By Rob Kozlowski Source: Pensions & Investments Canadian corporate and public pension plans in the RBC Investor & Treasury Services universe saw a median gross return of 0.6% in the three months ended Sept. 30. A news release Friday said the nearly-flat median return was because of a negative market environment in September that counteracted the positive returns in July and August. Canadian equities returned a median gross 1.5%, while the S&P/TSX Composite index returned 0.2% for the quarter. [...]

Canadian defined benefit pension plans posted a median 3.13 per cent return for the third quarter of 2020, following a strong market rebound, according to a new report by BNY Mellon Asset Management Canada Ltd. The organization’s master trust universe, which is comprised of 86 Canadian corporate, public and university pension plans, found U.S. equities was the highest-performing asset class with a median return of 6.46 per cent, trailing the S&P 500 index’s 6.83 per cent. And Canadian equities posted a [...]