Under unprecedented economic volatility, institutional investors are leaning on diversified asset mixes that are less reliant on public markets, says Claude St-Laurent, principal of pension…
The Nova Scotia Teachers’ Pension Plan is reporting a one-year investment return of 9.76 per cent, according to its annual report. At the end of…
With a second Donald Trump presidency unleashing global uncertainty, emerging markets nations are forging new alliances and building a foundation for sustainable long-term growth. Indeed,…
Doubts about the demand for electric vehicles in the U.S. is creating new questions around the development of the Canadian lithium-ion battery industry, says Jon…
Institutional investors are facing tough choices about their allocation choice amid a trade war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump, says Dustin Reid, vice-president and…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling a portfolio of 25 limited partnership fund interests in North American and European buyout funds for roughly…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is selling its remaining 19.9 per cent free cash flow interest held in a mining asset to New Gold Inc.…
The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is reporting a weighted average net return of 9.9 per cent as at Dec. 31, 2024. At the end…
Japanese institutional investors are slowing their allocations to private assets, according to a new report by Crisil Coalition Greenwich. It found the share of Japanese…
Donald Trump is poised to be the “most transformational” U.S. president due to his corporate tax rate approach and a unique deregulation plan across financial…
Home-country bias is a conversation that ebbs and flows, with U.S. investment returns since the 2008/09 financial crisis reigniting the conversation, said Jon Knowles, institutional…
An emerging trend in U.S. defined contribution investment strategies is the ‘blend trend,’ which is a target-date solution that allocates to underlying building blocks that…
Amid all of the Canadian industries impacted by tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, targeting the production of aluminum shows a misunderstanding of the…
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is selling a minority stake in AGS Airports to alternative asset manager Blackstone Inc. The deal will give Blackstone…
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is appointing Alexander Fraser as executive vice-president and global head of private equity, effective March 17. He’ll succeed Michael…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is appointing Ben Meng as managing director and head of investment portfolio management, effective immediately. Most recently, Meng was…
The OPSEU Pension Trust is reporting a return of 9.6 per cent in 2024, according to its latest year-end report. It found, as at Dec.…
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan is reporting a 9.7 per cent return as at Dec. 31, 2024, with net assets increasing to $123 billion,…
Canadian government bond yields declined further in February based on the impact to growth from tariff policy from the U.S. on Canadian exports materializing, according…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s venture growth arm is leading a US$175 million Series F investment round for artificial intelligence, data and analytics software company…
The Workplace Insurance and Safety Employee Trust is reporting a net return of 11.3 per cent for fiscal 2024, with the WSIB Employees’ Pension Plan’s…
In the social media age, it’s easier than ever to lose perspective on events and even institutional investors are susceptible to overreaction amid the avalanche…
In the face of uncertainty around the business and political relationship between Canada and the U.S., Canadian institutional investors aren’t considering allocation strategy changes just…
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is reporting a return of 8.3 per cent as at Dec. 31, 2024. The investment organization surpassed its 7.5…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is selling 2.5 million shares in Intact Financial Corp. for a gross price of $278.60 per share.…