The Toronto Transit Commission Pension Plan is appointing Marie Desrochers as vice-president of strategy and enablement. Prior to joining the TTC Pension Plan, Desrochers held a series of progressive roles in Sun Life Financial Inc.’s defined benefit pension plan solutions practice, including assistant vice-president of client relationships, director of client relationships and associate director. Read: […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Canada Post Corp. pension plan is appointing Ozlem Teksin as general manager and head of investment operations and investment technology. In the expanded role, she’ll be responsible for investment operations, performance reporting, governance and compliance and investment systems while leading a team that supports the execution of the plan’s investment strategy and the day‑to‑day […]
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 median solvency ratio among Canadian defined benefit pension plans was 123 per cent as of March 31, according to a new report by Mercer Canada. It attributed the finding to recent valuation results, along with the use of contribution holidays by employers. Compared to the end of 2025, market fluctuations didn’t impact the decrease […]
Sun Life Financial Inc. is acquiring the remaining interests in global real estate investment management advisor BGO and global alternative credit investment manager Crescent Capital Group, in deals valued at $1.59 billion and $829 million, respectively. Read: Custom investment services preferred by asset owners, but can be costly for managers: report According to a press […]
Ontario’s provincially appointed judges are taking their own pension plan to court to prevent the fund from investing in derivatives. In a notice of application filed with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto, the Association of Ontario Judges, which represents current and former judges of the Ontario Court of Justice, said the latest […]
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 […]