Pension assets grew to US$61.5 trillion by the end of 2024, with a nominal growth rate of 8.5 per cent since the end of 2023, according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The final tally for 2024 beat the previous record of $59.7 trillion in 2021, due to significant […]
Multi-residential investments in Canada are offering institutional investors a stable alternative in the real estate market, according to Alexandra Katz, managing partner and head of institutional relationships at Hazelview Investments, during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2025 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum. The investments provide stability over time and downside protection due to their countercyclical characteristics […]
Public assets like exchange-traded funds grant endowments and foundations with full liquidity in their investment pursuits, according to Mark Webster, director of institutional sales and service at BMO Global Asset Management, during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2025 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum. While the Maple 8 model does offer investment lessons, some can prove too […]
An uneasy economic landscape between Canada and the U.S. is pushing the University Pension Plan to perform more stress testing for new and existing investments south of the border, says chief investment officer Aaron Bennett. “It also makes us think a lot more about global inflation and how should we be thinking about [it] in […]
Two organizations representing the interests of Canadian pension funds are asking the federal government to bring back Canada’s real return bond program. In a joint letter, the Pension Investment Association of Canada and the Association of Canadian Pension Management, which speak on behalf of organizations managing more than $3 trillion in assets under management, asked […]
Canadian defined benefit pension plan sponsors have an average per-member administration cost of US$165, according to a new report by CEM Benchmarking Inc. The report, which analyzed 80 global DB plans, found the average per-member administration cost was $164 in the Netherlands, but was $105 in the U.S. and $71 in the U.K. It noted […]
The Canadian annuity purchase market recorded $700 million in transactions during the first quarter of 2025, according to a new report by Telus Health. It noted a “notable deceleration” in the volume of transactions after what a record-breaking year, which isn’t uncommon for the first quarter of a new year. The last quarter of 2024 […]
An U.S. investment manager’s decision to open a Canadian office could pave the way for multinational employers to consider the safety of transgender employees in the U.S., says one expert. In a note to investors last month, Aristides Capital LLC founder and managing member Claire Brown, who is currently based in Ohio, confirmed she won’t […]
Roughly six in 10 (59 per cent) institutional investors view their asset manager as a strategic partner in their work, according to a new survey by Crisil Coalition Greenwich. The survey, which polled 372 global institutional investors, also found money managers oversee, on average, 62 per cent of institutional assets, with the highest level reported […]
Under unprecedented economic volatility, institutional investors are leaning on diversified asset mixes that are less reliant on public markets, says Claude St-Laurent, principal of pension and savings at Normandin Beaudry. He notes institutional investors are more frequently pushing beyond traditional equities and bonds to incorporate real estate, infrastructure and other alternative assets. Indeed, in the […]