OPTrust return slides to 6% in 2016
OPTrust’s investment return for 2016 decreased to six per cent, compared to its return of eight per cent in 2015. Its 2016 funded status report,…
- By: Julius Melnitzer
- March 13, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 10:00
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AIMCo to acquire 10% of global insurer Allied World
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is investing $673.5 million to indirectly acquire shares of global insurance company Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings. AIMCo signed a…
- By: Staff
- March 13, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:04
CPPIB and Ivanhoé Cambridge to invest in southeast Asian logistics facilities
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing alongside Ivanhoé Cambridge with real estate logistics specialist LOGOS to develop and acquire modern logistics facilities in…
- By: Staff
- March 13, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Newfoundland mine retirees receive good news in pension battle
Former employees of Wabush Mines in Newfoundland and Labrador received good news Thursday when the provincial government announced a legal move that could help them…
- By: Jann Lee
- March 10, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:54
Switching to over-the-counter drugs could save $1B annually: report
Switching three prescription drugs classes to over-the-counter medications could save Canadians, employers, insurers and the health-care system $1 billion annually, according to a new report…
- By: Staff
- March 10, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:30
Ontario Teachers’ partners with clean-energy developer
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has announced a new partnership with a U.S.-based developer of clean-energy transmission projects. The partnership with Wakefield, Mass.-based Anbaric will…
- By: Staff
- March 10, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:30
Danone to launch global parental policy
Multinational food products organization Danone Inc. is launching its first global parental policy, aiming to offer a consistent standard of support too all employees around…
- By: Staff
- March 10, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:17
Liquidity needs drive Canadian investors to bond ETFs: report
Canadian institutional investors are expanding the use of exchange-traded funds in their portfolios, using them for risk, liquidity and volatility management, according to a new…
- By: Caroline Cakebread, Canadian Investment Review
- March 9, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 14:10
HOOPP Funded Status Hits 122%
Plan set to weather market correction and considers boosting benefits
- By: Caroline Cakebread
- March 9, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 12:01
HOOPP return rises to 10.4% for 2016
Despite a challenging start to 2016, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan improved its investment return to 10.4 per cent by the end of the…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- March 9, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 11:00
80% of major Dutch pension funds invest in tobacco: report
More than a quarter of adults in the Netherlands smoked in 2012, according to the World Bank. And the country’s pension funds are even more…
- By: Staff
- March 9, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:36
Market value of Canada’s trusteed pensions continues to grow: Stats Can
The market value of Canadian employer-sponsored pension plans grew 3.9 per cent to a total of $1.7 trillion in the third quarter of 2016, nearly…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- March 9, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:18
47% of Canadian employees work remotely: survey
Nearly half (47 per cent) of Canadian employees work from outside one of their employer’s main offices for half the week or more, according to…
- By: Staff
- March 9, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 08:25
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…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
- 15:00
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…
- By: Pamela Chan Ebejer
- February 6, 2026 February 4, 2026
- 09:00
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