Across the country, public pension plans are releasing statements to assure members that their defined benefit pensions are secure and that they’re taking measures to protect the health and safety of their own staff. The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan said it regularly tests operations and will continue to make pension payments. […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Cindy Forbes to its board, effective immediately. Currently, Forbes is global chief analytics officer at Manulife Financial Corp. and held an interim role as its global chief marketing officer for the past 10 months. She also spent six years as the company’s chief actuary. In addition, during more than 35 […]
Cindy Forbes is joining the board of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan effective immediately. Currently, Forbes is the global chief analytics officer for Manulife Financial Corp. and previously held the interim role of its global chief marketing officer for the past 10 months. She also spent six years as the company’s chief actuary. And, over […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is joining a consortium to purchase RSA Security in an all-cash transaction for more than $2.07 billion, subject to certain adjustments. RSA is a cybersecurity company that provides business-driven solutions for managing digital risk. The deal includes subsidiary companies RSA Archer, RSA NetWitness Platform, RSA SecurID, RSA Fraud and Risk […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is selling minority interests of its indirect stake in the Brussels Airport to Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund and NSW Treasury Corp., or TCorp, the financial services provider used by the New South Wales public sector in Australia. The Ontario Teachers’ remains the largest individual shareholder in Brussels Airport. “As a […]
Ron Mock, who recently retired as the president and chief executive officer of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, has been appointed a senior fellow of the C.D. Howe Institute. “Ron has had an extraordinary career, culminating in his leadership of one of Canada’s standout pension successes,” said William Robson, president and CEO of C.D. Howe, […]
Ron Mock, who recently retired as the president and chief executive officer of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, has been appointed a senior fellow of the C.D. Howe Institute. “Ron has had an extraordinary career, culminating in his leadership of one of Canada’s standout pension successes,” said William Robson, president and CEO of C.D. Howe, in […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is leading a US$155-million round of financing for KRY, a European digital health-care provider. The financing was made through the Teachers’ Innovation Platform, which focuses on investments in late-stage venture and growth equity in disruptive technologies. Maggie Fanari, managing director on the TIP team at Ontario Teachers’, will also be joining […]
When the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan started to zero in on environmental, social and governance issues, it began by asking why these subjects were worth pursuing in the first place. “We started this journey 10 years ago,” said Barbara Zvan, chief risk and strategy officer at the Ontario Teachers’, during a session at the Canadian Investment […]
In the investment space, readers were focused on the moves of the big public pension funds and real estate investment in 2019, with the top three most-read stories tackling those topics. Benefits Canada rounds up the industry’s favourite investment stories of the year: 1. Canadian DB plans return median 1.7 per cent in Q3 2. Hugh O’Reilly stepping down from OPTrust 3. OPTrust partners […]