Average funded ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 7% in Q1 2024: report
The funded ratio of the average Canadian defined benefit pension plan, excluding the effect of asset smoothing, reached 124 per cent as at March 31,…
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AIMCo returns 6.9% in 2023, driven by equities, fixed income
The Alberta Investment Management Corp.’s total fund generated a net return of 6.9 per cent in 2023, 1.8 percentage points below its 8.7 per cent benchmark.…
- By: Staff
- April 22, 2024 April 23, 2024
- 15:00
CAAT returns 9.5% for 2023, led by global, emerging market equities
The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan saw a net return of 9.5 per cent for 2023, with net assets of $20.1 billion,…
- By: Staff
- April 18, 2024 April 18, 2024
- 09:30
Caisse reports more than $53 billion in low-carbon assets
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reporting $53 billion in low-carbon assets, including $15 billion in Quebec, representing an overall increase of…
- By: Staff
- April 16, 2024 April 16, 2024
- 09:00
Back to basics on investment glide paths
Simply put, a glide path is a calculation designed to support an employee’s desired retirement timeline through investments in a target-date fund. When an employee…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 12, 2024 April 11, 2024
- 08:53
IMCO returns 5.6% for 2023, driven by public equities
The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is reporting a net return of 5.6 per cent for 2023, with net assets increasing to $77.4 billion. The…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 11, 2024 April 10, 2024
- 09:00
Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 2% in Q1 2024: reports
The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans increased two per cent in the first quarter of 2024, according to a report by…
- By: Staff
- April 4, 2024 April 4, 2024
- 15:00
Where do Canadian institutional investors stand on calls for increased domestic investments?
A renewed call for increased domestic investments by Canadian pension plans isn’t surprising amid an ongoing discussion around the role of investment organizations in supporting the…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 4, 2024 April 4, 2024
- 09:00
Average Canadian DB pension plan’s funded solvency position up 2.8% in February: report
The funded position of a typical defined benefit pension plan rose both on a solvency basis (2.8 per cent) and an accounting basis (2.3 per…
- By: Staff
- March 28, 2024 March 28, 2024
- 15:00
New York State Common Retirement Fund curbing oil and gas investments
The New York State Common Retirement Fund is restricting its exposure in eight integrated oil and gas companies, including divesting a portion of its investment…
- By: Staff
- March 26, 2024 March 26, 2024
- 15:00
CalPERS doubling down on allocations to private market assets
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System is increasing its investments in private market assets to maximize returns from its highest-performing asset classes. The pension fund…
- By: Staff
- March 22, 2024 March 20, 2024
- 15:00
Ontario Teachers’ returns 1.9% for 2023
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is reporting a net return of 1.9 per cent for 2023, according to its latest annual report. The investment organization…
- By: Staff
- March 21, 2024 March 21, 2024
- 09:00
Group annuity market growing as DB pension plans move to de-risk
Ford of Canada’s recent transfer of $923 million in pension liabilities to Desjardins Group, RBC Insurance and Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada augurs well…
- By: Julius Melnitzer
- March 21, 2024 April 3, 2024
- 09:00
Value of Canadian equities marketplace drops 10% in 2023: report
The total value traded in Canada’s equities marketplace reached $4.2 trillion as at Dec. 31, 2023, a 10 per cent decline from the previous 12-month…
- By: Staff
- March 19, 2024 March 18, 2024
- 09:00
Global pension assets up 11% in 2023: report
Global pension assets increased by 11 per cent to reach US$55.7 trillion in 2023, up from $50.2 trillion at the end of 2022, according to…
- By: Staff
- March 14, 2024 March 13, 2024
- 09:00
HOOPP returns 9.38% for 2023, driven by equities, fixed income
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan is reporting an annual return of 9.38 per cent for 2023, partly due to the performance of equities and…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- March 13, 2024 March 14, 2024
- 15:00
OPTrust returns 5.3% in 2023, marks 15 consecutive years at 100% funded status
The OPSEU Pension Trust returned 5.3 per cent for 2023, according to its latest year-end report. It found, as of Dec. 31, 2023, the plan’s…
- By: Staff
- March 13, 2024 March 13, 2024
- 09:00
Rise in private credit demand will push institutional investors to provide increased disclosure: expert
While the growing demand for private credit will require additional disclosure by institutional investors, it’s yet to be seen whether it will resemble similar restrictions…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- March 12, 2024 March 6, 2024
- 11:00
Ontario DB pension plans’ average solvency ratio increased to 119% in Q4 2023: FSRA
The average projected solvency ratio for Ontario defined benefit pension plans was 119 per cent as of Dec. 31, 2023, up two per cent from…
- By: Staff
- March 6, 2024 March 5, 2024
- 09:00
Pension funds end Q4 2023 with positive results driven by equities, fixed income: report
Stocks and bonds helped pension funds find positive results in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the performance universe of pension managers’ pooled funds…
- By: Staff
- March 5, 2024 March 4, 2024
- 09:00
Caisse sells 1.3% of shares in insurance firm, BCI buys ownership stake in Australian agriculture operator
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is selling 1.3 per cent of the issued and outstanding common shares it holds of insurance provider…
- By: Staff
- February 29, 2024 February 29, 2024
- 15:00
OMERS returns 4.6% for 2023, driven by equities, fixed income
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System returned 4.6 per cent in 2023, or $5.6 billion, in investment income in 2023, according to its latest year-end…
- By: Staff
- February 29, 2024 February 28, 2024
- 09:00
Energy transition stocks getting lots of interest from investors, TSX Venture list shows
Canadian-based mining companies that are betting on the global energy transition saw a surge of investor interest in 2023, according to the latest edition of…
- By: Amanda Stephenson, the Canadian Press
- February 28, 2024 February 29, 2024
- 11:00
Caisse buys stake in Quebec-based logistics operator, CPPIB sells stake in South Korean logistics joint venture
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is acquiring an equity stake in North American port terminal and logistics operator QSL International Ltd. The…
- By: Staff
- February 23, 2024 February 23, 2024
- 15:00
Caisse returns 7.2% for 2023, driven by bonds, equities
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reporting a net return of 7.2 per cent for 2023, with net assets increasing to $434…
- By: Staff
- February 23, 2024 February 22, 2024
- 09:00