The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is reporting a 2.1 per cent return halfway through 2025, with net assets increasing to $269.6 billion. In the first half of the year, the investment organization achieved net investment income of $6 billion, which pushed its net assets by $3.3 billion from its year-end figure. Read: Ontario Teachers’ returns […]
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is working to address the problems of a detailed compliance approach to pension regulation, said James Hoffner (pictured left), head of prudential supervision and large public sector pension plans at the FSRA, during the keynote session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2025 Risk Management Conference. A one-size-fits-all approach […]
Peter Shaker’s job requires him to stay connected with the financial world, its economic movement and any developing investment trends — mainly, what’s making people nervous these days. “A lot of it is keeping up to date with what’s going on in the world, economic trends, investment trends, what’s scaring people, what’s keeping people somewhat […]
Employees at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children are joining the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan’s defined benefit plan, effective Dec. 29, 2025. Almost all active members currently enrolled in the hospital’s DB plan will transition to the HOOPP for future service, enabling these members to continue to grow their existing SickKids pension, according to a […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing up to $720 million in Nido Living, a student housing operator in Europe. The financial backing will support Nido’s acquisition of Livensa Living, a student housing platform operating across Iberia owned by Brookfield Asset Management. The strategic acquisition demonstrates the CPPIB’s ongoing commitment to European student accommodation, […]
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is closing the purchase of a 7.51 per cent minority stake in the 407 Express Toll Route from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Spain-based infrastructure firm Ferrovial will retain its 48.29 per cent ownership stake for the 108-kilometre toll highway in the Greater Toronto Area, followed by the […]
Risk management continues to be one of the hottest topics in the pension industry for a number of reasons, including the uncertainty caused by the current geopolitical and economic climate and the September 2024 release of the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities’ new guideline for risk management for plan administrators. While pension plan administrators […]
Canpotex Ltd. is supporting employee financial wellness with its new first home savings account. The FHSA, introduced in the federal government’s 2023 budget, allows Canadians to accumulate tax-free savings, within certain limits, towards the purchase of a first property. The Saskatchewan-based potash exporter recently added the savings option for its 157 Canadian employees following discussions […]
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 […]