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World’s 100 largest asset owners’ AUM up 12.3% in 2023: report
The assets under management of the world’s 100 largest asset owners totalled US$26.3 trillion as of the end of 2023, up 12.3 per cent from…
- By: Staff
- December 5, 2024 December 4, 2024
- 09:00
CPPIB investing $1 billion in Korea data centres, Ontario Teachers’ buys Paris-based logistics portfolio
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing $1 billion in Korea-based data centres through its joint venture with the Pacific Asset Management Co. “The…
- By: Staff
- November 29, 2024 November 29, 2024
- 14:00
Caisse appointing Sharon White as managing director, head of Europe
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is appointing Sharon White as managing director and head of Europe, effective Jan. 27, 2025. In her…
- By: Staff
- November 27, 2024 November 26, 2024
- 15:00
Canadian fixed income yields de-coupling from U.S. market performance: report
Canadian fixed income yields are de-coupling from a sharp rise seen in the U.S. market, according to a new report from FTSE Russell. Despite a…
- By: Staff
- November 25, 2024 November 25, 2024
- 15:00
Former Quebec pension fund workers charged in U.S. in Indian government bribery case
Quebec’s pension fund manager says it is co-operating with U.S. authorities after three former employees were indicted in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., in an…
- By: Joe Bongiorno, the Canadian Press
- November 25, 2024 November 25, 2024
- 15:00
Legislation blocking ammunition investments could limit overall investment landscape in Canada: PIAC
The Pension Investment Association of Canada, alongside the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association and the Portfolio Management Association of Canada, is asking the Senate to…
- By: Staff
- November 20, 2024 November 19, 2024
- 15:00
PSP Investments investing in accounting firm, Caisse-backed fintech asset becoming private company
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board, along with partner Investcorp, is investing in accounting firm PKF O’Connor Davies LLP. According to a press release, the…
- By: Staff
- November 20, 2024 November 22, 2024
- 15:00
CPPIB returns 3.6% in fiscal Q2 2025, net assets increase to $675.1BN
The Canada Pension Plan Investment board is reporting a 3.6 per cent return for the second quarter of its latest fiscal year, according to its…
- By: Staff
- November 15, 2024 November 15, 2024
- 15:00
Ontario Teachers’ names Kevin Kerr as executive managing director, portfolio solutions
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Kevin Kerr as executive managing director of its new portfolio solutions department, effective immediately. The department will integrate…
- By: Staff
- November 15, 2024 November 15, 2024
- 14:30
The Calgary Foundation using alternatives to push beyond its comfort zone
In the years following the 2008/09 financial crisis, Dan Langlois realized the allocation strategy for the Calgary Foundation’s endowment portfolio needed a significant adjustment if…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- November 15, 2024 November 13, 2024
- 08:54
What could a second Trump presidency mean for Canadian institutional investors?
While an arduous U.S. presidential election cycle may have created some market volatility, any uncertainties among Canadian institutional investors may begin to wane following Donald…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- November 7, 2024 November 6, 2024
- 11:00
CPPIB investing US$515M in gaming service provider, AIMCo acquiring U.K.-based real estate development
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing roughly US$515 million to acquire a 24.5 per cent stake in video games service provider Keywords Studios.…
- By: Staff
- November 6, 2024 November 5, 2024
- 15:00
How are political tensions between Canada, India impacting institutional investors?
While political tensions have recently flared between Canada and India, institutional investors are unlikely to adjust their capital allocation to the country, says Partha Mohanram,…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 31, 2024 October 30, 2024
- 11:00
Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 5.1% in Q3 2024: report
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 5.1 per cent during the third quarter of 2024, an increase from 1.1 per cent in the…
- By: Staff
- October 31, 2024 October 30, 2024
- 11:00
Ontario DB pension plan payouts provide $34.6BN to provincial GDP: report
Defined benefit pension plans support more than one million beneficiaries in Ontario and these benefits provided more than $34.6 billion to the province’s gross domestic…
- By: Staff
- October 30, 2024 October 29, 2024
- 15:00
World’s 500 largest asset managers’ AUM up 12.5% in 2023: report
The world’s 500 largest asset managers’ assets under management increased by 12.5 per cent to US$128 trillion in 2023, compared to $113.7 trillion at the…
- By: Staff
- October 29, 2024 October 24, 2024
- 11:00
CPPIB launching U.K. real estate joint venture, reinvesting $100 million in U.S. energy firm
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing £500 million in a new U.K.-based single-family rental housing joint venture. The initial allocation will give the…
- By: Staff
- October 25, 2024 October 24, 2024
- 15:00
2024 Risk Management Conference: U.S. facing funding questions from retiring population
Anti-market sentiment in the U.S. is gaining momentum with both Democrats and Republicans, according to David Frum, a writer at The Atlantic, during the keynote…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024
- 07:59
2024 Risk Management Conference: AI, energy transition shaping worldwide investment trends at the IMCO
The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is making its strategic allocation decisions based on a guideline of worldwide events that will shape investment themes for…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024
- 07:55
Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 0.4% in September: report
The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan decreased to 107 per cent in August, down from to 107.8 per cent at the…
- By: Staff
- October 17, 2024 October 15, 2024
- 11:00
Caisse investing $60 million in private equity fund, launching U.S. sustainable real estate financing program
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $60 million in the first round of a private equity fund created by BDG &…
- By: Staff
- October 16, 2024 October 16, 2024
- 15:00
How institutional investors are approaching digital infrastructure assets
For institutional investors looking to add some glitz to their portfolio, digital infrastructure may not be the right asset class. Benn Mikula and his colleagues…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- October 11, 2024 October 9, 2024
- 08:55
UN’s Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance reflecting on five years of impact investing guidelines
The United Nations’ Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is marking five years of encouraging institutional investors to implement science-based targets towards curbing greenhouse gas emissions in…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 10, 2024 October 9, 2024
- 11:00
Ontario Teachers’ U.K. real estate partner signs Imperial College London as tenant, Caisse reinvests $378M in Saputo
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s U.K. real estate partner has signed Imperial College London as a tenant at its White City Place development. The academic…
- By: Staff
- October 4, 2024 October 4, 2024
- 15:00