Canadian public pension plans’ average funding ratio increased to 116% in 2023: report
Canadian corporate pension funds reported an average funding ratio of 117 per cent, while public pension funds reported an average of 116 per cent, according…
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Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans stays flat in Q2 2024: reports
The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans remained flat in the second quarter of 2024, compared to the previous quarter, according to…
- By: Staff
- July 3, 2024 July 3, 2024
- 15:00
BCI reports 7.5% annual return, assets grow to $250.4BN
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is reporting an annual return of 7.5 per cent, or $17.4 billion, as at March 31, 2024, up from 3.5…
- By: Staff
- June 28, 2024 June 28, 2024
- 15:00
Mandating Canadian pension funds’ domestic investments could harm plan members: study
A potential federal mandate for Canadian pension funds to increase their domestic investments could end up harming the very people the pension system is set…
- By: Staff
- June 27, 2024 June 26, 2024
- 09:00
How the investment strategies of the Maple 8 impact the decisions of medium- and small-sized plan sponsors
While many of the investment strategies and resources at the disposal of the Maple 8 — Canada’s eight largest public pension plans that represent more…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- June 21, 2024 June 20, 2024
- 08:56
B.C.’s Municipal Pension Plan focusing on sustainable investments
Chelsea Kittleson joined British Columbia’s Municipal Pension Plan at a time of change for the investment organization. The MPP’s executive director, who joined the plan…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- June 21, 2024 June 24, 2024
- 08:54
Shareholders approve Elon Musk’s Tesla pay package, despite objection by institutional investors
A majority (77 per cent) of Tesla Inc. shareholders voted in support of restoring the landmark US$44.9 billion all-stock pay package for chief executive officer…
- By: Staff
- June 20, 2024 June 20, 2024
- 15:00
PSP Investments generates 7.2% annual return, net assets increase to $264.9BN
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board ended its fiscal year on March 31, 2024, generating a net return of 7.2 per cent, up from 4.4…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- June 18, 2024 June 17, 2024
- 09:00
Ontario DB pension plans’ average solvency ratio increases to 122% in Q1 2024: FSRA
The average projected solvency ratio for Ontario defined benefit pension plans was 122 per cent as of March 31, 2024, up three per cent from…
- By: Staff
- June 17, 2024 June 13, 2024
- 15:00
Caisse investing $500MN in National Bank of Canada, backing EV charging station operator
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $500 million in National Bank of Canada to support its acquisition strategy for Canadian Western…
- By: Staff
- June 14, 2024 June 13, 2024
- 15:00
UPP generates net return of 10.2% in 2023, net assets increase to $11.7BN
The University Pension Plan generated a net return of 10.2 per cent in 2023, up from a 9.1 per cent loss in 2022, according to…
- By: Staff
- June 12, 2024 June 12, 2024
- 15:00
Coverage of the 2024 Global Investment Conference
On April 10-12, the Canadian Investment Review hosted a group of delegates, including defined benefit plan sponsors, asset managers and academics, in Alberta for the 2024 Global…
- By: Staff
- June 10, 2024 June 6, 2024
- 08:00
2024 Global Investment Conference: Technology, health-care innovations providing institutional investors with alpha
Institutional investors are navigating two massive innovations, namely artificial intelligence and artificial incretins, said Jennifer O’Hara Martin, global equity portfolio specialist at T. Rowe Price, during the…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- June 10, 2024 June 6, 2024
- 07:54
2024 Global Investment Conference: Emerging markets providing opportunities for institutional investors
It’s the right time for institutional investors to commit allocations to the emerging markets asset class, said Andrew Ness, portfolio manager of emerging markets equity…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- June 10, 2024 June 6, 2024
- 07:53
2024 Global Investment Conference: Institutional investors finding opportunity in Japan’s equity market resurgence
Japan’s equity market is a growth jurisdiction once again, said Olga Bitel, partner and global strategist at William Blair, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2024…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- June 10, 2024 June 6, 2024
- 07:52
2024 Global Investment Conference: How institutional investors are navigating developed, emerging market trends
During a panel at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Global Investment Conference in April, three key thought leaders representing defined benefit pension plan sponsors shared…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- June 10, 2024 June 6, 2024
- 07:48
CPPIB CEO defends current Canadian investment structure, respects rights of Alberta to consider CPP exit
In an open letter, John Graham, president and chief executive officer at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, defended the the investment organization’s current exposure…
- By: Staff
- June 7, 2024 June 6, 2024
- 15:00
Caisse’s $200 million loan to Quebec-based Gildan in question amid leadership change
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec’s $200 million loan to Gildan Activewear Inc. is in question amid a dispute within the company on…
- By: Staff
- June 4, 2024 June 4, 2024
- 15:00
Average Canadian DB pension plan’s funded position on solvency, accounting basis up in April: report
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan rose on both a solvency and accounting basis in April, according to Telus Health’s…
- By: Staff
- May 23, 2024 May 22, 2024
- 09:00
Reliance on premium technology stocks limiting diversification for institutional investors: expert
Institutional investors are limiting portfolio diversification through overexposure to a selected group of U.S. technology stocks, says Alec Murray, senior vice-president and head of equity…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- May 16, 2024 May 16, 2024
- 11:00
Independent Electricity System Operator using diversification to beat volatility
The Independent Electricity System Operator’s pension plan is in the midst of a comeback from a period of heightened post-coronavirus pandemic volatility, with diversification as…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- May 10, 2024 May 9, 2024
- 08:55
What are the options for implementing real assets in DC plans?
While real assets are largely absent among the investment options offered by Canadian defined contribution pension plans, they can offer significant long-term benefits to plan…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- May 10, 2024 May 6, 2024
- 07:54
Caisse invests $200 million in Quebec-based apparel firm, CPPIB buys energy company for US$6.2 billion
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Gildan Activewear Inc. have reached an agreement that will see the Montreal-based apparel manufacturer issue $200…
- By: Staff
- May 9, 2024 May 9, 2024
- 15:00
ETF assets held by institutional investors reach US$56 billion in 2023: report
Institutional investors in North America owned US$56 billion worth of exchange-traded fund assets at the end of 2023, a 22 per cent increase year over…
- By: Staff
- May 9, 2024 May 9, 2024
- 11:00
Survey finds institutional investors are gaining confidence in cryptocurrency assets
Four in 10 (39 per cent) Canadian institutional investors say they have either direct or indirect exposure to cryptocurrency, according to a new survey by…
- By: Staff
- May 8, 2024 May 7, 2024
- 15:00