Ontario Teachers’ posts 9.7% return for 2017
A 9.7 per cent net return for 2017 has helped the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan report a funded status of 105 per cent in its…
- By: Martha Porado
- April 3, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 11:20
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CPPIB to purchase Ontario-based renewable energy projects
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is acquiring six Canadian wind and solar power projects from Florida-based NextEra Energy Partners for $741 million. The projects includes two…
- By: Staff
- April 2, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:58
Investors challenged by ups and downs of NAFTA talks
One week, U.S. President Donald Trump is touting new tariffs for imports of steel and aluminum. Not long after, his administration is expressing optimism about…
- By: Martha Porado
- March 22, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 08:30
Ontario Pension Board returns 10.8% in 2017
The Ontario Pension Board posted a return of 10.8 per cent in 2017, an increase on its return of 8.1 per cent in 2016. The pension fund’s…
- By: Staff
- March 21, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 10:28
OMERS to buy wind power company
The infrastructure arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is a acquiring a Texas-based wind power company. As part of a deal announced on Thursday,…
- By: Staff
- March 21, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Greystone signs US$2 billion deal with Transamerica
Greystone Managed Investments Inc. is making its first foray into the American investment fund market with a US$2-billion equity management contract with Transamerica Corp. The contract marks the…
- By: Staff
- March 19, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 10:42
What does removal of China’s presidential term limits mean for Canadian investors?
Earlier this week, China’s parliament changed the country’s constitution to allow for current President Xi Jinping to remain in power indefinitely, rather than the traditional two five-year…
- By: Martha Porado
- March 16, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:30
How ESG considerations can lead to better investment decisions
Incorporating environmental, social and governance factors into investment decisions is more than a niche practice for specialized funds and, in fact, has become a competitive…
- By: Mark Burgess, Advisor.ca
- March 15, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:27
PSP invests in U.S. childcare provider
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is taking an equity stake in Learning Care Group Inc. The Michigan-based company focuses on childcare and education for…
- By: Staff
- March 14, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:40
Equities boost OPTrust return to 9.5% in 2017
The OPSEU Pension Trust posted a 9.5 per cent return for 2017, an increase on its six per cent return in 2016 and its eight per…
- By: Martha Porado
- March 12, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:30
DB pension solvency drops from 15-year high in February: survey
The median solvency ratio for Canadian defined benefit pension plans dropped slightly in February as equity markets stalled, falling to 99.8 per cent from 101.3 per cent in…
- By: Staff
- March 8, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 16:15
Ontario Teachers’ sells majority stake in U.S. dental company
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has sold a majority interest in Heartland Dental to global investment firm KKR & Co. The pension fund acquired a majority…
- By: Staff
- March 8, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 15:01
HOOPP returns 10.88%, maintains funded status
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan posted a 10.88 per cent return for 2017, up very slightly on its 10.4 per cent return in 2016…
- By: Martha Porado
- March 8, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 11:05
Caisse invests in expansion of Quebec-based software company
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing in Quebec-based software company Poka to help its expansion into the United States and Europe. Poka, a training and…
- By: Staff
- March 7, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 14:45
PSP Investments commits $20M to B.C.-based quantum computing company
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is investing $20 million in Burnaby, B.C.-based quantum computing systems and software company D-Wave Systems Inc. In April 2017, D-Wave received a…
- By: Staff
- March 5, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 10:22
Caisse leads purchase of U.S.-based school bus company
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is leading a group of investors in the acquisition of New Jersey-based school bus company Student Transportation Inc. The…
- By: Staff
- February 28, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 15:00
The challenges with risk models as correlations rise
Investors are putting risk at the centre of their asset allocation decisions — and that’s good news. The trouble is, the risk models they’re using aren’t up…
- By: Caroline Cakebread, Canadian Investment Review
- February 23, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 08:00
Global institutional investors preparing to ride out volatility in 2018
The majority of global institutional investors are expecting 2018 to bring more volatility in both the stock (78 per cent) and bond markets (70 per cent),…
- By: Brooke Smith
- February 22, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 10:08
Caisse returns 9.3% in 2017 amid transition period for global investors
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec returned 9.3 per cent in 2017, an increase on its return of 7.6 per cent in 2016. While…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- February 21, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 11:00
OMERS increases stake in British utility company
The infrastructure arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is making a further investment in the company that owns Britain’s largest water and wastewater services provider.…
- By: Staff
- February 16, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 12:41
OPTrust part of group launching data centre investment platform
The OPSEU Pension Trust and partners are launching an investment vehicle that focuses on North American data centres. Formed alongside Mount Elbert Capital Partners and GIC…
- By: Staff
- February 14, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 15:30
Caisse leads $20 million financing for Montreal retailer
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is leading a $20 million round of financing for the Canadian clothier Frank And Oak. Alongside consumer technology investor Goodwater Capital…
- By: Staff
- February 13, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 16:10
International equity markets boost CPPIB fund by nearly $9 billion in fourth quarter
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board saw a net increase of $8.9 billion in assets during the final quarter of 2017, bringing its total to $337.1…
- By: Staff
- February 9, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 10:31
AIMCo invests in two Alberta-based wind farms
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is entering into a partnership with U.S.-based Enel Green Power North America Inc. for the operation of two renewable energy projects in Alberta. AIMCo…
- By: Staff
- February 7, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 10:39
Hefty equity returns lead to strong gains for U.S. institutional investors in 2017
Robust equity markets led U.S. institutional investment plans to strong gains in 2017 with a median return of 15.3 per cent for the year, according to new data by Northern Trust Corp.…
- By: Staff
- February 6, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 16:20