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Caisse part of financing deals for La Maison Simons, smart thermostat maker ecobee

Caisse part of financing deals for La Maison Simons, smart thermostat maker ecobee

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is joining the Quebec government and Investissement Québec in financing a distribution facility for retailer La Maison Simons. The…

  • By: Staff
  • May 30, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 15:00
Governance coalition publishes guidebook on environmental, social issues

Governance coalition publishes guidebook on environmental, social issues

The Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, an organization consisting of institutional investors, has released a guide for company boards seeking to oversee environmental and social…

  • By: Staff
  • May 30, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
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Will Italy’s political turmoil dampen institutional investor interest?

Institutional investors are keeping an eye on the political instability in Italy as premier-designate Carlo Cottarelli prepares to present his ministerial picks and the market opened down…

Should pension plans invest in the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion?

Should pension plans invest in the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion?

As the May 31 deadline approaches for Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd. to abandon the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau is suggesting…

Caisse, Teachers’ acquire Germany-based energy service provider

Caisse, Teachers’ acquire Germany-based energy service provider

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan are part of a consortium of investors acquiring global energy service…

  • By: Staff
  • May 25, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 09:08
Global investors turn to infrastructure, real estate as interest rates normalize: report

Global investors turn to infrastructure, real estate as interest rates normalize: report

Global institutional investors’ assets under management rose 7.3 per cent in 2017 to US$36.2 trillion, the largest increase in five years, according to the Official Monetary and…

  • By: Staff
  • May 23, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 16:00
Caisse ups stake in global renewable energy company

Caisse ups stake in global renewable energy company

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is increasing its stake in Chicago-based Invenergy to a 52.4 per cent ownership of the company. The company…

  • By: Staff
  • May 22, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 14:45
CPPIB posts 11.6% return for 2018 fiscal year

CPPIB posts 11.6% return for 2018 fiscal year

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board posted a net annual return of 11.6 per cent as the end of its fiscal year on March 31,…

  • By: Staff
  • May 17, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 10:52
Carbon footprint of Bâtirente’s equities portfolio 35% lower than benchmark

Carbon footprint of Bâtirente’s equities portfolio 35% lower than benchmark

The carbon footprint of Bâtirente’s overall equities portfolio is 35 per cent lower than its benchmark, according to a report by the Quebec-based pension fund. The report also…

  • By: Staff
  • May 15, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 16:55
Equities drag down pension funded status, U.S. plan returns

Equities drag down pension funded status, U.S. plan returns

The funded status of the Segal Group Inc.’s model multi-employer pension plan dipped to 98 per cent during the first quarter of 2018, down from…

  • By: Staff
  • May 15, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 16:45
Canadian DB plan returns slow down as equities take a hit

Canadian DB plan returns slow down as equities take a hit

Canadian defined benefit pension plans held steady in positive territory in the first quarter of 2018 with returns of 0.2 per cent, according to RBC Investor and…

  • By: Staff
  • May 11, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 09:01
Risks and opportunities for investors as plastics lose popularity

Risks and opportunities for investors as plastics lose popularity

On a global scale, regulatory rumblings are growing louder on single-use plastics, highlighting potential risks and opportunities within the plastics supply chain for institutional investors…

Caisse to sell remaining shares in Quebecor Media

Caisse to sell remaining shares in Quebecor Media

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is selling its 17,628,911 remaining shares of Quebecor Media Inc. back to Quebecor Inc. for $1.69 billion, representing 18.47…

  • By: Staff
  • May 8, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 15:40

Ontario DB pension plan solvency up despite equity troubles

In spite of volatile public equity markets, the median solvency ratio for Ontario’s defined benefit pension plans was slightly higher at 95 per cent for the…

  • By: Staff
  • May 7, 2018 January 20, 2021
  • 16:45
Pension plans showing positive results despite challenges for equities

Pension plans showing positive results despite challenges for equities

Canadian pension plans eked out a small return of almost 0.4 per cent for the first quarter of 2018, according to CIBC Mellon Global Securities…

  • By: Staff
  • May 7, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 09:56
PSP Investments to buy Bombardier’s Downsview property

PSP Investments to buy Bombardier’s Downsview property

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board has entered an agreement to purchase the Downsview industrial property owned by Bombardier Inc. in Toronto for $816 million.…

  • By: Staff
  • May 3, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 10:43
Pooled funds see negative returns for first quarter of 2018

Pooled funds see negative returns for first quarter of 2018

For the first quarter of 2018, diversified pooled fund managers saw a median return of minus 0.7 per cent before management fees, according to new data…

  • By: Staff
  • April 27, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 10:14
bcIMC to buy stake in U.S. window dressing company

bcIMC to buy stake in U.S. window dressing company

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp., along with AEA Investors, has agreed to purchase Springs Window Fashions from Golden Gate Capital. The company, headquartered in Middleton, Wis.,…

  • By: Staff
  • April 25, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 10:03
Ontario Teachers’ part of recapitalization of GFL

Ontario Teachers’ part of recapitalization of GFL

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is part of an investor group that has reached an agreement to recapitalize Toronto-based environmental services company GFL Environmental Holdings Inc. In…

  • By: Staff
  • April 23, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 10:25
Caisse announces financing deal with Canadian logistics services provider

Caisse announces financing deal with Canadian logistics services provider

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is entering into a financing agreement with Metro Supply Chain Group Inc., an Ontario-based third-party logistics services provider.…

  • By: Staff
  • April 18, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 16:17
PSP Investments buys Quebec wind power project, B.C. real estate portfolio

PSP Investments buys Quebec wind power project, B.C. real estate portfolio

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is making a number of new investments, including acquiring a Quebec-based wind power facility and a portfolio of real estate…

  • By: Staff
  • April 13, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 09:10
Ontario Teachers’ acquires stake in European holiday rental company

Ontario Teachers’ acquires stake in European holiday rental company

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is acquiring a 40 per cent minority stake in European Camping Group, a provider of mobile-home holiday rentals. The company’s current…

  • By: Staff
  • April 11, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 15:33
Have your say: Is it time for investors to revisit their expectations for equity returns?

Have your say: Is it time for investors to revisit their expectations for equity returns?

Following a strong 2017, the early February selloff and subsequent quick rebound, investors are rethinking their strategy as they face a mature bull market, according to a release…

Is gun control the next big ESG issue for institutional investors?

Is gun control the next big ESG issue for institutional investors?

The mass shooting news cycle isn’t going away. In the wake of the Parkland, Fla., shooting in February, hundreds of thousands of protesters descended upon…

Preview of volatile 2018 as DB pension solvency dips in first quarter

Preview of volatile 2018 as DB pension solvency dips in first quarter

Solvency levels for Canadian defined benefit pension plans came down slightly in the first quarter of 2018, according to Aon’s monthly survey.  It found, after decade-high…

  • By: Staff
  • April 4, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 10:06