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CPPIB to sell interest in four properties to RioCan

CPPIB to sell interest in four properties to RioCan

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will sell its interest in four institutional properties it co-owns with RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust to RioCan. Read:…

  • By: Staff
  • July 22, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 15:25
B.C. Investment Management Corp. sees return drop 14 percentage points

B.C. Investment Management Corp. sees return drop 14 percentage points

British Columbia Investment Management Corp. has reported a -0.2 per cent return for its fiscal year ended Mar. 31, 2016, down from a 14.2 per cent…

  • By: Staff
  • July 22, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 15:18
OPSEU appoints pension analyst to OPTrust’s board

OPSEU appoints pension analyst to OPTrust’s board

OPSEU has appointed Giulia Volpe to OPTrust’s board of trustees. Volpe is a pension analyst with the Ontario Pension Board in Toronto. She has more…

  • By: Staff
  • July 22, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 15:15
PSP Investments’ assets generated 1% return in last fiscal year

PSP Investments’ assets generated 1% return in last fiscal year

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board’s net assets under management reached $116.8 billion at the of the 2016 fiscal year. Its investments generated a return…

  • By: Staff
  • July 22, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:23
Financial services employers most likely to support volunteerism: study

Financial services employers most likely to support volunteerism: study

Nearly half (44 per cent) of working Canadians between 20 and 64 years old have worked for an employer that supports their volunteering in some…

  • By: Staff
  • July 22, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:23
Caisse loans $60M to Quebec wind farm

Caisse loans $60M to Quebec wind farm

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has loaned $59.5 million to the New Richmond wind farm in Gaspésie, Que. The farm’s 33 wind turbines…

  • By: Staff
  • July 22, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:22
Pokémon Go: Is game a disruption or a wellness tool for employers?

Pokémon Go: Is game a disruption or a wellness tool for employers?

Fanatical users of Pokémon Go are eager to catch all of the monsters they can, even if it means looking for a Charmander under a colleague’s…

Sun Life appoints senior VP of group benefits

Sun Life appoints senior VP of group benefits

Sun Life Financial has appointed Brigitte Parent as senior vice-president of group benefits. Parent joined the organization in 1995 and has extensive experience on the Canadian and…

  • By: Staff
  • July 22, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:17
Plan sponsors concerned with staff’s retirement readiness: survey

Plan sponsors concerned with staff’s retirement readiness: survey

More and more employers are worried about their staff members’ financial health, according to a Willis Towers Watson survey. Among the 122 Canadian employers polled, 58…

  • By: Staff
  • July 21, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:42
Alberta health workers to get spending account boost

Alberta health workers to get spending account boost

An independent arbitrator has granted the union representing about 23,000 general support services workers at Alberta Health Services a three-year contract that includes a boost…

  • By: Staff
  • July 21, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:37
Employers cite productivity, morale gains among ROI from health programs

Employers cite productivity, morale gains among ROI from health programs

Two-thirds (66 per cent) of U.S. employers have experienced a return on investment on their efforts to boost employee health and performance, according to a…

Median solvency ratio of Ontario pension plans rises 2%: FSCO

Median solvency ratio of Ontario pension plans rises 2%: FSCO

The median solvency ratio for Ontario’s defined benefit pension plans has risen two per cent, from 78 per cent to 80 per cent since Mar.…

  • By: Staff
  • July 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:30
Ways to rethink fixed income

Ways to rethink fixed income

Investors tend to rely too heavily on fixed income to pad returns. While it’s true we’ve been spoiled for 30 years – falling yields have…

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…