An article on how pension plan sponsors can manage risk amid economic and geopolitical instability 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. Expert panel: Risk management tips during economic, geopolitical uncertainty 2. Institutional investors reconsidering ESG […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling an office asset portfolio based in Western Canada to Oxford Properties, the global real estate arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System. The deal will see it transfer a 50 per cent interest in the portfolio, which includes seven downtown office properties in Calgary and Vancouver, […]
The University Pension Plan recorded a 10.3 per cent annual net return in 2024, increasing its net assets to $12.8 billion. According to its latest annual results report, the investment organization took in $1.2 billion in net investment income during the year. The positive investment return was driven mainly by U.S. equities and absolute return […]
A new partnership between the Public Sector Pension Investment Board and BCE Inc. was built out of an ongoing dialogue and a desire to support “Canadian champions” in their growth ambitions, says Sandiren Curthan, managing director and global head of infrastructure investments at PSP Investments. “The broad picture, is that fibre penetration is lower in […]
In its 2025 budget on Thursday, the Ontario government proposed an additional $5 billion in funding to a provincial infrastructure bank that leverages public sector pension investments. The Building Ontario Fund, which was announced in the province’s 2023 fall economic statement, supports the development of new long‐term care homes, energy infrastructure, affordable housing, municipal and […]
Seventeen of the largest workplace pension providers in the U.K. have agreed to invest at least 10 per cent of their defined contribution default funds in private markets by 2030, with half of that total allocated to the U.K. The voluntary initiative, known as the Mansion House Accord, will be jointly led by the Association […]
Defined benefit pension plans sponsored by Fortune 1000 companies entered 2023 with an aggregate funded position of 100.1 per cent, remaining almost unchanged at a level of 99.1 per cent by year-end, according to a report by WTW. The report, which analyzed the funded status and asset allocations of more than 400 plan sponsors, found […]
An article on how Canada’s federal election could impact employees’ retirement savings 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. How Canada’s federal election could impact retirement savings 2. How the coronavirus pandemic shifted employees’ retirement planning […]
With a second Donald Trump presidency unleashing global uncertainty, emerging markets nations are forging new alliances and building a foundation for sustainable long-term growth. Indeed, despite the alarming headlines, the view from institutional investors is one of optimism with a healthy side of skepticism. A report by RBC Global Asset Management Inc. found emerging markets […]
An article on how flexible retirement savings plans can help employees retire early 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. Flexible savings plans, employer matching allowing employees to retire earlier than planned: survey 2. Are Canadian […]