OMERS, AIMCo to buy European theatre chain
OMERS Private Equity and Alberta Investment Management Corporation are teaming up to acquire Vue Entertainment for $1.48 billion.
- By: Staff
- June 10, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:47
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DB plans: The sky is not falling
Sustainability is a clichéd, overused word in the DB pension plan arena these days. Sustainability focuses on delivering an appropriate retirement benefit at an acceptable…
- By: Cindy Rynne
- June 8, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 12:45
Ivanhoé Cambridge sells building in Paris
Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate subsidiary of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, has sold an office building in Paris to Tishman Speyer.
- By: Staff
- June 7, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 17:34
OMERS consortium raises offer for U.K. utility
A consortium that includes Borealis Infrastructure has increased its offer to buy Severn Trent, the second-largest publicly traded water company in the United Kingdom to…
- By: Staff
- June 7, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 16:47
Former Manulife CFO joins State Street
Michael W. Bell has joined State Street as executive vice-president and member of its management committee. And he will assume the role as chief financial…
- By: Staff
- June 7, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 15:52
Public Pension Plans and Prosperity in Canada
Study from Boston Consulting Group on top 10 Canadian plans and economy.
- By: Staff
- June 7, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 12:29
It’s App-licable
Of the seven billion people on this planet, two billion are connected to the Internet, six billion use mobile technology, and one billion have smartphones.…
- By: Susan D. Cranston
- June 7, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:28
Canada’s job growth soars
Following little change in April, employment rose by 95,000 in May, according to Statistics Canada.
- By: Staff
- June 7, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:12
GMP Investment Management gets a new name
GMP Capital has changed the name and brand of its asset management business to CQI Capital Management, effective immediately.
- By: Staff
- June 7, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:04
Illinois governor calls for pensions session
Following the downgrade of Illinois’s debt by a second credit rating agency, governor Patrick Quinn called for a special legislative session to address the state’s…
- By: Staff
- June 7, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:47
Top 10 Canadian pension funds help drive economic prosperity: Study
Canada's 10 largest public pension funds contribute significantly to national prosperity and also provide Canadians with one of the strongest retirement income systems in the…
- By: Staff
- June 7, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 09:46
Canadian pension plans’ solvency position up in May
The solvency position of Canadian pension plans continued to rise in May.
- By: Staff
- June 6, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 11:08
Drug plan waste costs plan sponsors $5.1 billion: report
Poor decisions by plan members lead to drug plan waste and can cost plan sponsors more than $5 billion every year, according to a report.
- By: Craig Sebastiano
- June 6, 2013 September 13, 2019
- 10:48
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