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Ontario Teachers’ acquires U.S. oil and gas assets

Ontario Teachers’ acquires U.S. oil and gas assets

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan – along with RedBird Capital Partners and Aethon Energy Management – will acquire J-W Energy’s assets in north Louisiana and northeast…

  • By: Staff
  • August 8, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:17
Investment association asks Ottawa for retirement reform

Investment association asks Ottawa for retirement reform

Most financial professionals — not to mention the government — are still working through the changes announced in the 2016 federal budget, but the Investment…

  • By: Staff
  • August 8, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:00
Ivanhoé Cambridge appoints new leader of global retail arm

Ivanhoé Cambridge appoints new leader of global retail arm

The real estate arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has appointed Nidae Abbas as its vice-president of global retail and business…

  • By: Staff
  • August 5, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 11:16
CLHIA rolls out new resource for people nearing retirement

CLHIA rolls out new resource for people nearing retirement

The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association is introducing a new online resource for people nearing retirement. The association launched Retiring Soon? this week after its financial literacy committee noted…

OMERS-owned retailer exploring alternatives amid reports of troubles

OMERS-owned retailer exploring alternatives amid reports of troubles

A U.S.-based golf retailer owned by the private equity arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is “exploring strategic initiatives” amid reports the company…

  • By: Staff
  • August 5, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:45
Predictions for 2017 salary increases lowest ‘in more than two decades,’ survey finds

Predictions for 2017 salary increases lowest ‘in more than two decades,’ survey finds

Employee health and engagement are among the priorities of human resources leaders as salary increases look likely to remain modest next year, according to a…

  • By: Staff
  • August 4, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 11:25
Sun Life seeks to connect employees to ‘best of the best’ through new digital team

Sun Life seeks to connect employees to ‘best of the best’ through new digital team

As part of efforts to tap into digital health startups, Sun Life Financial Inc. has announced the formation of a new business area called digital…

  • By: Glenn Kauth
  • August 4, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 11:00
Cornwall retirees out of luck in battle over benefits

Cornwall retirees out of luck in battle over benefits

Despite contract language providing for post-retirement benefits, eight retirees of a Cornwall, Ont., manufacturing company are out of luck after an arbitrator ruled the company…

  • By: Glenn Kauth
  • August 4, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:00
Teachers’, CPPIB announce investments in industrial companies

Teachers’, CPPIB announce investments in industrial companies

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is adding to its industrial and energy portfolio through the acquisition of Aurora Plastics Inc. Founded in 1997, Aurora Plastics produces…

  • By: Staff
  • August 4, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:00
Settlement puts end to litigation against U.S. pension fund

Settlement puts end to litigation against U.S. pension fund

Following a settlement reached by the parties, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia has dismissed the U.S. Department of Labour’s lawsuit against…

  • By: Staff
  • August 3, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 12:29
League hires Sun Life’s Lori Casselman

League hires Sun Life’s Lori Casselman

Canadian technology startup League has hired industry veteran Lori Casselman as its chief health officer. The Sun Life Financial Inc. executive will fill a new…

  • By: Staff
  • August 3, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 11:04
Sun Life boosts Hong Kong presence through pension acquisition

Sun Life boosts Hong Kong presence through pension acquisition

Sun Life Financial Inc. is boosting its presence in Hong Kong through the acquisition of the pension business of FWD Life Insurance Co. Ltd. “Expanding…

  • By: Staff
  • August 3, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:51
Canadian pension plans steady despite Brexit uncertainty

Canadian pension plans steady despite Brexit uncertainty

Canadian pension funds seem to have fared well despite the short-term market volatility that ensued following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, but a…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • August 3, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:37

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

Tax credit could spur SMEs to offer workplace retirement plans: report

A proposed retirement plan tax credit for small- and medium-sized employers could reduce cost barriers to offering employer-sponsored retirement programs, according to a new report…

  • By: Staff
  • February 9, 2026 February 5, 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…