Public equities account for 42% of global asset owners’ portfolios: report
Public equities account for, on average, 42 per cent of asset owners’ portfolios, according to a new report by Northern Trust Corp. The report, based…
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Average solvency ratio of Canadian pension plans drops 3% in Q1 2025: report
The average solvency ratio of Canadian pension plans declined three per cent as at March 31, 2025, according to a new report by Normandin Beaudry.…
- By: Staff
- April 23, 2025 April 22, 2025
- 15:00
Are Canadian institutional investors reconsidering U.S. allocations amid ongoing trade war?
Institutional investors are facing tough choices about their allocation choice amid a trade war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump, says Dustin Reid, vice-president and…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 22, 2025 April 23, 2025
- 09:00
PSP Investments monitoring global trade conditions amid calls to divest from Tesla
A federal public sector union representing more than 27,000 members is asking the Public Sector Pension Investment Board to divest any holdings in Tesla Inc.…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 15, 2025 April 15, 2025
- 11:00
80% of Caisse’s portfolio invested in low-carbon assets: report
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reporting nearly 80 per cent, or $330 billion, of its total portfolio is invested in assets…
- By: Staff
- April 15, 2025 April 14, 2025
- 09:00
New York City pension funds pursuing legal action against Tesla, blames mismanagement for losses
The office of the New York City comptroller, which oversees five public pension systems, is recommending the New York City Law Department seeks securities litigation…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 10, 2025 April 15, 2025
- 09:00
Report finds average Canadian DB pension plan returns 2.8% in January
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan increased both on a solvency and accounting basis in January, according to Telus Health’s…
- By: Staff
- April 10, 2025 April 14, 2025
- 09:00
IMCO returns 9.9% in 2024, driven by public equities
The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is reporting a weighted average net return of 9.9 per cent as at Dec. 31, 2024. At the end…
- By: Staff
- April 9, 2025 April 9, 2025
- 15:00
AIMCo returns 12.3% in 2024, driven by public equities
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is reporting a total fund net investment return of 12.3 per cent, roughly 1.5 per cent below its 13.8 per…
- By: Staff
- April 7, 2025 April 4, 2025
- 09:00
U.S. institutional investors increasing private market exposure, leaving ESG behind: report
Private equity allocations are increasing to 12 per cent in the asset mix of U.S.-based institutional investors while public equities reached 38 per cent in…
- By: Staff
- April 4, 2025 April 2, 2025
- 15:00
2025 DC Plan Summit: President Trump’s pro-business agenda could boost mergers, acquisitions and public offerings
Donald Trump is poised to be the “most transformational” U.S. president due to his corporate tax rate approach and a unique deregulation plan across financial…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 3, 2025 April 4, 2025
- 07:59
2025 DC Plan Summit: Making the case for more Canada in DC investment portfolios
Home-country bias is a conversation that ebbs and flows, with U.S. investment returns since the 2008/09 financial crisis reigniting the conversation, said Jon Knowles, institutional…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- April 3, 2025 March 26, 2025
- 07:54
2025 DC Plan Summit: Blend of active and passive leading trends in U.S. DC investment
An emerging trend in U.S. defined contribution investment strategies is the ‘blend trend,’ which is a target-date solution that allocates to underlying building blocks that…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- April 3, 2025 April 10, 2025
- 07:52
2025 DC Plan Summit: Aluminum tariff policy shows misguided U.S. approach against Canada
Amid all of the Canadian industries impacted by tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, targeting the production of aluminum shows a misunderstanding of the…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- April 3, 2025 April 3, 2025
- 07:50
Canadian institutional investors prioritizing liquidity needs in small-cap equity market: report
Canadian institutional investors are prioritizing efficient access to liquidity and high-quality brokerage services in the domestic equity market, according to a new report from Crisil…
- By: Staff
- March 27, 2025 March 25, 2025
- 11:00
OMERS closes US$1BN term notes offering, Caisse investing in Quebec engineering firm
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is closing a new offering of term notes worth US$1 billion. The notes, which carry a five-year maturity rate,…
- By: Staff
- March 26, 2025 March 24, 2025
- 15:00
Ontario Teachers’ returns 9.4% in 2024
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is reporting a net return of 9.4 per cent for 2024, up from 1.9 per cent in 2023, according to…
- By: Staff
- March 21, 2025 March 24, 2025
- 09:00
PSP Investments buys stake in 407 toll highway, CPPIB gets regulator approval for acquisition of U.S. energy company
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is buying a 7.51 per cent ownership stake in the 407 Express Toll Route from the Canada Pension Plan…
- By: Staff
- March 19, 2025 March 14, 2025
- 15:00
CPPIB appointing Ben Meng as managing director, head of investment portfolio management
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is appointing Ben Meng as managing director and head of investment portfolio management, effective immediately. Most recently, Meng was…
- By: Staff
- March 18, 2025 March 24, 2025
- 15:00
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.…
- By: Staff
- March 14, 2025 March 13, 2025
- 15:00
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
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