Canada

Ontario Teachers fund gains 13% in 2012, pushing assets to all-time high

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Toronto, returned 13% in 2012, surpassing its 11% benchmark, according to a news release Tuesday.

April 02, 2013 | 01:28 pm

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan's 17.1% return in 2012 propels assets to record high

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, Toronto, returned 17.1% on its investments in 2012, increasing total assets to a record C$47.4 billion (US$46.2 billion) in assets.

March 20, 2013 | 03:05 pm

Air Canada wins pension funding reprieve

Air Canada, Montreal, received an extension from the Canadian government Tuesday on pension funding arrangements until Jan. 30, 2021.

March 13, 2013 | 03:18 pm

REIT manager Presima taps Urdang managing director for new CEO

Peter Zabierek was named CEO of Presima, a Montreal-based manager of global real estate securities.

March 12, 2013 | 03:13 pm

OMERS Ventures adds director to focus on technology, media and telecommunications

George Babu was named director at OMERS Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of the C$60.8 billion (US$59.1 billion) Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System.

March 06, 2013 | 02:43 pm

CPPIB picks Kainos to run $606 million in private equity

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Toronto, committed US$138 million to Kainos Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity fund with an exclusive focus on the food and...

March 05, 2013 | 01:23 pm

Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec returns 9.6% in 2012

Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec had a weighted average return of 9.6% for 2012, topping its benchmark return of 9.3%.

February 27, 2013 | 03:29 pm

Ontario Municipal Employees returns 10.03% for year, topping its benchmark

Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System returned 10.03% for the year ended Dec. 31, outperforming its custom benchmark return by 28 basis points.

February 22, 2013 | 02:07 pm

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board sees 3% gain in quarter

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Toronto, said its investments returned 3% for the quarter ended Dec. 31, the third quarter of the pension plan's fiscal year, according to a news release from...

February 15, 2013 | 02:32 pm

Brescia University College eyes discretionary manager to run entire portfolio

Brescia University College, London, Ontario, is searching for a discretionary investment manager to run the combined investment portfolios of the college and its foundation.

February 14, 2013 | 03:45 pm

Canadian National Railway puts C$700 million into pension funds in 2012

Canadian National Railway Co. made voluntary contributions totaling C$700 million (US$694.6 million) to its defined benefit pension plans in 2012, confirmed spokesman Mark Hallman.

January 25, 2013 | 03:46 pm

After scary start, year ends well for world's pension funds

Double-digit performances across most equity markets buoyed 2012's estimated average investment return across six major pension fund markets, providing some respite from the previous year's pounding.

January 21, 2013

Norway plans 90% gas tax cut in blow to infrastructure investors

Norway proposed cutting tariffs to ship gas through its pipelines by 90%, in a blow to funds that have spent more than $5 billion since 2010 buying stakes in the infrastructure of western Europe's...

January 15, 2013 | 01:53 pm

Sun Life to sell U.S. annuity business to Guggenheim

Sun Life Financial agreed to sell a U.S. annuity business in a $1.35 billion deal to a firm owned by Guggenheim Partners shareholders to cut risks in equity markets and interest rates.