impact investing – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 06 May 2024 19:00:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 91% of Canadian institutional investors say climate change is top ESG concern: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/91-of-canadian-institutional-investors-see-climate-change-as-top-esg-concern-survey/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 20:00:46 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151944 A majority (91 per cent) of Canadian institutional investors say climate change is a leading concern within the environmental, social and governance space, according to a new survey by Millani. The survey, which polled more than 30 institutional investors with a total of $4.5 trillion in assets under management, found 47 per cent of respondents also […]

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]]> 2023 Investment Innovation Conference: Measuring success of ESG integration on investment performance, portfolio https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-investment-innovation-conference-how-institutional-investors-can-measure-success-of-esg-integration-on-investment-performance-portfolio/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:48:07 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149340 It takes time to measure the success of environmental, social and governance integration at a portfolio level, said Sam Tripuraneni, head of sustainable outcomes at Aviva Investors, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Investment Innovation Conference in November. As successful ESG integration is purely about process, it’s important that ESG-integrated funds aren’t sold on the basis of […]

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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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]]> Vast majority of institutional investors planning to increase allocations to sustainable, impact investments over 5 years: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/vast-majority-of-institutional-investors-planning-to-increase-allocations-to-sustainable-impact-investments-over-5-years-survey/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 14:00:40 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=133418 The vast majority (90 per cent) of institutional investors say they’re planning to increase allocations to sustainable and impact investments over the next five years, according to a survey by Cambridge Associates. The survey, which polled more than 140 institutional investors, found two-thirds (65 per cent) of respondents reported engaging in sustainable and impact investing, […]

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]]> 2022 IIC conference coverage: Four major misconceptions about fixed income impact investing https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2022-iic-conference-coverage-making-an-impact-with-fixed-income-portfolios/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:53:33 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131735 Four major misconceptions about fixed income impact investing have taken root in the minds of many institutional investors, according to Matt Lawton, fixed income portfolio manager of global impact credit strategy at T. Rowe Price, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2022 Investment Innovation Conference. The first, he noted, is that investors can’t […]

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]]> Coverage of the 2022 Risk Management Conference https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/coverage-of-the-2022-risk-management-conference/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:02:48 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=127169 In 2022, normal was supposed to make a comeback — it didn’t. Just as supply chains began to stabilize, war broke out in Europe, China invaded Taiwan’s waters, inflation skyrocketed and central banks began hiking interest rates. While investments in renewable energy infrastructure reached new highs, economies that had been moving away from fossil fuels […]

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]]> 2022 Risk Management Conference: A look at two pension plan sponsors’ experiences with impact investing https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/2022-risk-management-conference-a-look-at-two-pension-plan-sponsors-experience-with-impact-investing/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 11:46:16 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=126804 Responsible investing covers a spectrum between simple exclusion practices to environmental, social and governance integration to thematic and impact investing, said Les Marton, managing director of bfinance Canada Inc., while moderating a panel discussion at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2022 Risk Management Conference. The two panellists — Karen Lockridge, director of ESG investing at the […]

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]]> A look at the Calgary Foundation’s creative approach to impact investing https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/a-look-at-the-calgary-foundations-creative-approach-to-impact-investing/ Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:40:25 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=125454 In 2016, the Calgary Foundation launched an impact investment program — one that required as much creativity as financial acumen to design. Perhaps that’s why the job fell to Lauren Frosst, director of investments at the endowment fund, which provided $66.9 million in funding to 1,100 charitable organizations last year. Beyond her experience designing a […]

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]]> 2021 IIC coverage: Turning theory into action in impact investing https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/2021-iic-coverage-turning-theory-into-action-in-impact-investing/ Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:55:57 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=113970 Investing is undergoing a paradigm shift, which will see investors do well by doing good, according to John Levy, director of impact at Franklin Templeton Investments. “Traditional investing is agnostic about its role on the planet, local communities and society. At some point, something like what we now call sustainable investing came along,” he said during […]

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]]> Bâtirente appointing Éric Filion as CEO https://www.benefitscanada.com/notice/appointment-notice/batirente-appointing-eric-filion-as-ceo/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:00:13 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=107825 Bâtirente is naming Éric Filion (pictured) as chief executive officer, effective Oct. 6. He’ll take over the position from Daniel Simard, who is retiring after 25 years as CEO. Simard will remain with Bâtirente as a special management advisor until June 30, 2022. Read: Bâtirente unveils new plan to optimize investments across all funds Since 2016, […]

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