It’s that time of the year when the larger Canadian public pension funds share their 2025 results. Every year, this reporting period leads to comparisons and discussions about how good these pension funds really are. This year won’t be different and, given the variability in the performances, perhaps more intense than ever. Some independent thinkers […]
The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan is reporting a return of 8.4 per cent in 2025. The investment organization’s net assets under management grew to $25.4 billion with a funding reserve of $6.7 billion, up from $23.3 billion and $6.1 billion, respectively, in 2024. During a 10-year period, the plan achieved an […]
The Ontario Pension Board’s net assets totaled $36.6 billion at the end of 2025, compared to $34.1 billion at the end of 2024. The pension administrator reported a seven per cent net total fund return for the year, compared to 8.1 per cent in 2024. Over a five- and 10-year period, the plan reported a […]
If U.S. securities authorities change the long-established financial reporting requirements for companies, it could bring the due diligence process for public companies closer to private firms, says Level Chan, a partner at Stewart McKelvey. Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump weighed in on the need for companies to report financials on a quarterly basis and […]
The Healthcare Employees’ Benefit Plan is reporting a 16.1 per cent investment return during 2024, an increase from a 10.8 per cent return in 2023 and the second highest return in the plan’s history. The investment organization beat its benchmark return of 14.5 per cent and achieved five- and 10-year returns of eight per cent […]
Alberta’s Public Service Pension Plan is reporting a 14.8 per cent investment return in 2024, pushing its assets under management to $21 billion as at the end of the year. Over a four-year period, the plan’s portfolio returned 8.5 per cent. However, it underperformed its benchmark by 0.3 per cent in 2024, primarily driven by […]
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is reporting a 10 per cent annual combined pension plan return and an increase in assets under management to $251.6 billion as at March 31, 2025. The one-year return underperformed its benchmark of 12.3 per cent. Over a five, 10- and 15-year period, the investment organization achieved a return […]
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is reporting a 12.6 per cent return for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, up from 7.2 per cent in the previous fiscal year. The complementary portfolio, which focuses on investments that aren’t within the mandate of an existing asset class but have strategic benefits to the total […]
The Medicus Pension Plan is reporting a 152 per cent funded status on a going-concern basis and a 120 per cent funded status on a solvency basis as of Jan. 1, 2025. In its annual report, the multi-employer defined benefit pension plan designed exclusively for incorporated physicians in Canada, also reported an investment return of […]
The University Pension Plan recorded a 10.3 per cent annual net return in 2024, increasing its net assets to $12.8 billion. According to its latest annual results report, the investment organization took in $1.2 billion in net investment income during the year. The positive investment return was driven mainly by U.S. equities and absolute return […]