The median solvency ratio for Canadian defined benefit pension plans dropped slightly in February as equity markets stalled, falling to 99.8 per cent from 101.3 per cent in…
The market value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension funds fell to $1.77 trillion in the third quarter of 2017, down from $1.8 trillion…
The potential for opportunities in emerging markets.
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec returned 9.3 per cent in 2017, an increase on its return of 7.6 per cent in 2016. While…
The infrastructure arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is making a further investment in the company that owns Britain’s largest water and wastewater services provider.…
Canada and the world enjoyed a particularly strong economic performance last year. In Canada, the unemployment rate fell to just 5.7 per cent at the…
Canadian defined benefit plans posted a median return of 4.29 per cent in the last quarter of 2017, a marked improvement compared to the median return of…
Certain key Asian players, namely China, India and Japan, each have very different stories that Canada’s institutional investors should watch over the long term, according…
Strong growth and equity markets have helped to boost the performance of pooled fund managers to a median return of 8.6 per cent before management…
A group of investors led by the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. has confirmed a cash public offer to acquire European beverage company Refreshco Group. The Canadian pension…
IMF projects strong global growth despite key risks to watch.
The International Monetary Fund set an optimistic tone for global growth as it updated its latest world economic outlook on Monday. The update noted that last…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is acquiring a 6.3 per cent stake in an Indian renewable energy developer and operator from the Asian Development Bank for more than $179…
Whether plan sponsors expect a bear or a bull market in 2018, if they’re in a position to de-risk their pension plan, they should do…
Canada’s economic boom in 2017 surprised economists and supported strong labour numbers. Yet, inflation also remained dormant, “which created this Goldilocks environment and, therefore, very…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has partnered with Britain’s Lendlease Group to launch a build-to-rent investment partnership. The partnership, which has an initial target to invest…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is providing a $313-million loan to Colombia-based energy company Empresas Publicas de Medellin. It’s the pension fund’s second…
Coverage of the 2017 Risk Management Conference
In the dying hours of debate, as the United States prepared to pass its most far-reaching tax reform in decades — touching health care, the…
The energy and health care sectors gained ground as Canada’s main stock index edged higher in late-morning trading. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 13.08…
Sun Life Global Investments Inc. has completed its purchase of Excel Funds Management Inc. and Excel Investment Counsel Inc. The company originally announced the acquisition…
Coverage of the 2017 Risk Management Conference.
When it comes to the most popular investment stories of the year, Benefits Canada‘s biannual top money managers’ rankings were at the top of the list…
I have been watching Bitcoin’s price advance with trepidation. In just six months its value has quintupled and it has risen more than tenfold since…
As Spain braces for the Catalan parliamentary election on Thursday, 98 per cent of company directors in the region believe the current situation has affected…