Large Canadian pension funds can create and capture value in financial markets by achieving scale in strategic markets, vertically integrating parts of the value chain…
More than half (58 per cent) of Canadian workers aged 40 to 60 say financial stress is their No. 1 worry, according to a new…
In 2025, the Association of Canadian Pension Management is focusing on flexible pension plan models amid a backdrop of multiple elections taking place across Canada.…
Global government bond returns finished January on a positive note, buoyed by expectations of further quantitative easing, such as in Canada, the E.U. and the…
The Nova Scotia Pension Services Corp. is appointing Brendon LeLievre as senior manager of business development, effective Feb. 5, 2025. In the new role, he’ll…
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is making a cash offer to take Luxembourg-based investment firm BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A. private. The deal values the…
The Alberta Pension Services Corp. is appointing Javier Lozano as vice-president of information services and technology, effective Feb. 3, 2025. Lozano has more than two…
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan decreased both on a solvency and accounting basis in December 2024, according to Telus…
While a plan member lawsuit against the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan regarding cryptocurrency investment decisions isn’t entirely surprising, it’s not a common event in Canada,…
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 1.6 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2024, a decrease from 5.1 per cent in the…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec were ranked No. 3 and No. 8, respectively, among the…
A fifth (20 per cent) of individuals from generation Z and generation Alpha are open to receiving pension payouts in cryptocurrency, according to a new…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is selling its stake in Copenhagen Airports A/S to co-shareholder Arbejdmarkedets Tillægspension. The Denmark-based investor has been a joint venture…
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is appointing Dexter John as chief executive officer, effective March 1. John is currently the president and CEO…
Yields for long-term Canadian government bonds rose in December on the heels of aggressive rate cuts by the Bank of Canada, according to a new…
Although news of BlackRock Inc.’s departure from the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero may call into question the future of the climate action initiative,…
On Dec. 6, 2024, leaders from Canada’s defined benefit pension plan sponsor community, alongside thought leaders and investment experts, came together at the Omni King Edward…
The Bank of Canada will require another year of its rate-cutting cycle to absorb the number of resources in the economy that aren’t being used…
Despite the turbulent environment shaped by the coronavirus pandemic, aggressive interest rate hikes and liquidity issues, institutional investors taking a long-term perspective can uncover strong…
Taking an institutional toolbox to the typically retail closed-end fund market is providing institutional investors with an entry point into an obscure asset, according to…
While Canada needs an additional 5.8 million housing units by 2030 to restore affordability in the marketplace, the country only averages about 200,000 new housing…
The pullback from traditional lenders in the real estate market is poised to create a serious need for capital. “To a certain extent, banks [and…
The limited availability of retirement income solutions is giving physicians in Canada a compelling reason to join a new multi-employer pension plan, said Simone Reitzes,…
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. has laid off 19 employees and cut their positions, including the role of running its diversity, equity and inclusion program.…
Implementation of harmonized minimum funding regulations for federally regulated defined benefit pension plans tops the Pension Investment Association of Canada’s list of advocacy priorities in…