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Ontario Teachers’, PSP, IMCO investing in net-zero fund, Caisse in medtech fund
Three of Canada’s largest pension funds are investing in a new fund focused on the global transition to a net-zero economy. The Brookfield Global Transition…
- By: Staff
- July 28, 2021 July 28, 2021
- 15:00
BCI returns 16.5% and increases AUM in fiscal 2021: annual report
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. returned 16.5 per cent for its combined pension plan clients and increased its assets under management from $171.3 billion…
- By: Staff
- July 27, 2021 July 26, 2021
- 12:00
CPPIB investing in Canadian AI, PSP in gene-editing software company
The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board is investing in a Toronto-based artificial intelligence company. The CPPIB entered a $125 million funding round for a Untether AI…
- By: Staff
- July 22, 2021 July 22, 2021
- 12:00
CPPIB enters U.S. office co-investment deal, Japanese data centre joint venture
The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board is entering a co-investment partnership with the Government of Singapore Investment Corp. and Boston Properties Inc. to acquire $1 billion…
- By: Staff
- July 15, 2021 July 15, 2021
- 11:00
DB pension interest in fixed income grew in 2020, finds PIAC asset mix report
Members of the Pension Investment Association of Canada saw their managed assets grow by 7.4 per cent in 2020, according to a new report. In…
- By: Staff
- July 15, 2021 July 15, 2021
- 09:00
CPPIB invests in India’s top e-commerce company, Caisse in India’s bio-tech labs
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing $1 billion in Amazon.com Inc.’s chief rival in the Indian e-commerce sector. The Flipkart Group, which was founded in…
- By: Staff
- July 13, 2021 July 12, 2021
- 08:50
CPPIB sells energy company stake to Ontario Teachers’, Caisse enters joint venture to finance real estate developments
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has reached a deal to sell half of its shares of a Washington-based energy company to the Ontario Teachers’…
- By: Staff
- July 8, 2021 July 9, 2021
- 11:00
PSP in joint venture on Toronto film studio, Caisse and OTPP to jointly acquire U.S. insurer
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is embarking on a joint venture with a real estate firm to build a film and television production studio…
- By: Staff
- July 2, 2021 July 28, 2021
- 15:00
How Canada’s pension funds are maximizing fixed income in a low interest rate environment
With bond returns tied to interest rates, it’s no surprise Canadian pension funds are increasingly seeking other ways to boost fixed income yields. Canadian interest…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- June 30, 2021 June 30, 2021
- 08:56
AIMCo beats fixed income benchmarks with innovation, flexibility
It isn’t an easy time to be a fixed income investor. After a volatile year that included a severe liquidity squeeze in the spring of…
- By: Alison MacAlpine
- June 30, 2021 June 30, 2021
- 08:53
Back to basics on insurance-linked securities
As institutional investors seek portfolio diversification and the insurance industry seeks additional capacity amid global growth, investment strategies incorporating insurance-linked securities are providing a solution…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- June 30, 2021 June 30, 2021
- 08:53
CPPIB, AIMCo re-invest in telecom infrastructure giant, BCI in logistics firm
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Alberta Investment Management Corp. are together investing $2.4 billion in the Australian digital infrastructure company BAI Communications…
- By: Staff
- June 29, 2021 June 30, 2021
- 10:00
Institutional investors taking closer look at Bitcoin, gold amid inflation fears
Almost 16 months since the global coronavirus pandemic was first declared, there’s now yet another thing for institutional investors to worry about — the possibility…
- By: Janet Rabovsky
- June 29, 2021 July 8, 2021
- 09:00
Value of assets in trusteed pension funds rises 6.6% in 2020 to $2.22 trillion: StatsCan
The value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension funds increased to $2.2 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to new data from…
- By: Staff
- June 28, 2021 June 28, 2021
- 09:00
Caisse invests in health-care company, Ontario Teachers’ in Chinese microfinance firm
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is participating in a $225 million Series D funding round of AlayaCare, a Montreal-based at-home health-care software…
- By: Staff
- June 24, 2021 June 23, 2021
- 10:30
Ontario Teachers’ investing in AI-based hiring platform
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is leading a US$138 million ($172 million) Series C funding round for Beamery Ltd., a company with an artificial intelligence-based…
- By: Staff
- June 22, 2021 June 22, 2021
- 09:00
PSP reporting 18.4% net return for fiscal 2021
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is reporting a net return of 18.4 per cent in fiscal 2021. As of March 31, 2021, the PSP…
- By: Staff
- June 22, 2021 June 21, 2021
- 09:00
BCI, CPPIB and OTPP investments tied to human rights abuses in China, finds watchdog
A report from the U.K.-based watchdog group Hong Kong Watch is criticizing three major Canadian pension funds for investing in Chinese businesses involved in human rights…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- June 21, 2021 June 21, 2021
- 10:30
Ontario Teachers’ investing in online education platform, plant-based food development company
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has raised $375 million in a series D funding round for Applyboard Inc., an online platform that connects students to…
- By: Staff
- June 17, 2021 June 17, 2021
- 12:30
OMERS in equity funding for Swedish battery manufacturer
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is co-leading a US$2.75 billion ($3.3 billion) private placement to raise equity for Northvolt, a Swedish battery maker. Alongside…
- By: Staff
- June 14, 2021 June 14, 2021
- 08:45
Caisse buying natural gas company, Ontario Teachers’ closing Enwave deal
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is taking a majority interest of Noverco and its subsidiary Energir, Quebec’s largest natural gas distribution company.…
- By: Staff
- June 9, 2021 June 11, 2021
- 08:45
BCI’s 2020 ESG report highlights sustainable bonds, investment guidelines
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is becoming “more intentional about” its ongoing environmental, social and governance efforts in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, says…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- June 7, 2021 June 7, 2021
- 15:00
CPPIB in funding for renewable energy software start-up, Caisse in manufacturer platform
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and partners have closed a $27 million series B funding round for Clir Renewables, a software start-up developing cloud-based renewable…
- By: Staff
- June 7, 2021 June 7, 2021
- 09:00
CPPIB investing in West Bengal mall, OTPP selling British biscuit company
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing 5.6 billion Indian rupees (about $93 million) to secure a 49 per cent equity stake in a…
- By: Staff
- June 2, 2021 June 2, 2021
- 16:00