The funded status of a typical defined benefit pension plan in Canada increased on both a solvency basis and on an accounting basis in August,…
Not everyone can say they’ve spent two decades at the same organization, but Candy Wong, portfolio manager of external managers and international strategies at Manitoba’s…
The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans reached 129 per cent at the end of the third quarter 2025, up from 126…
At the end of a busy summer marked by unprecedented pressures from equity volatility and inflation, defined benefit plan sponsors, money managers and other investment…
As institutional investors navigate complex markets and demanding governance requirements, Grace Uniacke, director of alternatives solutions at Russell Investments, suggests they move their portfolios from disconnected compartments…
A desire to diversify a heavy public equities portfolio led Montreal’s municipal pension plan sponsor to look more closely at alternative assets. Before the global…
Canada can attract more institutional capital due to its stable, predictable and transparent market, said John Graham, chief executive officer at CPP Investments. During a…
A representative defined benefit pension plan portfolio returned 0.8 per cent during the month of July due to a positive result from equities, according to…
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. participated in 2,225 global meeting voting sessions during the 2025 proxy season, according to its new stewardship report. As…
The market value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension funds reached $2.5 trillion at the end of the first quarter 2025, representing an 8.7…
In times of heightened volatility, equity mutual funds rely on active management to maintain sufficient liquidity, according to new research from a member of York…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Dale Burgess executive managing director of equities, effective immediately. Burgess has been at the investment organization since 1996…
Real estate investment trusts are offering Canadian pension funds diversified commercial real estate exposure during uncertain period for overall real estate strategy, says John Worth,…
Canadian pension plan sponsors are facing a risky landscape in 2025 regarding currency fluctuation between the Canadian and U.S. dollar. Asset owners with access to…
Pension managers’ pooled funds delivered a 3.4 per cent median return before management fees during the second quarter of 2025, according to a new report…
The Healthcare Employees’ Benefit Plan is reporting a 16.1 per cent investment return during 2024, an increase from a 10.8 per cent return in 2023…
Ongoing demand from large technology companies and strong support from the U.S. government is solidifying the fundamentals of artificial intelligence investments for institutional investors, says…
A new regime of higher bond yields is pushing defined benefit pension plan sponsors around the world to diversify asset holdings and increase liability-driven investment…
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is reporting a net investment return of 2.2 per cent as at June 30, 2025, representing a gain of…
The Ontario Pension Board is reporting an 8.1 per cent investment return for 2024, pushing its net assets under management to $34.1 billion. The one-year…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it earned a net return of one per cent for the first quarter of fiscal 2026. John Graham, chief…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reporting a mid-year 4.6 per cent investment return, up $23 billion pushing its net assets to…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is reporting a 2.1 per cent return halfway through 2025, with net assets increasing to $269.6 billion. In the first…
The median Canadian pension plan returned 0.6 per cent during the second quarter of 2025, resulting in a 1.8 per cent year-to-date return for the…
Alternative yield-enhancing credit is playing an innovative role in the risk profiles of Canadian institutional investors’ portfolios, said Findlay Franklin, portfolio manager at RBC Global…