corporate governance – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Wed, 01 May 2024 19:25:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Institutional investors’ class action lawsuits aim to affect corporate governance changes https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/institutional-investors-class-action-lawsuits-aim-to-affect-corporate-governance-changes/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:00:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=145719 While many institutional investors participate in class action lawsuits against investee companies to recover assets lost due to malfeasance, others do so to be activists, according to W. Mark McNair, a securities litigation lawyer at Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP. Plan sponsors that have suffered a significant loss may file a claim to signal to […]

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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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]]> Six pension plan members share their perspectives on ESG investing https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/six-pension-plan-members-share-their-perspectives-on-esg-investing/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:55:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=136285 As world markets contend with supply chain issues stemming from climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, environmental, social and governance considerations are slowly taking a more prominent role in pension funds’ risk assessments. In particular, Canadian pension funds are taking a progressive approach to ESG investing. Many have become signatories of […]

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]]> Private member’s bill prohibiting certain CPPIB investments survives first reading https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/private-members-bill-prohibiting-certain-cppib-investments-survives-first-reading/ Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:00:23 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=134379 A private member’s bill prohibiting the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board from making certain investments survived its first reading in the House of Commons. Bill C-315, submitted by New Democratic Party member Alistair MacGregor, would amend the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act by prohibiting investments in any entity if there are reasons to believe […]

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]]> CPPIB proxy voting policy targeting sustainability, board term lengths and diversity: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/cppib-proxy-voting-policy-targeting-sustainability-board-term-lengths-and-diversity-report/ Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:00:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=127653 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is warning corporate board directors that any companies failing to consider climate risks, adopting multiple-year term lengths or lacking in female representation won’t receive its support during shareholder votes, according to a new report. “How we select investments and hold management accountable to manage these factors can enhance or erode […]

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]]> Yellow Pages expecting shareholder approval for special payment to DB pension plan https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/yellow-pages-expecting-shareholder-approval-for-special-payment-to-db-pension-plan/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:00:16 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=126248 Yellow Pages Ltd. has secured the support of enough shareholders to approve a plan to bolster its defined benefit pension plan’s coffers. During a virtual meeting scheduled for Sept. 23, 2022, shareholders are expected to vote on a proposal to advance $24 million to the company’s DB plan. “Our board has approved the use of […]

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]]> Just 1% of institutional investors remain ESG non-adopters: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/just-1-of-institutional-investors-remain-esg-non-adopters-survey/ Tue, 24 May 2022 16:30:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=121822 Only one per cent of institutional investors described their organizations as non-adopters of environmental, social and governance investing criteria, according to a survey from Capital Group. The survey, which polled 1,100 institutional investors working around the world, found two-thirds of institutional investors that hadn’t adopted ESG strategies a year ago have now done so. Another 10 per […]

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]]> Caisse on track to meet ESG goals, according to sustainable investing report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/caisse-on-track-to-meet-esg-goals-according-to-sustainable-investing-report/ Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:05:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=119564 The value of low-carbon investments held by the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has more than doubled since 2017, according to its annual sustainable investing report. In the report, the investment organization noted its low-carbon investments were worth $39 billion at the end of 2021, up from $18 billion in 2017 and $36 […]

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]]> CPPIB-backed European care home operator faces allegations of elder abuse, misappropriation of public money https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/cppib-backed-european-care-home-operator-faces-allegations-of-elder-abuse-misappropriation-of-public-money/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=117442 A European long-term care home operator backed by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is facing allegations of elder abuse and the misappropriation of public money, according to a new report. The report, published by the Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and two French trade unions, the Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail and the […]

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]]> 2021 IIC coverage: The impact of climate change on asset valuation https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/emerging-global-markets-canadian-investment-review/2021-iic-coverage-the-impact-of-climate-change-on-asset-valuation/ Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:58:23 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=113954 Asset managers that incorporate climate change into their investment processes are increasingly looking beyond commitments to net zero and exploring the impact on asset valuation, said Michelle Dunstan, chief responsibility officer at AllianceBernstein, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2021 Investment Innovation Conference. “A changing climate can be described both in terms of […]

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