Alternative investments have been the name of the game for many of the leaders on Benefit Canada‘s list of the fastest-growing pension funds for 2016. Both…
Ivanhoé Cambridge has acquired an industrial real estate provider from global private investment firm TPG Real Estate. Evergreen Industrial Properties owns and manages about 150…
The Bank of Canada is raising its benchmark interest rate 0.75 per cent from 0.5 per cent, the first increase in seven years. The central…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will acquire a 45 per cent interest in the Corrib natural gas field off the coast of Ireland. The…
A number of large Canadian pension funds are among the global organizations that have signed a statement supporting the voluntary recommendations set out by the…
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Investors will be watching closely as speculation ramps up that Canada’s central bank will raise interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday. A modest…
Pension plans lukewarm on Canadian investments despite recent market strength.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is helping Cogeco Communications Inc. acquire a network of cable systems in the United States with an equity…
The government has appointed Janice Fukakusa as the inaugural chair of the board of the Canada Infrastructure Bank. Fukakusa is a corporate director and former…
Aon survey shows DB plans struggling with low asset returns and poor Canadian equity performance.
Look to the emerging world for change going forward.
Fondaction and the Bâtirente and Fondaction Combination is appointing as Stéphan Morency as president and chief executive officer, effective April 13, 2026. He was previously…
Sun Life Financial Inc. is acquiring the remaining interests in global real estate investment management advisor BGO and global alternative credit investment manager Crescent Capital…
Ontario’s provincially appointed judges are taking their own pension plan to court to prevent the fund from investing in derivatives. In a notice of application…
With only a few weeks left in a year impacted by trade wars, equity concentration risk and the increased appeal of artificial intelligence opportunities, defined…
The current moment is rooted in shifting ideas, characterized by the rise and fall of globalization, said Sean Speer, editor-at-large at the Hub and a…
Fading developed markets bilateral aid and U.S. tariff policy is pushing emerging markets debt as an attractive alternative for growing countries, according to Yvette Babb,…
The funded status of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan decreased on a solvency basis but increased on an accounting basis in the month…
The funded status of a typical defined benefit pension plan increased on a solvency basis but decreased on an accounting basis in January, according to…
In its 2026 budget on Thursday, the Ontario government proposed doubling the pension benefits guarantee fund’s monthly guarantee limit from $1,500 to $3,000 for all…
In its 2026 budget, the Quebec government said it intends to enhance the appeal of voluntary retirement savings plans amid low uptake of the savings…
Bell Canada’s defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans are both overseen by the same pension committee. The meeting cadences differ, but the committee leans…
Strong equity markets, supported by two additional U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts and continued momentum across sectors related to artificial intelligence, strengthened retirement income outcomes…
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is reporting a total fund net investment return of 7.5 per cent for 2025, underperforming its benchmark return by 2.7…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Brookfield are acquiring renewable energy firm Boralex Inc. in a take-private deal, for a total equity…
Increased dispersion and fragmentation in the global economy is creating opportunities for institutional investors in 2026, according to a new report by the International Forum…
Two of Canada’s largest pension funds are named in a US$4.6 billion class action by the employees of a New Zealand-based software company. About 200…
Major Canadian banks and pension funds provided tens of billions of dollars to American contractors for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, an investigation…
More than half (55 per cent) of global institutional investors think the financial reporting they receive from private market managers needs to improve, a percentage…
The last decade has seen seismic shifts in geopolitical, macroeconomic, capital market and technological trends. Today, uncertainty abounds: U.S. policy has become increasingly erratic, and…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is aiming to increase its investments in private climate transition assets to $70 billion by 2030, as part of the…
The second phase of a Toronto office property that was co-developed by the real estate arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec…
A return to pragmatism created a rebounding effect for Canadian equities in 2025, says Jesse Forster, senior analyst in market structure and technology at Crisil…
The universe of defined benefit pension managers’ pooled funds posted a median return of 1.5 per cent before management fees in the fourth quarter of…
An article on the structural barriers Indigenous women continue to face in workplace retirement plans and benefits programs was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this…
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…
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…
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…