The asset-backed commercial paper crisis has finally come to a resolution this month with the restructured paper’s liquidation and many institutional investors, including some large…
Canadian pension plans should expect a decrease in returns across all asset classes and a weakening in investment opportunities in 2017, according to an economic…
Finance Minister Bill Morneau suggests the upcoming federal budget will have the room to deal with whatever economic climate may ensue as the Donald Trump administration takes…
Despite growing concern from institutional investors about the risks associated with climate change and the subsequent impact on companies in their portfolios, companies in Canada’s…
With global institutional investors expecting political and economic events to increase market volatility in 2017, many are looking to alternative assets and active management in…
The situation for Canada’s pension industry looked fairly uncertain at the beginning of 2016. A significant portion of the industry was bracing for the implementation…
How far are Canadian pension plans along on the path to de-risking? And what does the journey look like? Those were among the questions explored…
Aviva Investors has launched its multi-strategy target return private pooled fund in Canada and partnered with OPTrust, which has made the first investment into the…
Many Canadian financial services organizations do well in disclosing their direct carbon emissions, according to the 2016 rankings from ET Index Research. Manulife ranked 59th and the Canadian…
Global institutional investors are expecting to make more asset allocation changes in the next couple of years than they did in 2012 and 2014, according…
As yields remain low and markets remain volatile, institutional investors will increasingly turn to factor investing in the next five years, research from Invesco has found.…
Environmental, social and governance are words you might have heard a lot about lately. Ontario legislators now require pension plan administrators to disclose if and…
As the fondness for private assets grows among Canadian pension plans, the demand for better analytics and transparency has increased. But with investors facing the…
The Canada Pension Plan fund’s net assets increased to $300.5 billion in the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2016 compared to $287.3 billion at the end…
Investors that picked emerging market stocks based on their environmental, social and governmental rating potentially outperformed those that ignored them, according to a new report…
Today’s U.S. presidential election, momentous as it might be, is just the latest reminder that institutional investors are always facing geopolitical risk. “Investing is not…
Assets managed by the world’s 500 largest asset managers fell in 2015 for the first time since 2011, according to research conducted by Willis Towers…
As the U.S. election campaign comes to a close, keep an eye on currency markets – the outcome of the race could impact the U.S.…
A number of North American asset managers and pension funds, including the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, have come together to introduce an investor advisory group…
Impact investing has grown rapidly in Canada and will continue to expand as institutional investors get a better understanding of its value, according to a…
The U.S. election trail reached a fever pitch this past weekend on the heels of Donald Trump’s leaked audio tapes and the second presidential debate,…
One of the most important decisions a plan sponsor can make is determining the amount of risk it’s willing to take in order to achieve…
The correlation between workforce management and company performance means institutional investors have a key role to play in encouraging better workplace policies at organizations in…
While preferred shares have historically been the domain of individual investors, they hold some attraction for institutional players seeking the regular income offered by bonds…
Foundations are increasingly searching to leverage their investment portfolios to support their respective missions. Traditionally, a foundation’s mission has been solely supported by its grant-making…