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96% of Canadian institutional investors rely on ESG integration: report

Canadian institutional investors are standing by environmental, social and governance integration despite pushback from other countries, according to a new report by the Responsible Investment…

  • By: Staff
  • December 1, 2025 November 28, 2025
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CPPIB backing acquisition of India-based logistics parks, Oxford leases office space to AI firm

A joint venture co-owned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and IndoSpace is acquiring six industrial and logistics parks in India for roughly $471…

  • By: Staff
  • November 28, 2025 November 28, 2025
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Alberta moves to insulate AIMCo from liability, companies from greenwashing allegations

Alberta is moving to insulate its Crown investment corporation from potential legal liabilities and protect companies in the province from lawsuits accusing them of greenwashing.…

BMO hires former AIMCo CEO for capital markets advisory role

Evan Siddall, the former chief executive officer of the Alberta Investment Management Corp., has been appointed vice-chair capital markets division at the Bank of Montreal,…

  • By: Staff
  • November 27, 2025 November 27, 2025
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79% of U.S. institutional investors expect market correction in 2026: survey

About eight in 10 (79 per cent) U.S.-based institutional investors expect to see a market correction in 2026, according to a new survey by Natixis…

  • By: Staff
  • November 26, 2025 November 25, 2025
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‘Peer pressure effect’ impacting some institutional investors’ decisions around gold, U.S. equities: experts

The most sophisticated institutional investors are trained to avoid trends or frenzies surrounding a strategy, but human nature dictates that even some will experience a…

Caisse acquiring minority stake in Quebec-based steelmaker, majority stake in U.S. electrical engineering firm

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Investissement Québec are each acquiring a minority stake in Quebec-based steelmaker the Honco Group. The transaction…

  • By: Staff
  • November 24, 2025 November 24, 2025
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Ontario DB plans’ average solvency ratio increases to 124% in Q3 2025: FSRA

The median solvency ratio of Ontario defined benefit pension plans increased to 124 per cent during the third quarter of 2025, an increase of two…

  • By: Staff
  • November 21, 2025 November 20, 2025
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76% of institutional investors consider ESG, but overall support dwindling: survey

Three-quarters (76 per cent) of institutional investors say they integrate environmental, social and governance across their investment platform, according to a new survey by Callan.…

  • By: Staff
  • November 20, 2025 November 20, 2025
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World’s 500 largest asset managers’ AUM up 9.4% in 2024: report

The world’s 500 largest asset managers’ assets under management reached US$139.9 trillion at the end of 2024, a 9.4 per cent increase from the previous…

  • By: Staff
  • November 19, 2025 November 19, 2025
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Sounding Board: Checking index concentration key for institutional investors as bubble talk persists

With the S&P 500 up around 90 per cent over the last five years — the so-called ‘Magnificent 7’ driving nearly 70 per cent of…

  • By: Bert Clark
  • November 18, 2025 November 13, 2025
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CPPIB returns 5.4% in Q2, net assets total $777.5 billion

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board said it earned a net return of 5.4 per cent for its second quarter. The board said the increase…

Custom investment services preferred by asset owners, but can be costly for managers: report

A growing demand for customized asset management services by institutional investors is proving to be an expensive proposition for managers, according to a new report…

  • By: Staff
  • November 14, 2025 November 12, 2025
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2025 Top 40 Money Managers Report: How ‘Maple Middle’ pension plans are finding an investment niche

Size matters when it comes to Canada’s much-vaunted model of pension investment. Sebastien Betermier, an associate professor of finance at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of…

Scaling up private assets at Western University

As private market assets become more widely adopted by institutional investors, they open up new, unexpected opportunities. Tom Keenleyside, associate director of investments at Western…

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Canadian equities, materials contributing to resilience of pension plan sponsors’ portfolios: expert

Canadian equities played a role in strengthening the resiliency of institutional investors’ portfolios amid a volatile 2025, says Garey Aitken, managing director and head of…

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Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 4.4% in Q3 2025: report

The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 4.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2025, up from 1.6 per cent in the second…

  • By: Staff
  • November 12, 2025 November 12, 2025
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Fraser Papers pension plans de-risking through $114 million annuity buy-ins

Two shared-risk pension plans for former employees of New Brunswick-based Fraser Papers Inc. are de-risking via annuity buy-in transactions totalling $114 million. A board of…

  • By: Staff
  • November 12, 2025 November 12, 2025
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Expert says lack of real return bonds update from federal budget is disappointing

The federal government’s latest budget brought along several announcements relevant to the institutional investor community of Canada — including a fund-of-funds initiative, clean electricity tax…

  • By: Staff
  • November 11, 2025 November 11, 2025
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Caisse, PSP Investments backing offshore wind farm investment deal, Oxford signing lease expansion for life sciences project

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board are supporting an investment deal in which alternative asset manager…

  • By: Staff
  • November 7, 2025 November 7, 2025
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Ontario moving forward on OMERS amendments, reiterating support for infrastructure fund

In its fall economic statement, the Ontario government said it’s introducing legislation that would amend the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Act, enabling provisions intended to…

  • By: Staff
  • November 7, 2025 November 11, 2025
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Feds proposing venture, growth capital catalyst initiative, clean electricity tax credit for institutional investors: budget

In its 2025 budget, the federal government announced several initiatives to incentivize institutional investors to back domestic infrastructure and business ventures. The budget proposed $1…

  • By: Staff
  • November 5, 2025 November 5, 2025
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HBC returning former stores to landlords, including Ivanhoé Cambridge, Oxford Properties

Hudson’s Bay Co. is returning its former stores to landlords, effectively ending a British Columbia billionaire’s fight to take over the collapsed retailer’s leases. Franco…

Canadian pension funds earn top marks for transparency among global peers: report

Five of Canada’s largest pension funds earned high marks for their public reporting efforts, according to a new report from Top1000funds.com and CEM Benchmarking Inc.…

  • By: Staff
  • November 4, 2025 November 3, 2025
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BCI-backed sustainability platform acquired by third party, Caisse-supported accounting platform gets strategic investment

A sustainability investments classification platform co-founded by the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is being acquired by Net Purpose. The financial details of the transaction…

  • By: Staff
  • October 31, 2025 October 30, 2025
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