Assets under management by private infrastructure investors are forecast to reach a record $1.19 trillion in 2022, according to a new report by Boston Consulting…
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is appointing Suzanne Akers as its chief risk and chief compliance officer. In the dual role, Akers will assume responsibility…
Compared to their global peers, Canada’s asset managers are more confident in their organizations’ data analysis abilities and less confident in their data management platforms,…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec alongside several partners are participating in a US$120 million Series B funding round for a global job…
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is appointing Paul Mouchakkaa as senior managing director and head of real estate, effective May 2, 2022. In the role, Mouchakkaa…
Nature-based mitigants to climate change will offer attractive risk-adjusted returns to investors, according to a new report from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Natural…
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan generated an 11.28 per cent return in 2021, led by its public and private equity portfolios. “It was a…
Despite rising concerns about inflation and the war in Ukraine, the funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan improved slightly on both…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is financing US$350 million of debt for a global education technology provider. Valued at US$3.2 million, Mumbai-based Emeritus offers…
In response to the ongoing war in Ukraine, more Canadian public sector institutional investors are announcing plans to exclude Russian assets from their portfolios. The…
In response to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the Alberta Investment Management Corp. and the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. are divesting from…
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System returned 15.7 per cent for 2021, a significant increase on its 2020 return. In its annual report, the OMERS…
The Nova Scotia Pension Services Corp. is acquiring an industrial property for a Quebec electric vehicle design company. The 8.42 hectare facility, located in Chicago, will be…
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is appointing Sandra Lau and James Barber as co-chief investment officers, effective March 1. The pair will succeed Dale MacMaster,…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec saw overall returns of 13.5 per cent in 2021, its best performance since 2010. By the end…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is entering a joint venture to develop multifamily residential communities in high-growth metropolitan areas of the U.S. The institutional…
The California Public Employees’ Pension Retirement System is appointing Nicole Musicco as its new chief investment officer, effective March 28. She joins the CalPERS from…
A consortium including several of Canada’s largest institutional investors is acquiring an Australian energy network. The Alberta Investment Management Corp., the Healthcare of Ontario Pension…
The strength of equities was among the factors pushing the transaction volume of Canada’s group annuities market to a record high in 2021, according to…
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is jointly sponsoring the launch of a company managing timberland assets located in the southeastern U.S. Together with the…
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is publishing a green bond framework, which is aligned with existing standards in green bond and sustainable debt markets.…
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is selling its interest in a group operating dermatology clinics in the U.S. The institutional investor will sell its…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is committing to making its portfolio net zero by 2050, but says it won’t be making any blanket divestments. The organization…
A new textbook on value investing is aiming to combat the academic community’s premature dismissal of the subject, says author George Athanassakos, professor of finance…
Trans-Canada Capital Inc., an investment manager that was spun out of Air Canada’s defined benefit pension plans in 2019, is a signatory of the United…