The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing in a European power producer alongside EIG Global Energy Partners. The €450 million commitment to ILOS Projects builds on the initial €250 million tranche provided by EIG and reflects continued investor support for ILOS’s platform, portfolio quality and execution capabilities, according to a press release. […]
The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario recently joined the Global Real Estate Engagement Network, an industry coalition of institutional investors focused on addressing financially material climate risks and opportunities in the real estate sector. Established in 2021, GREEN has grown to represent investors with over €4 trillion in assets under management. Through dedicated workstreams, the […]
The derivatives market is experiencing growing adoption among both institutional and retail investors as awareness and education about the asset class continues to grow, says Shawn Creighton, director of index derivatives solutions at FTSE Russell. “I think [investors are] a bit more comfortable understanding how derivatives can fit in their specific financial portfolio, whereas before […]
The WISE Trust Pension Plan is reporting a net annual return of 8.1 per cent for 2025, with net assets increasing to $4.8 billion. The organization attributed the return to strong performances by public equities and global credit, according to a press release. The plan posted five- and 10-year annualized returns of 5.8 per cent […]
The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is reporting a 7.4 per cent weighted average net return for its clients’ portfolios in 2025. As at Dec. 31, 2025, the IMCO’s total client assets under management increased to $90.7 billion, compared to in $86 billion in 2024. In 2025, roughly a third of its AUM were invested […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is establishing a new joint venture with Prologis Inc. to pursue opportunities in the European logistics space. The investment venture will start with nearly $1.6 billion worth of seed assets through a combination of income-generating properties and development sites. Ownership interest of the venture is split 70 […]
An article on an Ontario judges’ association’s lawsuit against their pension plan sponsor was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. Ontario judges’ group sues pension plan sponsor to prevent investments in derivatives 2. Survey finds Canadians […]
Canada and China are on a pragmatic path to establish an updated working relationship that could include private capital investments, says Jia Wang, senior fellow at the University of Alberta’s China Institute and a senior fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation. Last week, Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne held several meetings with Chinese officials in […]
The funded status of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan decreased on a solvency basis but increased on an accounting basis in the month of February, according to a new report from Telus Health. The monthly pension index found the typical DB plan decreased from 101.7 per cent on Jan. 31 to 100.7 per […]
Two of Canada’s largest pension funds are named in a US$4.6 billion class action by the employees of a New Zealand-based software company. About 200 financial technology workers at FNZ launched a lawsuit alleging the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, CPP Investments and other institutional investors “used their control of the FNZ board […]