Canadian Defined Benefit Pension Plans Gain Further Ground In 2017: RBC Investor & Treasury Services Q4 Total Returns Gain 4.4 Per Cent, Led By Global Equity Returns Of 6.1 Per Cent

Canadian defined benefit pension plans ended 2017 in positive territory, posting an annual return of 9.7 per cent, according to the $650 billion RBC Investor & Treasury Services All Plan Universe – the industry’s most comprehensive universe of Canadian pension plans – marking nine consecutive years of positive returns.