Indian equities should gain over the next year or two as the government’s demonetization program starts to contribute to growth and the central bank looks at…
U.S. stocks could decline early next year even as the American economy gains momentum. Greg Nott, chief investment officer for Canada and senior portfolio manager…
Low returns, volatility also pushing investors into domestic fixed income, cash
The private equity arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is selling global maritime service provider V.Group Ltd. to Advent International and will reinvest…
New research looks at the long-standing link between corporate bonds and market volatility
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has completed the acquisition of an additional 29 per cent stake in Australia’s Metronode from CIMIC Group Ltd. The pension fund…
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec will be creating a $5-billion investment platform with DP World Ltd., a global port and terminal operator based…
Investors would be wise to pay attention to upcoming political events when deciding on asset allocations, participants at an investment symposium heard yesterday. “One thing…
Global institutional investors are expecting to make more asset allocation changes in the next couple of years than they did in 2012 and 2014, according…
Duane Green will become president and chief executive officer of Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. upon the retirement of Don Reed on Jan. 31, 2017. In…
GE Canada has relaunched its online retirement tool to help employees understand how the organization supports them in saving for retirement and how they can…
As yields remain low and markets remain volatile, institutional investors will increasingly turn to factor investing in the next five years, research from Invesco has found.…
Investors have seen fixed-income yields pushed lower as central banks venture into uncharted policy waters. Meanwhile, equities are once again vacillating in the face of…
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…