AIMCo – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 03 May 2024 21:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 FSRA outlines risk model to avoid pension plan investment turmoil, risks https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/fsra-outlines-risk-model-to-avoid-pension-plan-investment-turmoil-risks/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:00:06 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152791 The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is implementing a framework with core principals to help defined benefit pension plans avoid inappropriate risk-modelling strategies, said James Hoffner, the organization’s chief pension risk officer, during a conference on Monday. “Pension plans aren’t banks, they’re not commercial enterprises that are going to go out of business. We’re not going […]

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]]> Pension funds improving modestly on climate but more work to be done: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/pension-funds-improving-modestly-on-climate-but-more-work-to-be-done-report/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 20:00:49 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152436 Canada’s largest public pension funds are showing modest improvements on climate action but are moving too slowly overall, according to a new report by a climate advocacy group. The progress report from Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health found four of the 11 pension plans it examined still don’t have emissions reduction targets […]

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]]> Caisse invests in Quebec-based telecommunications firm, AIMCo backs Asian green energy fund https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/caisse-invests-in-quebec-based-telecommunications-firm-aimco-backs-asian-green-energy-fund/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:00:09 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148755 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing in telecommunications provider Cogeco Communications Inc. The investment organization will now hold $350 million worth of capital in the Quebec-based firm after purchasing a block of shares owned by Rogers Communications Inc. Cogeco Communications provides internet, video and telephone services in Quebec, Ontario and 13 […]

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]]> 2023 Top 40 Money Managers Report: Geopolitical tension making its presence felt among institutional investors https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/2023-top-40-money-managers-report-geopolitical-tension-making-its-presence-felt-among-institutional-investors/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 13:56:56 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=146949 By the time Nick Chamie graduated with his first degree in economics in 1992, the Berlin Wall had already fallen and the Soviet Union had ceased to exist. Still, Chamie — now the chief strategist and senior managing director at the Investment Management Corp. of Ontario — explains that, as he began making his way in the […]

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]]> Market share of responsible investing AUM increases to 49% in 2023: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/market-share-of-responsible-investing-aum-increases-to-49-in-2023-report/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 13:00:10 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=145912 The market share of responsible investment assets under management rose slightly in 2022, from 47 per cent to 49 per cent, even as AUM in general decreased, according to the Responsible Investment Association’s annual trends report. The report tracks the national trends and outlook for responsible investing by surveying asset managers, including the Alberta Investment […]

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]]> AIMCo opening first Asia office in Singapore, remains leery of China https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/emerging-global-markets-canadian-investment-review/aimco-opening-first-asia-office-in-singapore-remains-leery-of-china/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 19:00:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143386 The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is opening its first Asian office, but the Edmonton-based investment organization says it will steer well clear of China to focus instead on markets with less geopolitical risk. The official opening of the AIMCo’s new Singapore office marks the first foray into the Asia-Pacific region for one of Canada’s largest institutional investors, with $158 billion of assets under management as of 2022. Evan Siddall, chief executive officer of the AIMCo, […]

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]]> How climate change and inflation are impacting agricultural investments https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-climate-change-and-inflation-are-impacting-agricultural-investments/ Fri, 11 Aug 2023 12:54:48 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=141895 Despite the prevalence of farming in its home province, the Alberta Investment Management Corp.’s agricultural portfolio is just 13 years old, the product of a 2010 investment in converted farmland held by Australian timber producer Great Southern Group. The properties proved too arid for tree growth and were converted back to croplands for canola, wheat […]

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]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-39/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 13:00:50 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=139908 An article on Saskatchewan’s Public Employees Benefits Agency transition to a not-for-profit corporation was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. Saskatchewan’s pension and benefits administrator transitioning to not-for-profit model 2. University Pension Plan’s assets declined 9.1% in 2022, led by public equities 3. Survey […]

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]]> How AIMCo, Ivanhoé Cambridge are adopting different ESG approaches https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/how-aimco-ivanhoe-cambridge-are-adopting-different-esg-approaches/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:30:37 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=139653 “Everyone on stage agrees on one thing  — [environmental, social and governance] integration is just smart,” said moderator Francisca Quinn, co-founder and president of Quinn and Partners Inc., during a panel at the 2023 Responsible Investment Association conference last week. She was joined by representatives of two Canadian public sector investment organizations with very different […]

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]]> AIMCo appointing Kevin Bong as chief investment strategist, head of Singapore https://www.benefitscanada.com/notice/appointment-notice/aimco-appointing-kevin-bong-as-chief-investment-strategist-head-of-singapore/ Wed, 31 May 2023 19:00:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=139159 The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is appointing Kevin Bong as chief investment strategist and head of Singapore, effective Aug. 14. In the new role, he’ll be responsible for setting the investment organization’s overall investment strategy, including total portfolio management, dynamic and tactical allocation, currency and cash management, with a focus on geographic diversification and thematic […]

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