AIMCo returns 7.5% in 2025 amid private market headwinds
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is reporting a total fund net investment return of 7.5 per cent for 2025, underperforming its benchmark return by 2.7…
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Report finds solvency ratio of typical DB pension plan increased to 101.7% in January
The funded status of a typical defined benefit pension plan increased on a solvency basis but decreased on an accounting basis in January, according to…
- By: Staff
- March 30, 2026 March 30, 2026
- 15:00
Institutional investors finding opportunities amid geopolitical uncertainty: report
Increased dispersion and fragmentation in the global economy is creating opportunities for institutional investors in 2026, according to a new report by the International Forum…
- By: Staff
- March 25, 2026 March 20, 2026
- 15:00
Diversified pooled fund managers post 1.5% median return in Q4 2025: report
The universe of defined benefit pension managers’ pooled funds posted a median return of 1.5 per cent before management fees in the fourth quarter of…
- By: Staff
- March 20, 2026 March 18, 2026
- 15:00
Ontario DB plans’ average solvency ratio stays flat at 124% in Q4 2025: FSRA
Ontario’s defined benefit pension plans reached a median pension solvency ratio of 124 per cent for the fourth quarter of 2025, according to a new…
- By: Staff
- March 9, 2026 March 5, 2026
- 15:00
Canadian institutional investors taking a measured approach amid ongoing geopolitical, economic volatility
Despite the ongoing geopolitical and economic volatility that marked 2025 and will continue to shape 2026, institutional investors are taking a measured approach and viewing…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- March 6, 2026 March 6, 2026
- 08:55
Expert panel: Diversification, flexibility steering institutional investors amid ongoing volatility
The last decade has seen seismic shifts in geopolitical, macroeconomic, capital market and technological trends. Today, uncertainty abounds: U.S. policy has become increasingly erratic, and…
- By: Bert Clark
- February 26, 2026 February 24, 2026
- 11:00
Caisse returns 9.3% in 2025 amid geopolitical volatility: report
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec returned 9.3 per cent for 2025, below its benchmark portfolio’s 10.9 per cent return, according to the…
- By: Staff
- February 26, 2026 February 26, 2026
- 09:00
Global pension assets rise 9.6% year over year, driven by DC plans: report
Global pension assets reached a record US$68.3 trillion in 2025, rising 9.6 per cent year over year, with defined contribution savings continuing to drive growth,…
- By: Staff
- February 12, 2026 February 9, 2026
- 15:00
Report finds solvency ratio of average DB pension plan increases to 109% in December
The funded status of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan increased on both a solvency and accounting basis during the month of December, according…
- By: Staff
- February 12, 2026 February 12, 2026
- 09:00
Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 0.6% in Q4 2025: report
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 0.6 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2025, down from 4.4 per cent in the previous…
- By: Staff
- February 5, 2026 February 4, 2026
- 09:00
Institutional investors paying majority of fees to active managers: report
Nearly all (97 per cent) of fees paid by institutional investors go to active managers, virtually unchanged from 2023 (98 per cent), according to a…
- By: Staff
- January 29, 2026 January 29, 2026
- 11:00
Bank of Canada to stay course on policy in 2026, unless trade shock risk increases: expert
The Bank of Canada is facing an increasingly uncertain 2026 despite experts agreeing on its current policy path. Etienne Bordeleau-Labrecque, vice-president and portfolio manager at…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- January 29, 2026 January 29, 2026
- 11:00
Coverage of the 2025 Investment Innovation Conference
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…
- By: The Canadian Investment Review
- January 22, 2026 January 13, 2026
- 08:00
2025 Investment Innovation Conference: Global uncertainty pushing emerging markets debt as alternative funding source
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,…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- January 22, 2026 January 16, 2026
- 07:58
2025 Investment Innovation Conference: Systematic and quantitative processes unlocking new path for fixed income asset management
A quantitative investment process could begin competing with the best fixed income and fundamental traditional credit asset managers in the near future, according to Bernd…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- January 22, 2026 January 16, 2026
- 07:57
2025 Investment Innovation Conference: How CPP Investments is balancing innovation and stability
CPP Investments’ chief executive officer has described the organization as a supertanker, referring to scale — a portfolio approaching $800 billion — and the inability…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- January 22, 2026 January 16, 2026
- 07:55
2025 Investment Innovation Conference: TTC Pension Plan CEO talks in-house expertise, diversification and opportunities in AI
Over the last 80 years, the TTC Pension Plan has grown from a contribution of $250,000 and a small team within the Toronto Transit Commission…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- January 22, 2026 January 13, 2026
- 07:49
Danish pension fund divests US$100 million in U.S. government bonds
Danish pension fund AkademikerPension is divesting nearly US$100 million in U.S. treasuries, citing weak U.S. government finances. In a press release, Anders Schelde, the organization’s…
- By: Staff
- January 21, 2026 January 21, 2026
- 15:00
PIAC focusing on sustainability policies, VPLA regulatory framework in 2026
The Pension Investment Association of Canada will monitor the ongoing progress of several policies related to environmental and sustainability solutions. Last year’s federal budget indicated…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- January 20, 2026 January 20, 2026
- 11:00
Expert panel: Investment strategy, AI among key issues for DB pension plan sponsors in 2026
After an eventful 2025, there are several developments and trends affecting Canadian defined benefit pension plan sponsors in 2026. Focus on investment strategy Major equity…
- By: Gavin Benjamin
- January 20, 2026 January 22, 2026
- 09:00
Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans reaches 132% in 2025: report
The median solvency ratio among Canadian defined benefit pension plans was 132 per cent as of Dec. 31, 2025, an increase of seven per cent…
- By: Staff
- January 7, 2026 January 6, 2026
- 15:00
Solvency ratio of average DB pension fund increases to 107.4% in November: report
The funded status of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan increased on a solvency basis but decreased on an accounting basis during the month…
- By: Staff
- January 6, 2026 January 5, 2026
- 09:00
Top 10 investment stories of 2025
An article on the future of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero and its impact on institutional investors was the most-read investment story on…
- By: Staff
- December 19, 2025 December 18, 2025
- 09:00
Fixed income facing uneasy macroeconomic outlook in early 2026: expert
After a year of steady performance, fixed income markets could kick off 2026 with concerns from a macroeconomic standpoint, says Steve Locke, chief investment officer…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- December 4, 2025 December 4, 2025
- 11:00