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BCI promotes Jennifer Coulson to global head of ESG, Ontario Teachers’ appoints Jeppe Gregersen as global head of private credit

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is appointing Jennifer Coulson as its first global head of environmental, social and governance. In the new position, she’ll…

  • By: Staff
  • March 2, 2023 March 2, 2023
  • 12:00

CPPIB appointing Maximilian Biagosch as senior managing director, global head of real assets

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is appointing Maximilian Biagosch as senior managing director and global head of real assets. Biagosch joined the CPPIB in…

  • By: Staff
  • February 23, 2023 February 22, 2023
  • 12:00
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Pension plans among shareholders suing Shell board over climate strategy

Several European pension plans are backing a lawsuit against Shell Corp. alleging its board is mismanaging climate risk and breaching company law. The lawsuit, launched…

  • By: Staff
  • February 14, 2023 February 13, 2023
  • 11:30
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CPPIB invests in Indian real estate fund, BCI-owned utility company completes acquisition

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing US$205 million as an anchor investor in IndoSpace’s new real estate fund in India. The investment marks…

  • By: Staff
  • February 2, 2023 February 2, 2023
  • 12:00

Institutional investors considering geopolitical risk, inflation in portfolio construction

In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, institutional investors are increasingly factoring geopolitical risks into portfolio construction, according to John Bai, senior vice-president and…

  • By: Sadie Janes
  • January 27, 2023 February 1, 2023
  • 09:00

Caisse investing in credit facility for EV subscription company, Ontario Teachers’ acquiring U.K. industrial lot

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is partnering with an asset manager to provide a credit facility to an electric vehicle subscription service.…

  • By: Staff
  • January 26, 2023 January 26, 2023
  • 12:00

Institutional investors increasing allocations to real assets amid inflation, sustainability challenges: survey

Nearly two-thirds of institutional investors say they’re planning to increase their allocations to real assets over the next two years, amid a backdrop of inflation…

  • By: Staff
  • January 26, 2023 January 26, 2023
  • 09:00
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PIAC urging federal government to reconsider cessation of real return bonds, citing DB pension impacts

The Pension Investment Association of Canada is urging the federal government to reconsider the cessation of real return bond issuances, citing potential financial impacts to…

  • By: Staff
  • January 23, 2023 January 20, 2023
  • 09:00

Withdrawal of real return bonds could financially impact DB pension plans: CIA

The Canadian Institute of Actuaries is urging the federal government to reconsider its cessation of real return bond issuances, citing the potential financial impacts to…

Coverage of the 2022 Investment Innovation Conference

During history’s turning points, fortune favours the innovators. As the world moves beyond the coronavirus pandemic and the global workforce entrenches the improved labour conditions…

2022 IIC coverage: Finding differentiated sources of growth and alpha in emerging markets

Emerging market economies with strong domestic structural growth stories are likely to thrive in the next 10 years, said Alexis Freyeisen, investment strategist for emerging…

2022 IIC coverage: Using thematic strategies to derive more value from private markets

Institutional investors should be adopting innovative thematic approaches to derive more value from private markets, according to Nelson Lam, senior vice-president of equity and alternative…

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World’s top public sector pension investors hit by record losses: report

The world’s 42 largest public sector pension investment organizations saw their combined assets decline by nine per cent in the year ending June 30, 2022,…

Report finds Canadian DB pension plan assets declined 3.1% in December

The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan lost ground on a solvency and accountancy basis in December, according to LifeWorks Inc.’s latest monthly report. At…

  • By: Staff
  • January 12, 2023 January 12, 2023
  • 12:30

AIMCo appointing David Scudellari as head of international investment

The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is appointing David Scudellari as senior executive managing director and head of international investment. In the new role, he’ll act as…

  • By: Staff
  • January 10, 2023 January 10, 2023
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BCI acquiring stake in real estate financing partnership, Ontario Teachers’-backed packaging company buying EU competitor

The real estate arm of the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is acquiring a stake in a private company that provides financing for large-scale real…

  • By: Staff
  • January 10, 2023 January 10, 2023
  • 12:30

Global institutional investors facing headwinds from strong U.S. dollar, war in Ukraine

The strength of the U.S. dollar and the ongoing war in Europe will hamper North American and other global institutional investors in 2023, though some…

  • By: Staff
  • December 22, 2022 December 22, 2022
  • 12:00
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CPPIB, Ontario Teachers’, PSP backing Indian infrastructure funds

Three Canadian pension investment organizations are backing three government-backed infrastructure investment funds in India. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan…

  • By: Staff
  • December 22, 2022 December 21, 2022
  • 12:00
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Expert panel: The investment case for carbon credits

As concerns about climate change and the need for sustainable development grows, carbon credits are becoming increasingly attractive to institutional investors. Carbon credits are a…

Trusteed pension funds’ assets valued at $2.1T in Q2: Stats Can

The market value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension funds decreased 5.4 per cent to $2.1 trillion in the second quarter of 2022, down…

  • By: Staff
  • December 20, 2022 December 19, 2022
  • 09:00

Coverage of the 2022 Defined Benefit Investment Forum

If there was one message for defined benefit pension plan sponsor delegates at the 2022 Defined Benefit Investment Forum, it was that the fate of…

  • By: Staff
  • December 19, 2022 December 16, 2022
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2022 DBIF coverage: The impact of political, global macro risk on global markets

“I’m going to start my presentation by saying what any self-respecting consultants say all the time — we got it wrong,” said Andrew Bishop, senior…

How Möbius Benefit Administrators is asserting pension independence the prairie way

In 2014, Colyn Lowenberger, then the director of pension and disability administration at the City of Regina, heard a knock at his office door —…

Caisse investing in Taiwan wind farm, CPPIB in Indonesian logistics venture

PSP, CPPIB backing offshore wind companies

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is investing in a Norwegian offshore wind service company. The investment organization and asset management firm Sandbrook Capital Management…

  • By: Staff
  • December 13, 2022 December 13, 2022
  • 12:00

Majority of institutional investors expecting recession, stagflation challenges in 2023: survey

While the vast majority (85 per cent) of institutional investors believe the economy is in a recession or will enter a recession next year, two-thirds (65…

  • By: Staff
  • December 12, 2022 December 12, 2022
  • 09:00