Institutional investors interest in digital assets on the rise: survey
The majority (71 per cent) of institutional investors expect to add digital assets to their investment portfolios within the next five years, according to a…
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Ontario Teachers’, PSP, IMCO investing in net-zero fund, Caisse in medtech fund
Three of Canada’s largest pension funds are investing in a new fund focused on the global transition to a net-zero economy. The Brookfield Global Transition…
- By: Staff
- July 28, 2021 July 28, 2021
- 15:00
Investors have role in advancing reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, says report
Institutional investors have a role to play in reconciling Canada with Indigenous people, says a new report by the Reconciliation and Responsible Investment Initiative. “With…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- July 27, 2021 July 27, 2021
- 12:25
Cryptocurrency sentiment growing bearish, finds survey
Canadian investors and advisors were skeptical about cryptocurrency in the second quarter of 2021, according to a new quarterly survey by Horizons ETF Management Inc.…
- By: Staff
- July 22, 2021 July 23, 2021
- 12:30
Expert panel: How is cryptocurrency impacting institutional investors’ portfolios?
Whether institutional investors welcome it — or even realize it — cryptocurrency is having an impact on their portfolios. The immense size of the crypto…
- By: Sébastien Page, Robert Sharps
- July 22, 2021 July 22, 2021
- 02:30
Expert panel: Understanding the changing legal climates for institutional investors
In case you missed it, a recent legal opinion by pension lawyer Randy Bauslaugh suggested plan sponsors might be personally liable for failing to consider…
- By: Catherine Ann Marshall
- July 20, 2021 July 23, 2021
- 12:00
DB pension interest in fixed income grew in 2020, finds PIAC asset mix report
Members of the Pension Investment Association of Canada saw their managed assets grow by 7.4 per cent in 2020, according to a new report. In…
- By: Staff
- July 15, 2021 July 15, 2021
- 09:00
ESG investing and human rights: “Ignorance is no longer an excuse”
It’s a welcome development that so many pension fund managers are increasingly preoccupied with the ethical implications of their investments and incorporating data to ensure…
- By: Sam Goodman
- July 6, 2021 July 21, 2021
- 09:00
Nova Scotia’s PSSP sees 15.75% return: annual report
Nova Scotia’s Public Service Superannuation Plan saw a 15.75 per cent return net of investment fees for the fiscal year 2020/21, generating $1 billion in…
- By: Staff
- June 30, 2021 June 30, 2021
- 15:00
How Canada’s pension funds are maximizing fixed income in a low interest rate environment
With bond returns tied to interest rates, it’s no surprise Canadian pension funds are increasingly seeking other ways to boost fixed income yields. Canadian interest…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- June 30, 2021 June 30, 2021
- 08:56
AIMCo beats fixed income benchmarks with innovation, flexibility
It isn’t an easy time to be a fixed income investor. After a volatile year that included a severe liquidity squeeze in the spring of…
- By: Alison MacAlpine
- June 30, 2021 June 30, 2021
- 08:53
Back to basics on insurance-linked securities
As institutional investors seek portfolio diversification and the insurance industry seeks additional capacity amid global growth, investment strategies incorporating insurance-linked securities are providing a solution…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- June 30, 2021 June 30, 2021
- 08:53
The future of investing is multi-disciplinary
The future will increasingly favour institutional investors that can break old patterns of thought. As we move forward and industries and new technologies converge at…
- By: Andrew Watts
- June 29, 2021 July 7, 2021
- 10:30
PIAC urging SEC to adopt broader ESG reporting rules
The Pension Investment Association of Canada is urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt new rules mandating enhanced disclosures of climate risks and…
- By: Staff
- June 22, 2021 June 22, 2021
- 09:00
Canada’s largest pension funds come together at inaugural climate change event
Representatives from eight of Canada’s largest pension funds — known as the Maple Eight — participated in the first meeting of the Sustainable Finance Action…
- By: Staff
- June 16, 2021 June 17, 2021
- 09:00
Canadian pension funds calling for co-ordinated world response to climate crisis
A number of Canadian institutional investors, including the British Columbia Investment Management Corp., the British Columbia Municipal Pension Plan, the Caisse de dépôt et placement…
- By: Staff
- June 15, 2021 June 15, 2021
- 09:00
UPP appointing first managing director of responsible investing
The University Pension Plan has appointed Brian Minns as its first managing director of responsible investing. Prior to joining the UPP, Minns spent 10 years working…
- By: Staff
- June 10, 2021 June 10, 2021
- 09:15
British Airways appointing outsourced chief investment officer
British Airways is appointing Blackrock Inc. as outsourced chief investment officer for its two defined benefit pension plans. While many U.K.-based pensions have adopted an…
- By: Staff
- June 8, 2021 June 8, 2021
- 12:30
BCI’s 2020 ESG report highlights sustainable bonds, investment guidelines
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is becoming “more intentional about” its ongoing environmental, social and governance efforts in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, says…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- June 7, 2021 June 7, 2021
- 15:00
U.S. pension funds supporting changes to Exxon board in battle over climate change
As Exxon Mobil Corp. shareholders continue their bid to force the oil giant to deal more aggressively with climate change, several large U.S. institutional investors are…
- By: The Associated Press
- June 4, 2021 June 4, 2021
- 09:00
2021 BPS coverage: How PCL is balancing benefits, pension decisions during coronavirus
With the majority of PCL Construction Ltd.’s workforce continuing to work at its Canada-wide job sites and offices throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the organization’s decisions…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- June 4, 2021 June 2, 2021
- 09:00
University of Waterloo aiming to reach full carbon neutrality of pension, endowment investments by 2040
The University of Waterloo is committing to reducing the carbon footprint of its pension and endowment investment portfolios by 50 per cent by 2030, with…
- By: Staff
- June 2, 2021 June 2, 2021
- 09:00
Value creation may be new cap rate compression in real estate investment
As the era of cap rate compression draws to a close, how can institutional investors maintain the outsized returns they’ve enjoyed for over a decade?…
- By: Sadiq Alladina
- May 27, 2021 June 1, 2021
- 10:00
CPPIB reporting $497.2BN net assets in fiscal 2021
A record return over the first full year of the pandemic has put the manager of Canada’s largest retirement fund years ahead of schedule to…
- By: The Canadian Press, with files from staff
- May 21, 2021 May 21, 2021
- 15:00
UAPP withdrawing $2.7BN public equities portfolio from AIMCo
The Universities Academic Pension Plan is withdrawing control of its $2.7-billlion public equities portfolio from the Alberta Investment Management Corp. The withdrawal comes following ongoing…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- May 18, 2021 May 18, 2021
- 09:00