Asset managers anticipating short-term growth: survey
More than four-fifths (84 per cent) of asset managers expect their firms will grow over the next 18 months, according to a new survey by…
- By: Staff
- June 29, 2023 June 30, 2023
- 12:30
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Ontario Teachers’ appointing Bruce Crane as executive managing director, head of Asia-Pacific
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Bruce Crane as executive managing director and head of Asia-Pacific, effective immediately. He will lead investment activities and…
- By: Staff
- June 28, 2023 June 28, 2023
- 15:00
BCI’s net assets grow 3.5% in fiscal 2023, led by alternatives
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. saw a return of 3.5 per cent and increased its assets under management from $228.6 billion to $233 billion…
- By: Staff
- June 27, 2023 June 27, 2023
- 12:30
Ivanhoé Cambridge entering self storage partnership, Ontario Teachers’ backing telecom tower acquisition
The real estate arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is making its first investment in alternative industrial assets through a partnership…
- By: Staff
- June 27, 2023 June 27, 2023
- 12:30
Caisse backing Australian agricultural platform, Ontario Teachers’ reinvesting in data centre provider
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is entering a strategic agricultural partnership with an Australian government bank. The investment organization and the Clean…
- By: Staff
- June 22, 2023 June 21, 2023
- 12:30
Oxford Properties acquiring Banff hotel; OMERS, CPPIB funding Indian infrastructure acquisitions
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System’s real estate arm is jointly acquiring a hotel in Banff National Park, Alta., alongside Accor, a French hospitality business.…
- By: Staff
- June 20, 2023 June 20, 2023
- 12:30
Caisse appointing Yana Watson Kakar as head of Americas
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is appointing Yana Watson Kakar as managing director and head of Americas. In the new role, she’ll be…
- By: Staff
- June 6, 2023 June 5, 2023
- 09:00
Coverage of the 2023 Global Investment Conference
On April 12-14, a group of defined benefit pension plan sponsors, asset managers and academics gathered at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler in British Columbia for…
- By: The Canadian Investment Review
- June 6, 2023 June 1, 2023
- 08:00
2023 GIC coverage: Never say ‘never bonds’ again
“I’m here to convince you that fixed income is back as an attractive asset class,” said Benoit Anne, lead strategist of the investment solutions group…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- June 6, 2023 June 1, 2023
- 07:57
2023 GIC coverage: New market regime shining on international equities
“There’s a new market regime in 2023,” said Justin Thomson, chief investment officer and head of international equity at T. Rowe Price, during the Canadian…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- June 6, 2023 June 1, 2023
- 07:56
2023 GIC coverage: The good, the bad and the ugly sides of regime shifts
“Let me start by pointing out the obvious: the last few years have been exhausting,” said Mina Krishnan, multi-asset portfolio manager at Schroders, during a…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- June 6, 2023 June 8, 2023
- 07:55
2023 GIC coverage: The investment case for the new China
While China’s presence on emerging market indexes may be shrinking, the case for investing in it remains compelling, said Vivian Lin Thurston, a partner and…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- June 6, 2023 June 1, 2023
- 07:52
2023 GIC coverage: Institutional investors finding opportunities for high-yield in unlikely places
Institutional investors are entering a golden period ripe with opportunities in current global and emerging markets, said Karl Dasher, president of Polen Capital, during the Canadian…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- June 6, 2023 June 9, 2023
- 07:46
2023 GIC coverage: Green buildings reaping attractive risk-adjusted returns for institutional investors
There’s a distinct window of opportunity for institutional investors to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns through refurbishing brown buildings in Europe to make them operationally carbon…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- June 6, 2023 June 1, 2023
- 07:45
AIMCo appointing Kevin Bong as chief investment strategist, head of Singapore
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is appointing Kevin Bong as chief investment strategist and head of Singapore, effective Aug. 14. In the new role, he’ll…
- By: Staff
- May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023
- 15:00
IMCO energy storage business secures U.K. credit facility, Caisse’s Indian warehouse network receives solar upgrade
A renewable energy company owned by the Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is securing a £175 million credit facility. Pulse Clean Energy, which was formerly…
- By: Staff
- May 30, 2023 May 30, 2023
- 12:30
BCI investing in financial services provider, building Brisbane apartment complex
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is acquiring a minority stake in a corporate consultant and fund administration provider. Zedra, which provides wealth, governance and…
- By: Staff
- May 25, 2023 May 25, 2023
- 12:30
CPPIB returns 1.3% in fiscal 2023, bracing for headwinds ahead
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is bracing for headwinds in the event of a recession, but says a wide range of investments makes it well-positioned for…
- By: The Canadian Press
- May 25, 2023 May 24, 2023
- 09:00
Expert panel: History’s lessons for DB pension plans during turbulent times
At the best of times, selecting an optimal asset mix for a defined benefit pension plan is challenging. The times of today are downright turbulent.…
- By: Colin Ripsman
- May 23, 2023 May 23, 2023
- 12:30
2023 DC Plan Summit: Exploring secular trends and the impacts on retirement outcomes
Factors such as population demographics, productivity and geopolitics impact economic growth and, by extension, the retirement outcomes of defined contribution pension plan members over longer-term…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- May 12, 2023 May 5, 2023
- 08:46
Parliamentary subcommittee investigating Canadian public sector pension allocations to China
Representatives from six of Canada’s largest public sector pension investment organizations addressed a special parliamentary committee on Monday. The special committee on the Canada–People’s Republic…
- By: Staff
- May 11, 2023 March 28, 2024
- 12:30
Canadian DB pension plans see median return of 4.23% in Q1 2023: report
Canadian defined benefit pension plans generated a median return of 4.23 per cent for the first quarter of 2023, according to the BNY Mellon Canadian…
- By: Staff
- May 9, 2023 May 8, 2023
- 09:00
Canadian DB pension plans generated strong returns in Q1: report
The median Canadian defined benefit pension plan’s investments returned 4.2 per cent during the first quarter of 2022, according to a new report by Northern Trust…
- By: Staff
- May 4, 2023 May 4, 2023
- 09:00
BCI calling for increased climate disclosure at Imperial Oil, Caisse pre-leasing Chilean mixed-use development
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is filing a shareholder proposal calling for Imperial Oil Ltd. to disclose more information about its climate risks. The…
- By: Staff
- May 2, 2023 May 2, 2023
- 12:30
Canadian DB pension plans see median return of 4% in Q1 2023: report
Canadian defined benefit pension plans generated a median return of four per cent in the first quarter of 2023, up from 3.8 per cent in…
- By: Staff
- May 1, 2023 April 28, 2023
- 09:00