PBGC’s SFA Program Boosts Multiemployer Funded Level to 97%
Without the $16 billion in special financial assistance from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the plans’ funded level would have ended 2024 stagnant, per Milliman study.
Pensions
OMERS Returns 8.3% in 2024, Assets Grow to $96.67B
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System reported strong returns from equities and private credit.
Public Pension Plans Reach 5-Year High of 83.1% Funded
The funds returned 9.47% in fiscal 2024, according to a National Conference of Public Employees Retirement System study.
Canada’s CDPQ Inks Another Alternative Energy Deal
The pension fund has launched a joint venture with the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake to invest in renewable energy infrastructure.
Swedish Pension Fund AP2 Returns 8.2% in 2024
The investment performance raises the pension’s asset value to $42.9 billion.
Climate Advocacy Group Rates Canada’s Largest Pensions
From CDPQ’s B+ all the way down to AIMCo’s F, Shift graded Canadian pension funds on their decarbonization efforts—or lack thereof.
Foreign Equities Spur Japan GPIF’s Q3 Rebound
After a dismal second quarter, the pension giant posted a 4.3% return to raise its asset value to $1.69 trillion.
AP3 Returns 10.3% in 2024, Assets Rise to $51.8B
The Swedish pension confirmed its return to investing in emerging markets last year.
CPP Investments Assets Reach $490B After Big Quarterly Gain
Canada’s largest pension fund returned 3.8% last quarter and has returned 8.6% over the nine-month fiscal year-to-date period.
Corporate Pensions Continue Funding Surplus Rise in January
Strong markets, steady discount rates push funded status higher and higher.
NYSCRF Bulks Up on Real Estate Investments in December
The $275 billion pension giant committed more than $2 billion in total for the month.
MassPRIM Reports 9.1% Return in 2024, Assets Reach $109.7B
PRIM’s returns in 2024 were driven by a boom in equities.
UK’s People Pension Creates In-House Adviser
The workplace master trust’s investment team has nearly doubled in a little more than a year.
Target Faces Another Lawsuit Related to ESG, DEI ‘Risks’
A police pension fund in Florida claims the company deceitfully hid the potential financial risks of celebrating Pride Month.
Canadian Pension Fund BCI Offers to Take Infrastructure Manager BBGI Private
The Luxembourg-based manager could be acquired for $1.31 billion.