The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec returned 4.2 per cent in the first half of 2024, underperforming its benchmark of 4.6 per cent.…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan earned a net return of 4.2 per cent for the first six months of this year. The result came as the pension fund earned…
Alberta’s finance and treasury board warned against releasing the official results from a government survey evaluating the interest in a new potential pension plan, according…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System are investing US$400 million in emerging market energy transition debt.…
Canadian pension plans are facing unforeseen taxation of dividends in European Union countries like Germany and the Netherlands, said the Pension Investment Association of Canada.…
The demand for artificial intelligence is leading to increased energy usage by data centres and creating a link between the two assets, says Matthew Mendes,…
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System’s infrastructure arm is partnering with an infrastructure investment fund managed and advised by DWS Group to acquire Italy-based Grandi…
An article on the nuances of Quebec’s pension laws was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources,…
Institutional investors are disclosing the environmental impact of their assets through increasingly sophisticated sustainability reports that use the latest disclosure metrics. While some of Canada’s…
Amid an increasingly volatile global economy, many institutional investors are employing innovative investment strategies to deliver returns, but Suncor Energy Inc. views a methodical adoption…
On June 18, the Canadian Investment Review hosted a group of endowment and foundation investment executives, academics and money managers in Toronto for the 2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment…
Central banks are achieving a successful soft landing strategy after concerning periods of high inflation following the coronavirus pandemic, said Douglas Porter, chief economist and…
Sustainable investing materializes when institutional investors start adding intentionality to their strategies and actions, said Maxime Chevalier, alternative investments specialist at Desjardins Global Asset Management…
Sustainable investing is entering a phase where a concrete focus on execution as well as real-world impact and metrics are becoming essential, said Kevin Quinlan,…
Institutional investors face several challenges in proving the value of sustainable investments, said Arijit Banik, treasurer at York University, during a session at the Canadian…
The goals of impact investing can be more easily achieved through private assets, said Martin Bélanger, director of investments at Western University, during a fireside…
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan posted a median return of 1.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2024, according to a new…
The Nova Scotia Pension Services Corp. — which administers the investment assets of the Public Service Superannuation Plan and the Teachers’ Pension Plan — reported…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Quebec is investing $600 million in Quebec-based asset management firm Fiera Capital. The transaction is part of the…
Businesses that are planning to establish themselves in Quebec by way of expansion or acquisition should be aware of some unique aspects of the province’s…
An article detailing how Canada’s exemplary pension regulatory system is helping to safeguard plans from mismanagement was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this week. Here…
The estimated funded ratio of U.S. state and municipal pension plans is expected to increase to 80.6 per cent in 2024 due to the outperformance…
The federal government’s move to introduce legislation extending pension eligibility to frontline public safety and law enforcement workers after 25 years of service could help manage…
The estimated funded status of the 100 largest U.S. public defined benefit pension plans rose to 79.9 per cent in June, from 79.4 per cent…
A culture of prudent investment standards and guideline compliance is keeping Canadian pension funds safe from some of the unique risk management cases seen abroad,…