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Putting decent work on corporate agendas

The Shareholder Association for Research and Education has filed multiple shareholder proposals related to decent work and expects to file more, with the aim of…

More employers offering innovative health-care spending accounts: report

More employers offering innovative health-care spending accounts: report

While traditional health-care plans remain the most common form of employer offerings, 66 per cent of Canadian organizations are now providing health-care spending accounts, according to a new…

  • By: Staff
  • March 13, 2019 September 13, 2019
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PSP takes further stake in London student housing

As part of an ongoing joint venture, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board is purchasing a purpose-built student accommodation in London, England. Together with Greystar Real…

  • By: Staff
  • March 13, 2019 January 10, 2021
  • 08:30
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BCI and partners creating Canadian real estate fund

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is teaming up with RBC Global Asset Management Inc. and QuadReal Property Group on a project involving $7 billion worth of…

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BCI and partners creating Canadian real estate fund

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is teaming up with RBC Global Asset Management Inc. and QuadReal Property Group on a project involving $7 billion worth of…

Gen Z expects fast promotions, diversity and inclusion initiatives: study

Gen Z expects fast promotions, diversity and inclusion initiatives: study

Generation Z workers have high expectations when it comes to earnings, promotions and management opportunities, according to a new study by InsideOut Development. Those in generation…

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Getting back to academically validated factors

With factor investing reaching high levels of popularity, a new paper by Scientific Beta is cautioning that a proliferation of new factors that aren’t academically…

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Incorporating climate scenarios into financial modelling

While investors are familiar with stress-testing their portfolios for various economic scenarios from a bottom-up perspective, a new tool is now available to incorporate climate…

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HOOPP posts 2.2% return for 2018

The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan grew its assets to $79 billion in 2018, up from $77.8 billion at the end of 2017. However, the plan’s funded…

  • By: Staff
  • March 11, 2019 January 10, 2021
  • 15:30
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Caisse financing Chinese institutional apartment operator

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has led a series D financing totalling US$150 million for Mofang Apartments, an institutional rental company based…

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  • March 11, 2019 January 12, 2021
  • 15:00
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CAAT funding status reaches 120%

The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan has reached a going-concern funding status of 120 per cent as of Jan. 1, 2019, up…

Mental and emotional health spilling over to financial stress: study

Mental and emotional health spilling over to financial stress: study

Stress hurts, and it’s not just about mental and emotional health strain, it’s also about financial stress, according to a workforce well-being survey by Buck Consultants.…

Leadership gender gap continues to persist globally: study

Leadership gender gap continues to persist globally: study

The leadership gender gap in the global workplace continues to persist because organizations aren’t making the advancement of women a formal business priority, according to a…

  • By: Staff
  • March 8, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 15:30

CPPIB sells 2.78% stake in India logistics firm

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling 2.78 per cent of its stake in India-based supply chain and logistics operator Delhivery Ltd. The total…

  • By: Staff
  • May 1, 2024 May 1, 2024
  • 15:00

90% of U.S. workers have ‘rage applied’ for a job in the last 6 months: survey

A majority (90 per cent) of U.S. workers have “rage applied” for a new job in the last six months, according to a new survey by Bold…

  • By: Staff
  • May 1, 2024 May 1, 2024
  • 15:00

More private payers seeking to reduce costs turning to preferred pharmacy networks: expert

As more insurers turn to preferred pharmacy networks to decrease costs, their efforts are being met with some resistance by plan members who may be…

Funded ratio of 100 largest U.S. corporate DB pension plans declines to 98.4% in fiscal 2023: report

The funded ratio of U.S. corporate defined benefit pension plans declined to 98.5 per cent in fiscal 2023 from 99.4 per cent in 2022, according…

  • By: Staff
  • May 1, 2024 April 30, 2024
  • 09:00

Expert panel: Have hedge funds budged on hurdle rates?

Even though it has been two years since the U.S. Federal Reserve started rapidly hiking interest rates, hedge fund managers aren’t more likely to have…

Public meeting in Edmonton attracts hundreds amid talk of province’s CPP withdrawal

Hundreds of Albertans turned out for a meeting in Edmonton last week to hear officials from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board discuss the state…

  • By: Staff
  • April 30, 2024 April 29, 2024
  • 09:00