanshun Li, associate professor,…

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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

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…