CPP Investments is reporting a return of 7.8 per cent for its 2026 fiscal year. The results helped increase its net assets to $793.3 billion at March 31, up from $714.4 billion at the end of its 2025 fiscal year. In a press release, the investment organization said the increase included $56.9 billion in net […]
While the global equities market recorded positive returns in the first quarter of 2026, a rebound seen in April was driven by only a few corporations, according to a new report from FTSE Russell. The FTSE all-world index posted a 6.8 per cent return in a quarter defined by the impact of geopolitical uncertainty and […]
The energy market has done a reasonable job of shifting demand amid the strain of increased oil reserve consumption, says Michael Shaw, director and portfolio manager on the Canadian small cap strategy at Franklin Templeton’s ClearBridge Investments. The U.S. and Israel’s ongoing war on Iran, which started at the end of February, has resulted in […]
The funded status of a typical defined benefit pension plan in Canada declined on a solvency basis for the second month in a row, according to a new report by Telus Health. Its monthly pension index found the typical DB plan decreased from 100.7 per cent on Feb. 28 to 98.8 per cent on March […]
The Nursing Homes and Related Industries Pension Plan is reporting an 11.5 per cent investment return in 2025. The Ontario-based target-benefit pension plan confirmed a 100 per cent funded status with its net assets reaching $3.5 billion. The plan’s 10-year average annual return is 8.3 per cent, beating the average return reported by BNY for […]
CPP Investments is participating in a €400 million co-investment deal in French logistics firm Proudreed, alongside funds managed by alternative asset investor Blackstone Inc. The investment will grant the Canadian organization with a significant minority interest in the urban logistics platforms managed by Proudreed. “This investment gives us immediate scale in one of Europe’s most […]
Canadian institutional investors saw a median return of 0.52 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, according to a new report by CIBC Mellon. The BNY Canadian asset strategy view universe — which includes 63 Canadian corporate, public and university pension plans, as well as foundations and endowment funds representing $337 billion in assets […]
Canadian defined benefit pension plan sponsors are finding portfolio resiliency in an environment challenged by questions about the technology sector in the U.S., says Katie Pries, country executive for Northern Trust Canada. “We saw some impact on technology stocks, we saw that decline and we did attribute that to investors taking stock of some of […]
As an active investor, CPP Investments is leveraging its influence in the venture capital space to ensure it finds the right companies to invest in. “I think founders know [what] they’re getting into with us,” said Jinzi Zheng, managing director of portfolio value creation at CPP Investments, during a panel discussion at the University of […]
Oxford Properties, the real estate arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System, is appointing Sara Queen as executive vice-president and head of the U.S., effective July 20, 2026. Based in New York, she’ll oversee the strategic leadership, performance and growth of Oxford’s U.S. business, which manages approximately US$19 billion in assets and accounts for […]