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…
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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
Federal government appointing former CPPIB CEO Mark Wiseman as ambassador to U.S.
Mark Wiseman, former president and chief executive officer of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, will become the next Ambassador of Canada to the U.S.,…
- By: Staff
- December 23, 2025 December 24, 2025
- 11:00
Active REITs outperform passive real estate ETF strategies: report
Active management in the real estate market is delivering higher absolute returns and stronger risk-adjusted performance, according to a new report from Hazelview Investments. Active…
- By: Staff
- December 17, 2025 December 16, 2025
- 15:00
Concentration risks from AI trend putting pressure on long-term equities outlook: expert
After years of strong performance, the long-term outlook for equities is becoming more muted, says August Cruikshanks, an investment consultant in Eckler Ltd.’s pension and…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- December 16, 2025 December 16, 2025
- 11:00
Head to head: What’s riskier right now: investments in private equity or public equity?
One academic argues in favour of public equity’s transparency in a volatile economy, while another looks to private equity’s future gains. Yuanshun Li, associate professor,…
- By: Benefits Canada
- December 12, 2025 December 10, 2025
- 08:59
Taking the long-term investment view at McGill University
In a year marked by unpredictability and an unexpected rift between Canada and the U.S., Sophie Leblanc wants to look forward in McGill University’s investment…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- December 12, 2025 December 10, 2025
- 08:55
Proxy voting review with external managers can aid asset owners by aligning priorities: UPP
A study by the University Pension Plan of Ontario of the voting decisions of investment managers revealed a “certain level of misalignment” with asset owners,…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- December 11, 2025 December 11, 2025
- 11:00
Ontario Teachers’ selling stake in Australia-based desalination plant, Caisse supporting sale of bank business
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is selling its 60 per cent stake in the Sydney Desalination Plant to the Utilities Trust of Australia. The UTA,…
- By: Staff
- December 11, 2025 December 10, 2025
- 11:00
Investment market volatility putting pressure on DB plan sponsors’ surplus decisions
Heightened volatility could make defined benefit pension plan sponsors pause before deciding how to approach the use of favourable financial positions resulting in surpluses. While…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- December 9, 2025 December 10, 2025
- 11:00
Investor group targeting Vestcor in class action due to financial losses
Vestcor Inc. is the target of a class action lawsuit alleging a specific transaction ended up costing a group of Canadian investors significant financial losses.…
- By: Staff
- December 4, 2025 December 2, 2025
- 11:00
Regulatory headwinds preventing uniform adoption of sustainability standards in Canada: expert
The Canadian Securities Administrators admitted its decision to pause the development of a climate-related disclosure mandate for public issuers is intended to be temporary and…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- December 2, 2025 December 2, 2025
- 11:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on the legal considerations for employers requiring cross-border travel was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five…
- By: Staff
- November 28, 2025 November 27, 2025
- 09:00
‘Peer pressure effect’ impacting some institutional investors’ decisions around gold, U.S. equities: experts
The most sophisticated institutional investors are trained to avoid trends or frenzies surrounding a strategy, but human nature dictates that even some will experience a…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- November 25, 2025 November 25, 2025
- 11:00
Ontario DB plans’ average solvency ratio increases to 124% in Q3 2025: FSRA
The median solvency ratio of Ontario defined benefit pension plans increased to 124 per cent during the third quarter of 2025, an increase of two…
- By: Staff
- November 21, 2025 November 20, 2025
- 15:00
Sounding Board: Checking index concentration key for institutional investors as bubble talk persists
With the S&P 500 up around 90 per cent over the last five years — the so-called ‘Magnificent 7’ driving nearly 70 per cent of…
- By: Bert Clark
- November 18, 2025 November 13, 2025
- 11:00
CPPIB returns 5.4% in Q2, net assets total $777.5 billion
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board said it earned a net return of 5.4 per cent for its second quarter. The board said the increase…
- By: The Canadian Press
- November 14, 2025 November 14, 2025
- 15:00
Scaling up private assets at Western University
As private market assets become more widely adopted by institutional investors, they open up new, unexpected opportunities. Tom Keenleyside, associate director of investments at Western…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- November 14, 2025 November 12, 2025
- 08:55
Canadian equities, materials contributing to resilience of pension plan sponsors’ portfolios: expert
Canadian equities played a role in strengthening the resiliency of institutional investors’ portfolios amid a volatile 2025, says Garey Aitken, managing director and head of…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- November 13, 2025 November 12, 2025
- 11:00
Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 4.4% in Q3 2025: report
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 4.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2025, up from 1.6 per cent in the second…
- By: Staff
- November 12, 2025 November 12, 2025
- 15:00
2025 DC Investment Forum: How target-date fund’s glide path design, long-term asset mix impact member outcomes
With target-date funds now a dominant investment vehicle in Canada’s defined contribution pension landscape, the glide path is the primary determinant of plan members’ outcomes…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 5, 2025 October 27, 2025
- 07:56
2025 DC Investment Forum: A look at how DC plan sponsors can integrate private assets into target-date fund lineups
While integrating private assets into target-date funds can give plan members income-generating and diversification benefits at an attractive risk profile relative to traditional asset classes,…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 5, 2025 October 27, 2025
- 07:55
Solvency ratio of average DB pension fund increases to 107.4% in September: report
The funded status of a typical defined benefit pension plan in Canada increased on both a solvency basis and on an accounting basis in September,…
- By: Staff
- October 29, 2025 October 28, 2025
- 15:00
Average funded ratio of Canadian DB plans rises to 134% in Q3 2025: report
The average funded ratio of the typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan rose four per cent in the third quarter of 2025 to 134 per…
- By: Staff
- October 23, 2025 October 22, 2025
- 09:00
How potential changes to U.S. reporting requirements could impact Canadian institutional investors
If U.S. securities authorities change the long-established financial reporting requirements for companies, it could bring the due diligence process for public companies closer to private…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 21, 2025 October 20, 2025
- 11:00