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Expert Panel: CPPIB taking steps to face shifting investment landscape in China

bmcgovern — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:00:44 +0000

The decision by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board this month to reduce 10 per cent of its China equity team based in Hong Kong is a positive move. It highlights a shift in the CPPIB’s approach to China, which previously saw the Canadian pension fund fend off accusations that its past investment activity in […]

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U.S. public pension plans’ average funding ratio declines to 75.4% in 2023: survey

bmcgovern — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:00:35 +0000

The average funding ratio for U.S. public pension plans declined to 75.4 per cent in 2023, compared to 77.8 per cent in the previous year, according to a new survey by the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems. The report, which was based on responses from nearly 160 public pension funds with roughly US$2.3 […]

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Alberta rules out Quebec pension model despite promise to wait for public feedback

Jennifer Paterson — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 19:00:44 +0000

Finance Minister Nate Horner says if Alberta abandons the Canada Pension Plan to run its own stand-alone fund, it will not adopt Quebec’s model, which mandates optimizing returns while also investing in the province. His comments come three weeks after Premier Danielle Smith said her government wants to hear from Albertans first before they make […]

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Study finds U.S. public pension plans’ average funding ratio reached 77.8% in 2022

Jennifer Paterson — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 17:00:05 +0000

The average funding ratio for U.S. public pension plans increased to 77.8 per cent in 2022 with the majority (68 per cent) of pensions’ revenue coming from investment returns, according to a new survey by the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems. The 12th annual public retirement systems study received responses from 195 state and […]

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Caisse promoting Maxime Aucoin, David Latour to new roles

Jennifer Paterson — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 20:00:11 +0000

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is appointing Maxime Aucoin as executive vice-president of depositors and total portfolio. In the new role, Aucoin, who’s currently responsible for portfolio construction, asset allocation and currency management, will also be responsible for economic and financial analysis, global strategy and depositor advisory services. With 10 years of […]

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Ontario Teachers’ appointing Deepak Dara to lead new Indian office

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 15:45:28 +0000

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is opening an office in Mumbai, India, which will be headed up by Deepak Dara, currently chief of staff to the pension fund’s chief investment officer. According to a press release, the Ontario Teachers’ expects the new office to help source investments, nurture long-term partnerships and attract local talent. It […]

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75% of investors factoring climate change into investment policies: survey

lbailey — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:00:08 +0000

For three-quarters (75 per cent) of institutional investors, climate change is now central to — or a significant factor in — their investment policies, a steep increase from only 34 per cent two years ago, according to a new survey by Robeco Institutional Asset Management. The survey, which polled 300 of the world’s largest institutional […]

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Ontario Teachers’ appoints Jonathan Hausman to head new global investment strategy department

Gideon Scanlon — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 14:45:36 +0000

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Jonathan Hausman as senior managing director of its newly created global investment strategy department. The new department aims to provide the Ontario Teachers’ with a global competitive advantage by developing strategic responses to emerging themes affecting multiple asset classes and regions, according to a press release, which noted […]

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ESG investing and human rights: “Ignorance is no longer an excuse”

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 13:00:36 +0000

It’s a welcome development that so many pension fund managers are increasingly preoccupied with the ethical implications of their investments and incorporating data to ensure that funds adhere to the environmental, social and governance criteria. Described by Mirza Baig, global head of ESG research and stewardship at Aviva Investors, as the “year ESG came of age,” 2020 saw record sustainable […]

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2021 Top 40 Money Managers Report: Building back strong

mdunne — Fri, 14 May 2021 12:56:56 +0000

Investors breathed a sigh of relief as they turned over their calendars at the end of 2020. Few were sorry to see the back of a turbulent year that drove nation after nation to their worst economic contractions in generations: over the course of 2020, the U.S. gross domestic product shrank around 3.5 per cent, […]

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