La Caisse Acquires Australian Renewable Energy Company
The Québecois pension purchased Edify, which provides battery storage systems, for $725 million.
Pensions
Ohio Teachers Unions Sue State Over Takeover of STRS Board
Government-appointed members will soon make up a majority of the State Teachers’ Retirement System’s board.
Infrastructure Ranks as OMERS’ Top Performer in H1
The Canadian pension fund returned 2.2% during the first half of 2025 to raise its asset value to C$140.7 billion.
Corporate Pension Funding Drives Higher in August
Strong investment returns drove gains in corporate pension funding surpluses.
Kentucky Pensions Return Double Digits in Fiscal 2025, Assets Near $30B
The Kentucky Public Pension Authority reported strong returns across several funds, with each exceeding 11%.
Former Employee Accuses IBM of ‘Imprudent’ PRT Decision
IBM and State Street stand accused of putting cost savings ahead of retirees’ security by handing $14 billion in pension obligations to a Prudential unit.
Shell to Outsource $40B in European Pension Assets to Goldman Sachs
The mandate is one of the largest for the asset manager, which oversees $450 billion in OCIO assets.
Assets of Largest Pension Funds Rise to Record $24.4T
The largest 300 defined contribution and defined benefit plans saw their assets surpass their peaks in 2021.
Oregon PERF Posts 3.2% Q2 Return
The $95 billion Public Employee Retirement Fund outperformed its benchmark by 2 basis points.
US Public Defined Benefit Returns Beat Targets By A Mile
The median return of 11.3% for fiscal year 2025 topped the funds’ assumed rates of return by 430 basis points.
Canada Pension Plan’s Allocation to Energy Stocks Surges In Q2
Tech stocks remained the $527.3 billion pension fund’s top holdings, led by Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple, despite dumping 22% of its Alphabet shares.
La Caisse’s Equities Portfolio Leads 4.6% First Half Return
The Québec pension fund’s asset value rose to $357.5 billion.
Maryland SRPS Returns 9.83% in Fiscal 2025
Assets of the State Retirement and Pension System rose to $73.5 billion.
Berenberg, Lurse Awarded First OCIO Mandate
The two firms had previously partnered to offer outsourced CIO services to German occupational pensions.