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Five questions with OPTrust’s James Davis

Five questions with OPTrust’s James Davis

As part of a new series of interviews in Benefits Canada‘s companion publication, the Canadian Investment Review, Caroline Cakebread sat down with the OPSEU pension…

Medical marijuana ETF to trade on TSX

Medical marijuana ETF to trade on TSX

Investors will soon be able to buy an exchange-traded fund that offers them exposure to companies with activities in the medical marijuana industry. Horizons ETF…

  • By: Staff
  • March 29, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:27
Bond holders warned to brace for sharp U.S rate hikes

Bond holders warned to brace for sharp U.S rate hikes

Current holders of long-term Canadian and U.S. bonds should brace for the possibility of sharp interest rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve, an economist is…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • March 29, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
New CFO network to focus on financial sustainability

New CFO network to focus on financial sustainability

The Prince of Wales’ Accounting for Sustainability project has launched a Canadian chapter of its chief financial officer network that will focus on the role…

Canadian pension plans betting on property and casualty insurance sector

Canadian pension plans betting on property and casualty insurance sector

Three major pension funds have made significant investments in property and casualty insurance companies in the past six months. What do the transactions suggest about…

Have your say: Will 18-month parental leave make the system more complicated?

Have your say: Will 18-month parental leave make the system more complicated?

In its 2017 budget last week, the federal government extended parental leave from 12 to 18 months. It’s a change that the Liberal government first…

  • By: Staff
  • March 28, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
Report provides blueprint for government-led infrastructure investment

Report provides blueprint for government-led infrastructure investment

Ottawa should encourage widespread investment in existing and new infrastructure by institutional investors, such as pension plans and insurers, according to a new report by…

  • By: Staff
  • March 28, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
Ontario Teachers’ and OMERS Back British Smart Energy Companies

Ontario Teachers’ and OMERS Back British Smart Energy Companies

Smart meters will update and modernize energy system.

U.S. Retirement Assets Surpass $25 Trillion Mark

U.S. Retirement Assets Surpass $25 Trillion Mark

New study also shows DC is the fastest growing segment

Toronto councillors question benefits loopholes flagged by auditor general

Toronto councillors question benefits loopholes flagged by auditor general

Toronto city councillors are asking questions after the municipality’s auditor general raised red flags about several questionable benefits claims, including the case of an employee…

Veterans affairs minister touts new and expanded benefits, hedges on pensions

Veterans affairs minister touts new and expanded benefits, hedges on pensions

Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr has all but ruled out a return to the old way injured veterans received pensions, setting up a potentially vicious…

PSP Investment consortium acquires U.S. data centre

PSP Investment consortium acquires U.S. data centre

A consortium that includes the Public Sector Pension Investment Board has acquired Vantage Data Centers, a U.S.-based provider of data centre solutions. The consortium, which…

  • By: Staff
  • March 27, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 08:41
Ontario Teachers’ and OMERS back British smart energy companies

Ontario Teachers’ and OMERS back British smart energy companies

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System’s infrastructure investment manager Borealis Infrastructure and Britain-based energy company SSE are backing the launch…

  • By: Staff
  • March 27, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 08:17

CAAT pension plan board chair removed amid ongoing governance emergency

Don Smith, the recently suspended chair of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan’s board of trustees, has been removed from his position…

UPP pursuing industrial European real estate through joint venture, Caisse selling 11% in Quebec telecommunications operator shares

The University Pension Plan Ontario is creating a joint venture with Schroders Capital to invest in high-quality logistics and industrial real estate across northwestern Europe.…

  • By: Staff
  • February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
  • 15:00

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

Federal government expanding RTO mandate for public employees

The federal government is expanding its return-to-office mandate for public employees. As of May 4, executives in the federal public service will be required to…

  • By: Staff
  • February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
  • 15:00

Expert panel: Updated CAPSA guideline, AI tools among key topics for CAP sponsors in 2026

With the new year may come new resolutions — or at least topics to keep in mind — for capital accumulation plan sponsors. Ongoing compliance…

Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on the suspension of the board chair at the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com…

  • By: Staff
  • February 6, 2026 February 5, 2026
  • 09:00