Quebec’s pension fund manager says it is co-operating with U.S. authorities after three former employees were indicted in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., in an…
An article on how a national drug pooling program would impact employer-sponsored benefits plans was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are…
Increased deal-making in the Canadian annuities market is adding pressure to defined benefit plan sponsors seeking to de-risk their plans, says Jason Vary, president of…
The Pension Investment Association of Canada, alongside the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association and the Portfolio Management Association of Canada, is asking the Senate to…
Former prime minister Stephen Harper is the new chairman of the Alberta Investment Management Corp. The move comes almost two weeks after the province’s finance…
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board, along with partner Investcorp, is investing in accounting firm PKF O’Connor Davies LLP. According to a press release, the…
The swift removal of the chief executive officer, three executives and the 11-person board at the Alberta Investment Management Corp. is a dramatic move that…
For the fourth year in a row, five Canadian pension funds are among the most transparent in the world, according to the global pension transparency…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment board is reporting a 3.6 per cent return for the second quarter of its latest fiscal year, according to its…
British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves said Thursday the government planned to merge dozens of pension funds with the aim of unlocking tens of billions of…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Kevin Kerr as executive managing director of its new portfolio solutions department, effective immediately. The department will integrate…
An article on incoming changes to Nova Scotia’s provincial Pension Benefits Act was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five…
The weather is shifting, with the wet November wind blowing away the crisp October sunshine. While this time of year is characterized by the change…
User personalization and an ease-of-use approach are key in the adoption of artificial intelligence technology tools by pension plan sponsors, according to a new report…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling a 49 per cent stake in a portfolio of China real estate projects for nearly $235 million. The…
The Toronto Transit Commission Pension Plan is appointing Heather Wolfe as its new chief executive officer, effective March 3, 2025. She succeeds acting CEO James…
According to Statistics Canada, 80 per cent of Canadian public sector workers benefit from a respectable, life-long pension. However, for many private sector employees the…
The keynote session at Benefits Canada’s 2024 Defined Contribution Investment Forum warned that the failure to plan for the ‘boomer bulge’ is affecting private and…
With 15 different client organizations, including nine public sector pension plans, the Alberta Investment Management Corp. has opted to engage, rather than divest, from certain…
Expected economic headwinds in Canada won’t prevent strong results from equities and fixed income in 2025, according to a new report by the Royal Bank…
While global pension plan sponsors’ assets grew by 10 per cent to reach US$63.1 trillion in 2023, this value is still five per cent lower…
The average funded position of defined benefit pension plans in Ontario was 121 per cent in the third quarter of 2024, down just two per…
With the start of a new year, there are several developments and trends that will likely impact Canadian pension plan sponsors in 2025. Implementation of…
The OPSEU Pension Trust has reduced its financed emissions intensity by 11 per cent when compared to 2022, according to the investment organization’s latest climate…
An article on the federal government’s decision to transfer a $1.9 billion public pension surplus to general revenue was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this…
Brad Lander is advocating for public pension funds to enforce their responsible investment mandates even if that pits them against their partners. As New York…
Responsible investments account for 71 per cent of the total assets under management by Canadian institutional investors, according to a new report from the Responsible…
Roughly two-fifths (38 per cent) of U.S. institutional investors say they incorporate environmental, social and governance factors into investment decisions, according to a new survey…
More than half (59 per cent) of global institutional investors have yet to discuss artificial intelligence with their managers, according to a new survey from…
Investment management fees for open-end real assets funds can reach as high as 20 per cent, while median fees cost institutional investors either 10 per…
Evolving expectations, a shifting interest rate environment and the need to manage increasingly large asset bases for performance and for national and societal impact are…
The Joint Forum of Financial Market Regulators is establishing a committee to help implement its total cost reporting plan. The plan aims to increase investor…
More than a quarter (28 per cent) of male employees in the U.S. report a reduction in their stress levels due to their employer’s financial…
A report commissioned by the Alberta government estimates the province would be entitled to more than half the assets of the Canada Pension Plan if it…
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is closely monitoring administrative risk and pension plan sponsors’ geopolitical concerns in 2025, says Andrew Fung, the organization’s…
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says today’s fall economic statement will remove the cap that currently restricts Canadian pension funds from owning more than 30 per…
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is reporting inflation adjustment of 2.61 per cent, providing plan members with full inflation protection in 2025. The adjustment…
With defined contribution pension plan assets expected to double in the near term and members now using target-date funds at “unprecedented” rates, plan sponsors need…
The majority of Canadian defined contribution plan members are invested in the appropriate target-date fund vintage and those who are may be better prepared for…
Pension plan members’ primary concerns about their golden years are whether they’ve saved enough money to live their dream retirement, whether those funds will last…