OPTrust returns 9.6% in 2024, remains fully funded
The OPSEU Pension Trust is reporting a return of 9.6 per cent in 2024, according to its latest year-end report. It found, as at Dec.…
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HOOPP reports 9.7% return in 2024, net assets increase to $123BN
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan is reporting a 9.7 per cent return as at Dec. 31, 2024, with net assets increasing to $123 billion,…
- By: Staff
- March 13, 2025 March 12, 2025
- 11:00
WISE Trust returns 11.3% in fiscal 2024
The Workplace Insurance and Safety Employee Trust is reporting a net return of 11.3 per cent for fiscal 2024, with the WSIB Employees’ Pension Plan’s…
- By: Staff
- March 10, 2025 March 7, 2025
- 09:00
Institutional investors keeping events in perspective in 2025
In the social media age, it’s easier than ever to lose perspective on events and even institutional investors are susceptible to overreaction amid the avalanche…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- March 7, 2025 March 6, 2025
- 08:55
Review leads to structural changes at NAV Canada
Natasha Trainor has overseen the pension strategy at NAV Canada for nearly half a decade and she’s made her imprint by adding a novel review…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- March 7, 2025 March 6, 2025
- 08:54
BCI updates voting proxy guidelines, prioritizing ESG
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is focusing on robust corporate governance, the protection of shareholder rights and effective oversight of environmental, social and governance…
- By: Staff
- March 6, 2025 March 5, 2025
- 09:00
How are institutional investors reacting to tariff conflict between the U.S. and Canada?
In the face of uncertainty around the business and political relationship between Canada and the U.S., Canadian institutional investors aren’t considering allocation strategy changes just…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- March 4, 2025 March 6, 2025
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System’s 2024 financial results was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top…
- By: Staff
- February 28, 2025 February 27, 2025
- 09:00
Caisse returns 9.4% in 2024, net assets grow to $473BN
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reporting a 9.4 per cent investment return as at Dec. 31, 2024, pushing its total net…
- By: Staff
- February 26, 2025 February 26, 2025
- 15:00
OMERS returns 8.3%, grows net assets to $138.2BN in 2024
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is reporting a return of 8.3 per cent as at Dec. 31, 2024. The investment organization surpassed its 7.5…
- By: Staff
- February 24, 2025 February 24, 2025
- 15:00
Caisse selling 1.4% of common shares in Intact, IMCO writing down Northvolt investment: report
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is selling 2.5 million shares in Intact Financial Corp. for a gross price of $278.60 per share.…
- By: Staff
- February 21, 2025 February 19, 2025
- 15:00
CAP members’ 2024 outcomes highest since start of pandemic: report
Capital accumulation plan members who retired in 2024 saw the highest CAP outcomes since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report…
- By: Staff
- February 18, 2025 February 14, 2025
- 15:00
Average Canadian DB pension plan returns -1.3% in December: report
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan decreased both on a solvency and accounting basis in December 2024, according to Telus…
- By: Staff
- February 10, 2025 February 7, 2025
- 09:00
Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 1.6% in Q4 2024: report
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 1.6 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2024, a decrease from 5.1 per cent in the…
- By: Staff
- February 5, 2025 January 31, 2025
- 15:00
Coverage of the 2024 Defined Benefit Investment Forum
On Dec. 6, 2024, leaders from Canada’s defined benefit pension plan sponsor community, alongside thought leaders and investment experts, came together at the Omni King Edward…
- By: The Canadian Investment Review
- January 30, 2025 January 29, 2025
- 08:00
2024 DB Investment Forum: Unexplored real estate assets offer foundation for strong risk-adjusted returns
Despite the turbulent environment shaped by the coronavirus pandemic, aggressive interest rate hikes and liquidity issues, institutional investors taking a long-term perspective can uncover strong…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- January 30, 2025 January 29, 2025
- 07:58
2024 DB Investment Forum: Macroeconomic struggles create valuation gap in closed-end fund asset class
Taking an institutional toolbox to the typically retail closed-end fund market is providing institutional investors with an entry point into an obscure asset, according to…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- January 30, 2025 January 28, 2025
- 07:57
China moves to boost languishing markets by ordering pension funds to invest more in shares
The Chinese government is trying to encourage people to spend more by ensuring that share prices will rise, ordering pensions and mutual funds to invest…
- By: Elaine Kurtenbach, the Associated Press
- January 27, 2025 January 24, 2025
- 15:00
Average funded ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 2% in Q4 2024: report
The funded ratio of the average Canadian defined benefit pension plan grew by two per cent during the fourth quarter of 2024 and 12 per…
- By: Staff
- January 23, 2025 January 22, 2025
- 11:00
Netherlands pension fund divesting 2.8 million shares in Tesla: report
Dutch civil worker pension fund Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP is selling its entire stake in Tesla Inc., according to a report by Business Insider. The investment…
- By: Staff
- January 22, 2025 January 22, 2025
- 15:00
Global REITs return 4.6% in 2024, demand for data centres, senior housing to increase in 2025: report
The performance of global real estate investment trusts was halved to 4.6 per cent in 2024, largely attributed to tentative discourse by the U.S. Federal…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- January 14, 2025 January 13, 2025
- 11:00
Coverage of the 2024 Investment Innovation Conference
In the search for market-beating returns, institutional investors are facing a shifting geopolitical landscape, ongoing questions about monetary policy and the impact of climate change.…
- By: Benefits Canada
- January 14, 2025 January 16, 2025
- 08:00
2024 Investment Innovation Conference: Finetuning equities selection with inside, outside quant/fundamentals perspectives
When investment managers combine the inside view with the outside view, they make better decisions when it comes to choosing equities, according to Peter Stournaras, head…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- January 14, 2025 January 13, 2025
- 07:54
2024 Investment Innovation Conference: A liability-aware investing assessment can help pension plan sponsors see the bigger picture
Defined benefit pension plan sponsors can improve their performance and risk assessment by closely evaluating the connection between assets and liabilities, said Jason Malinowski, chief…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- January 14, 2025 January 13, 2025
- 07:51
2024 Investment Innovation Conference: Post-pandemic soft landing is here but market risks continue to loom
The U.S. economy has already sustained a soft landing, according to Michael Arone, chief investment strategist and managing director at State Street Global Advisors, during…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- January 14, 2025 January 13, 2025
- 07:49