Statistics Canada says the market value of employer-sponsored, trusteed pension funds was $1.1 trillion at the end of the first quarter, up 4.1 per cent from the previous quarter. The agency says that's the largest gain since the fourth quarter of 2010. The report says pension fund investments in stocks rose nine per cent to $369.1 billion. Investments in bonds edged down 0.3 per cent to $423.6 billion. Just over six million 91原创s are members of employer pension plans, with the majority members of trusteed plans.
