Active management in the real estate market is delivering higher absolute returns and stronger risk-adjusted performance, according to a new report from Hazelview Investments. Active global REITs outperformed passive strategies across a 15-year time span by 151 basis points per year, the report said. An initial $10,000 investment grew 24 per cent in over the […]
An article on Ontario’s proposed changes to preferred pharmacy network agreements was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. How Ontario’s proposed changes to preferred pharmacy networks could reshape drug plan costs 2. How predictability in the […]
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 4.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2025, up from 1.6 per cent in the second quarter, according to a new report by the Royal Bank of Canada Investor Services. This growth was driven by a broad-based mix of equity and fixed income contributions, the report […]
While integrating private assets into target-date funds can give plan members income-generating and diversification benefits at an attractive risk profile relative to traditional asset classes, these assets aren’t without complications, said Brett Goldstein, senior vice-president and head of asset allocation portfolio management at Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions. Speaking during Benefits Canada’s 2025 Defined Contribution Investment […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is granting operational management of its office buildings in Quebec to real estate services firm Canderel. This partnership is designed preserve the style and character of Quebec buildings that belong to the investment organization. The move will allow the Caisse to focus entirely on its investment operations, […]
The infrastructure arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System has confirmed the completed inaugural senior unsecured bond issuance for the BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust totalling $1.5 billion across five-, seven-, and 10-year tranches of notes. The transaction involving the trust, which is a holding company for the OMERS investment in Bruce Power, is one […]
At the end of a busy summer marked by unprecedented pressures from equity volatility and inflation, defined benefit plan sponsors, money managers and other investment professionals gathered at the Fairmont Tremblant in Mont-Tremblant, Que. for the relaunch of the Canadian Investment Review’s Alternative Investment Conference. From Aug. 20-22, the packed agenda presented a range of […]
As institutional investors navigate complex markets and demanding governance requirements, Grace Uniacke, director of alternatives solutions at Russell Investments, suggests they move their portfolios from disconnected compartments towards integrated, connected systems. “This can be done in incremental tweaks, but more so as a structural upgrade to how we design, construct and manage institutional portfolios,” she said during […]
Despite short-term headwinds and headlines, institutional investors must maintain conviction in their long-term strategy, focusing on portfolio construction to build resiliency and generate compelling risk-adjusted returns, according to Michael Tsourounis, managing partner and head of real estate at Hazelview Investments. During a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2025 Alternative Investment Conference, he said the best […]
Alternative assets can maintain institutional investors’ liquidity needs if they generate enough income, but this method is getting expensive, according to Janet Rabovsky (pictured centre), chair of the investment committee at the Teachers’ Pension Plan Corp. of Newfoundland and Labrador. During a panel session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2025 Alternative Investment Conference, she said […]