U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves met with some of Canada’s biggest public sector pension plans this month, as the country looks to reform its public pension system, according to a report by the Financial Times. Reeves is pursuing the creation of a pension model that would allow the U.K.’s local government pension scheme — worth about […]
An article on how the concept of merit, excellence and intelligence can thwart employers’ diversity, equity and inclusion efforts was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. Concept of ‘MEI’ taking away from employers’ DEI efforts: expert 2. Employers […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is appointing Caitlin Gubbels as senior managing director and global head of private equity. In this role, she’ll lead the investment organization’s teams dedicated to direct private equity, Asian private equity and private equity funds and secondaries. Gubbels joined the CPPIB in 2010 and was most recently its head […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board reported an eight per cent return in its fiscal year ending March 31, but significantly underperformed the 19.9 per cent return of its reference portfolio. The reference portfolio, made of 85 per cent global equity and 15 per cent Canadian bonds, benefited last year from stock price surges in the […]
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System earned a net investment return of 4.4 per cent for the first six months of this year, helped by the performance of its investments in public equities and strong contributions from its holdings in private credit and infrastructure. The fund had a good start to the year, reflecting the […]
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. As at June 30, 2024, the Caisse’s net assets totalled $452 billion. Its average annualized returns over five and 10 years were six per cent and 7.1 per cent, respectively. […]
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 Stazioni Retail. The operator manages the commercial and advertising spaces in 14 of the country’s major railway stations and hubs for its high-speed rail network. The financial details of the […]
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, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. What should employers know about Quebec’s pension legislation? 2. Ontario’s new regulations for publicly advertised jobs providing transparency for job-seekers: expert 3. Canadian […]
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 investment organization’s commitment to allocate $100 billion in investments of Quebec companies by 2026, according to a press release, which noted the funds will help support Fiera Capital’s international expansion […]
Liquidity status is helping some of Canada’s biggest pension funds meet the challenges of a volatile investment market thanks to exceptional liquidity status, according to a new report by Fitch Ratings Inc. The report, which compared the credit ratings and portfolios of seven of the largest Canadian pension funds with approximately $2.1 trillion in net […]