Infrastructure has been a hot topic over the past few years, with Canadian pension funds already considered investment leaders in the area amid solid returns…
Equitable Group Inc. has completed a private placement of the company’s 809,585 common shares with the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System for $61.76 per share…
The solvency ratio of Canadian pension plans increased significantly between the third and fourth quarters of 2016, according to Mercer’s latest pension health index. The median…
Fund takes over big stake in Howard Energy Partners.
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. has agreed to acquire a 28 per cent ownership stake in San Antonio, Texas-based Howard Energy Partners from EnLink Midstream…
Nearly half (48 per cent) of institutional investors expect to shift their investments to alternatives from traditional hedge funds over the next three to five…
The sentiment for investing in emerging markets in Asia has jumped significantly over the past year, from 19 in 2015 to 34 in 2016, according…
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has invested $40 million in Montreal-based Hopper, a mobile app that analyzes and predicts airfare. The investment is…
With global institutional investors expecting political and economic events to increase market volatility in 2017, many are looking to alternative assets and active management in…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is joining up with another major pension fund to own real estate in New Zealand. Today, it announced an…
The situation for Canada’s pension industry looked fairly uncertain at the beginning of 2016. A significant portion of the industry was bracing for the implementation…
How far are Canadian pension plans along on the path to de-risking? And what does the journey look like? Those were among the questions explored…
With oil prices slumping, several Middle Eastern countries began issuing sovereign bonds this year. But amid a year of uncertainty, what opportunities and risk do…
Pension funds can enhance society in a way that doesn’t have to interfere with their fiduciary integrity and financial sustainability, according to a new report…
The universe of defined benefit pension managers’ pooled funds posted a median return of 0.5 per cent before management fees during the first quarter of…
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…
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 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…
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 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 US$250 million debt facility deal, which will contribute an additional $100 million accordion…
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…
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 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.…
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 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…