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Ontario Teachers’ posts 9.7% return for 2017

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…

Ontario Pension Board returns 10.8% in 2017

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
ESG and impact investing beyond screens

ESG and impact investing beyond screens

When it comes to environmental, social and governance factors, investors are confronted by an alphabet soup of acronyms that can make it tough to determine…

Are investors becoming cautious around private debt?

Are investors becoming cautious around private debt?

With global growth improving, interest rates continued to increase in 2017, particularly in Canada and the United States. Many believe the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise…

  • March 13, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 08:30
Equities boost OPTrust return to 9.5% in 2017

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…

HOOPP returns 10.88%, maintains funded status

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…

The challenges with risk models as correlations rise

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…

Global institutional investors preparing to ride out volatility in 2018

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

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…

What’s the investment outlook for pension funds in 2018?

What’s the investment outlook for pension funds in 2018?

Canada and the world enjoyed a particularly strong economic performance last year. In Canada, the unemployment rate fell to just 5.7 per cent at the…

A look at options for integrating ESG factors into smart beta strategies

A look at options for integrating ESG factors into smart beta strategies

Environmental, social and governance factors have a role to play in the smart beta strategies that institutional investors have become more familiar with in recent…

Take advantage of current plan health by de-risking now, sponsors urged

Take advantage of current plan health by de-risking now, sponsors urged

Whether plan sponsors expect a bear or a bull market in 2018, if they’re in a position to de-risk their pension plan, they should do…

Pension plans navigating a world of ‘stable instability’

Pension plans navigating a world of ‘stable instability’

With several reasons for both optimism and pessimism about the economy this year, the world appears to be in a state of “stable instability,” an…

  • By: Glenn Kauth
  • January 18, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 10:27
Rising interest rates, inflation to cause more volatility in 2018

Rising interest rates, inflation to cause more volatility in 2018

Canada’s economic boom in 2017 surprised economists and supported strong labour numbers. Yet, inflation also remained dormant, “which created this Goldilocks environment and, therefore, very…

Have your say: Will trend to carbon divestment pick up in 2018?

Have your say: Will trend to carbon divestment pick up in 2018?

Recent weeks and months have seen a rise in activity around pension fund divestment from carbon assets. This month, the City of New York announced…

  • By: Staff
  • January 16, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 11:05
Will years of market euphoria end in 2018?

Will years of market euphoria end in 2018?

An optimist and a pessimist meet for a coffee. “Things can’t possibly get any better,” the optimist says. The pessimist responds: “I think you’re right.”…

Top 10 investment stories of 2017

Top 10 investment stories of 2017

When it comes to the most popular investment stories of the year, Benefits Canada‘s biannual top money managers’ rankings were at the top of the list…

  • By: Staff
  • December 29, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 08:29
Options for small plans to invest like the big pension funds

Options for small plans to invest like the big pension funds

For some investors, tradition isn’t cutting it anymore. Rock-bottom interest rates are squeezing fixed-income returns, and the need to diversify through sturdy, lower-risk assets is…

ESG ventures ‘jeopardizing’ performance of California pension fund: think tank

ESG ventures ‘jeopardizing’ performance of California pension fund: think tank

Politically motivated investments in environmental, social and governance ventures are a key factor in the underperformance of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, according to…

Bâtirente raises assets in energy transition with $15M investment in green bond fund

Bâtirente raises assets in energy transition with $15M investment in green bond fund

Quebec-based pension fund Bâtirente is investing $15 million towards the creation of a green bond fund to be set up and managed by its partner AlphaFixe Capital Inc.…

  • By: Staff
  • December 8, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:15
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Desjardins goes carbon neutral

Company takes steps to address climate change

  • December 7, 2017 January 20, 2021
  • 13:43
Aligning investor, asset manager interests in the pursuit of long-term investment success

Aligning investor, asset manager interests in the pursuit of long-term investment success

While contracts between institutional investors and asset managers can inadvertently encourage short-term investment decisions, a new report by FCLT Global is recommending nine key areas…

  • By: Staff
  • December 6, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 08:20
Institutional investors expect volatility spike in 2018

Institutional investors expect volatility spike in 2018

The majority of global institutional investors anticipate 2018 will be a year of increasing volatility in both the bond (70 per cent) and stock (78 per…

Why the investment industry needs to reconsider how it measures success

Why the investment industry needs to reconsider how it measures success

Investors make decisions every day about how to allocate the monies entrusted to them, including choices which asset classes, which markets and which managers to…

  • November 28, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 08:30
CPPIB head worried about expensive assets, stretched market valuations

CPPIB head worried about expensive assets, stretched market valuations

Despite the political noise around the globe, underlying economies are in pretty good shape and virtually every asset class is seeing high prices, according to the…