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.…
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Ontario’s proposed long-term asset fund could introduce risks for both retail, institutional investors: PIAC
The Ontario Securities Commission’s proposal to provide retail investors access to private assets through a new fund vehicle could have adverse risks for institutional investors’…
- By: Staff
- February 20, 2025 February 19, 2025
- 11:00
FSRA’s third annual Pension Awareness Day promoting importance of retirement planning
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is promoting the importance of retirement planning and the value of a workplace pension on the third anniversary…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- February 20, 2025 February 19, 2025
- 09:00
Institutional investors need to step up on climate as political momentum wavers: report
An advocacy group is calling on Canada’s public pension managers to use their financial heft to more publicly work to reduce climate change as political efforts become…
- By: Ian Bickis, the Canadian Press
- February 19, 2025 February 19, 2025
- 15:00
CPPIB returns 3.8% in fiscal Q3 2025
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is reporting a 3.8 per cent return and net assets of $699.6 billion as at Dec. 31, 2024, compared…
- By: Staff
- February 18, 2025 February 12, 2025
- 11:00
Report finds global pension assets increase 4.9% in 2024
Global pensions assets rose by 4.9 per cent as of December 2024, reaching a record US$58.5 trillion, led by growth in the largest defined contribution…
- By: Staff
- February 18, 2025 February 13, 2025
- 09:00
AIMCo closing New York, Singapore offices
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is closing its offices in New York City and Singapore. In an emailed statement to Benefits Canada, AIMCo spokesperson Carolyn…
- By: Staff
- February 14, 2025 February 14, 2025
- 14:30
Canadian pension funds can create, capture value by achieving scale, vertically integrating value chains: report
Large Canadian pension funds can create and capture value in financial markets by achieving scale in strategic markets, vertically integrating parts of the value chain…
- By: Staff
- February 13, 2025 February 14, 2025
- 11:00
58% of workers aged 40 to 60 say financial stress is their top worry: survey
More than half (58 per cent) of Canadian workers aged 40 to 60 say financial stress is their No. 1 worry, according to a new…
- By: Staff
- February 13, 2025 February 12, 2025
- 09:00
ACPM focusing on flexible pension models, CAPSA guidelines in 2025
In 2025, the Association of Canadian Pension Management is focusing on flexible pension plan models amid a backdrop of multiple elections taking place across Canada.…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- February 13, 2025 February 12, 2025
- 09:00
Global government bonds see positive returns in January amid further quantitative easing measures: report
Global government bond returns finished January on a positive note, buoyed by expectations of further quantitative easing, such as in Canada, the E.U. and the…
- By: Staff
- February 11, 2025 February 11, 2025
- 11:00
Nova Scotia Pension Services Corp. appoints Brendon LeLievre as senior manager, business development
The Nova Scotia Pension Services Corp. is appointing Brendon LeLievre as senior manager of business development, effective Feb. 5, 2025. In the new role, he’ll…
- By: Staff
- February 11, 2025 February 10, 2025
- 11:00
BCI buying European infrastructure fund for £1.06BN, Ontario Teachers’ Venture Growth invests in Canadian advertising platform
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is making a cash offer to take Luxembourg-based investment firm BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A. private. The deal values the…
- By: Staff
- February 10, 2025 February 7, 2025
- 15:00
APS appointing Javier Lozano as vice-president of information services and technology
The Alberta Pension Services Corp. is appointing Javier Lozano as vice-president of information services and technology, effective Feb. 3, 2025. Lozano has more than two…
- By: Staff
- February 10, 2025 February 10, 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
Ontario Teachers’ plan member lawsuit highlights cryptocurrency investment risks: expert
While a plan member lawsuit against the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan regarding cryptocurrency investment decisions isn’t entirely surprising, it’s not a common event in Canada,…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- February 6, 2025 February 5, 2025
- 11:00
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
Report ranks CPPIB, Caisse among global institutional investors with highest total deal values in 2024
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec were ranked No. 3 and No. 8, respectively, among the…
- By: Staff
- February 5, 2025 February 3, 2025
- 15:00
Gen Z, Alpha open to receiving cryptocurrency pension payouts: survey
A fifth (20 per cent) of individuals from generation Z and generation Alpha are open to receiving pension payouts in cryptocurrency, according to a new…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- February 5, 2025 February 4, 2025
- 09:00
Ontario Teachers’ selling ownership stake in Copenhagen airport, OMERS closes €1BN term notes offering
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is selling its stake in Copenhagen Airports A/S to co-shareholder Arbejdmarkedets Tillægspension. The Denmark-based investor has been a joint venture…
- By: Staff
- February 3, 2025 February 3, 2025
- 14:55
FSRA appointing Dexter John as CEO
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is appointing Dexter John as chief executive officer, effective March 1. John is currently the president and CEO…
- By: Staff
- January 31, 2025 January 30, 2025
- 15:00
Canadian government long-term bond yields rise as feds deploy aggressive rate cuts: report
Yields for long-term Canadian government bonds rose in December on the heels of aggressive rate cuts by the Bank of Canada, according to a new…
- By: Staff
- January 30, 2025 January 29, 2025
- 09:00
Unraveling of Carney-led GFANZ doesn’t spell end of global climate action: expert
Although news of BlackRock Inc.’s departure from the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero may call into question the future of the climate action initiative,…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- January 30, 2025 January 29, 2025
- 09:00
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 Defined Benefit Investment Forum: Canadian economy on high alert for impact of U.S. policy
The Bank of Canada will require another year of its rate-cutting cycle to absorb the number of resources in the economy that aren’t being used…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- January 30, 2025 January 28, 2025
- 07:59