4 ways to make the ORPP work
The current version of the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) is problematical in its benefit design and how it's targeted, Keith Ambachtsheer writes in a…
- By: Staff
- March 5, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:48
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Associate minister reiterates need for ORPP
The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan is needed because Ontarians' workplace pension plan coverage is low, and they aren't saving enough, according to Associate Minister of…
- By: Brooke Smith
- March 5, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:42
HOOPP assets jump 17.7%
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan reported its strongest return in decades, ending 2014 up 17.71%, with net assets topping $60.8 billion and a funded…
- By: Caroline Cakebread
- March 5, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:59
Fewer Canadians make RRSP contributions
A smaller number of Canadians contributed to their RRSP, finds a BMO survey.
- By: Staff
- March 5, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:12
AbbVie to pay US$21 billion for Pharmacyclics
AbbVie, which terminated its deal to purchase Shire last year, has agreed to acquire Pharmacyclics for US$21 billion.
- By: Staff
- March 5, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 09:40
How are institutional investors using ETFs?
What's the outlook for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the institutional space? Favourable.
- By: Brooke Smith
- March 4, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 17:04
HOOPP Assets Jump 17.71%
Strong funded status means benefit improvements.
- By: Caroline Cakebread
- March 4, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 16:23
Institutions Using ETFs More Strategically
Coverage of the 2015 ETF Summit
- By: Brooke Smith
- March 4, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 16:08
U.K. pension funds should follow Canada’s lead
To solve the problem of underfunding, U.K.-based public sector pension funds should invest in other asset classes and could learn from those pension funds that…
- By: Staff
- March 4, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 15:42
Teachers’ invests in tech
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan led a new round of funding for Garena, Southeast Asia's largest Internet and mobile platform company, which also included several existing…
- By: Staff
- March 4, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 14:56
CPPIB and Terra Firma’s AWAS selling aircraft to Macquarie
AWAS, a Dublin-based aircraft lessor owned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Terra Firma, has agreed to sell a portfolio of 90 planes…
- By: Staff
- March 4, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 14:54
What DC plan sponsors need to know about the ORPP
The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) is an unprecedented new mandatory provincial pension plan that represents the provincial government's "made-in-Ontario" solution for expanding pension coverage…
- March 4, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:07
Caisse to acquire stake in Eurostar
A consortium that includes the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has agreed to acquire a 40% shareholding in Eurostar International Ltd. from the…
- By: Staff
- March 4, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:34
Caisse, CPP Investments named in New Zealand fintech workers’ class action
Two of Canada’s largest pension funds are named in a US$4.6 billion class action by the employees of a New Zealand-based software company. About 200…
- By: Staff
- April 2, 2026 April 1, 2026
- 09:00
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…
- By: Staff
- April 1, 2026 March 31, 2026
- 15:00
Canadian banks, pension funds have poured billions into ICE contractors: report
Major Canadian banks and pension funds provided tens of billions of dollars to American contractors for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, an investigation…
- By: Kyle Duggan, the Canadian Press
- March 31, 2026 March 31, 2026
- 11:00
84% of employers say AI impacting succession planning: survey
More than eight in 10 (84 per cent) employers say artificial intelligence is starting to affect their succession planning, according to a new survey by…
- By: Staff
- April 2, 2026 April 2, 2026
- 15:00
Survey finds Canadians estimate they need an average of $976,835 to retire
Canadian plan members reported a significant drop in the amount they believe they need to retire — from roughly $1.4 million in 2023, 2024 and…
- By: Sonya Singh
- April 2, 2026 April 1, 2026
- 09:00
Manitoba to require employers to provide free menstrual products in workplaces
Manitoba is set to become the first province in Canada to require employers to provide free menstrual products in workplaces. The provincial government will amend…
- By: Staff
- April 1, 2026 March 31, 2026
- 09:00