The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan is reporting a 15.2 per cent net return at the end of 2024. The investment organization’s…
The average solvency ratio of Canadian pension plans declined three per cent as at March 31, 2025, according to a new report by Normandin Beaudry.…
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…
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is preventing its staff from travelling to the U.S. for non-essential business trips, according to a report by Bloomberg. The…
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…
Vestcor Inc. achieved an overall investment portfolio return of 12.2 per cent as at Dec. 31, 2024, surpassing its benchmark by 0.1 per cent. In…
Donna Mathieu, vice-president and chief financial officer at NAV Canada, is retiring, effective Oct. 31, 2025. She joined NAV Canada in 2003 and became CFO…
A federal public sector union representing more than 27,000 members is asking the Public Sector Pension Investment Board to divest any holdings in Tesla Inc.…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reporting nearly 80 per cent, or $330 billion, of its total portfolio is invested in assets…
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.…
An article on how incoming health-care legislation could impact plan sponsors’ virtual care offerings was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are…
The office of the New York City comptroller, which oversees five public pension systems, is recommending the New York City Law Department seeks securities litigation…
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan increased both on a solvency and accounting basis in January, according to Telus Health’s…
The Saskatchewan Healthcare Employees’ Pension Plan is appointing Paula Potter as chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2026. She steps into the CEO role with…
The University Pension Plan of Ontario is reporting a 5.2 per cent total fund net return for the year, pushing its net assets from $12.8…
Despite an uncertain market landscape impacted by geopolitical volatility, institutional investors are staying the course with portfolio management, says Andrew Norelli, managing director and member…
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,…
Defined benefit pension plans in Ontario reported a median solvency ratio of 122 per cent during the first quarter of 2026, according to a new…
The funded status of a typical defined benefit pension plan in Canada declined on a solvency basis for the second month in a row, according…
Canadian defined benefit pension plan sponsors are finding portfolio resiliency in an environment challenged by questions about the technology sector in the U.S., says Katie…
The combination of several innovations in defined contribution pension plan design can dramatically improve retirement readiness across income levels, according to a new report by…
Retirement income outcomes for capital accumulation plan members dipped in the first quarter of 2026, amid market volatility and ongoing geopolitical tensions, according to a…
Pension plan membership in Ontario increased year-over-year to 4.8 million in 2025 and David Bartucci, head of pension plan operations and regulatory effectiveness at the…
CPP Investments is reporting a return of 7.8 per cent for its 2026 fiscal year. The results helped increase its net assets to $793.3 billion…
While the global equities market recorded positive returns in the first quarter of 2026, a rebound seen in April was driven by only a few…
The energy market has done a reasonable job of shifting demand amid the strain of increased oil reserve consumption, says Michael Shaw, director and portfolio…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is participating in a deal that will contribute an additional US$100 million to a U.S.-based fibre optics…
The Nursing Homes and Related Industries Pension Plan is reporting an 11.5 per cent investment return in 2025. The Ontario-based target-benefit pension plan confirmed a…
CPP Investments is participating in a €400 million co-investment deal in French logistics firm Proudreed, alongside funds managed by alternative asset investor Blackstone Inc. The…
The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario recently joined the Global Real Estate Engagement Network, an industry coalition of institutional investors focused on addressing financially material…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reporting $226 billion in climate action investments as at Dec. 31, 2025, towards a goal of…
A third of U.S. plan sponsors say they’re very or extremely confident in their participants’ ability to retire at their target age, up from just…
Canadian institutional investors saw a median return of 0.52 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, according to a new report by CIBC Mellon.…
As an active investor, CPP Investments is leveraging its influence in the venture capital space to ensure it finds the right companies to invest in.…
Liam O’Sullivan remembers what it was like for fixed income asset managers before technology started taking over. When his firm RP Investment Advisors began doing…
The Global Risk Institute’s Sonia Baxendale is stepping down as president and chief executive officer later this year after nearly eight years in the role.…
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…