investment strategies – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:02:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 73% of OPB plan members want ESG considerations included in investment decisions: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/73-of-opb-plan-members-want-esg-considerations-included-in-investment-decisions-survey/ Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:00:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154515 Roughly seven in 10 (73 per cent) Ontario Pension Board plan members believe environmental, social and governance factors should play a critical role in the plan’s investment considerations, according to a new survey included in the investment organization’s inaugural ESG report. The survey, which polled roughly 10,000 plan members, found nearly two-fifths (39 per cent) of […]

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]]> Caisse reports more than $53 billion in low-carbon assets https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/caisse-reports-more-than-53-billion-in-low-carbon-assets/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:00:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154279 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reporting $53 billion in low-carbon assets, including $15 billion in Quebec, representing an overall increase of $35 billion in low-carbon assets since 2017, according to the investment organization’s latest sustainable investing report. It found the investment organization has more than $330 billion in assets with a […]

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]]> Editorial: Turning challenge into opportunity https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/editorial-turning-challenge-into-opportunity/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:00:09 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153996 As I write this column, I’m reflecting on the spectrum of weather I’ve witnessed this past winter. From my office window in southwestern Ontario, I looked out onto snowy rooftops for maybe a week over the last several months. That’s contrasted with a recent trip to Nova Scotia, where a series of winter storms brought […]

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]]> How will growing anti-ESG sentiment in the U.S. impact Canadian institutional investors? https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-will-growing-anti-esg-sentiment-in-the-u-s-impact-canadian-institutional-investors/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:56:50 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154012 A growing wave of opposition to environmental, social and governance factors has turned life in the sustainable finance industry into something of a roller coaster over the last couple of years. But a little turbulence is to be expected, says Alyson Slater, managing director of sustainable investment at Manulife Investment Management, encouraging institutional investors to […]

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]]> How CAAT is supporting its ESG aspirations through responsible investments, team-building https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-the-caat-is-supporting-its-esg-aspirations-through-responsible-investments-team-building/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:55:57 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154076 As an institutional investor, Asif Haque knows the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Pension Plan has a responsibility to meet the rising challenge of climate change through responsible capital deployment. “[We] have a gigantic role to play in using our ownership and influence to engage with companies on their transition to a low-carbon future,” […]

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]]> Vestcor returns 7.5% for 2023, amid rising inflation, high interest rates https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/vestcor-returns-7-5-for-2023-amid-rising-inflation-high-interest-rates/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 15:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154172 Vestcor Corp. is reporting a 7.5 per cent return for 2023, despite the challenges of rising inflation and high interest rates. The New Brunswick-based investment organization achieved five- and 10-year annualized returns of 6.27 per cent and 6.73 per cent, respectively. In a press release, Vestcor noted these returns ensure its clients continue meeting their […]

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]]> New York City pension funds reach deal with RBC over clean energy funding disclosure https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/new-york-city-pension-funds-reach-deal-with-rbc-over-clean-energy-funding-disclosure/ Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:00:13 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154144 The New York City Employees’ Retirement System, Teachers’ Retirement System and Board of Education Retirement System signed an agreement with the Royal Bank of Canada to publicly disclose its financing ratio of low-carbon energy to fossil fuels. The investment organizations are mandating RBC, as well as Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co., to adhere […]

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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-78/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 13:00:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153962 An article on considerations for plan sponsors ahead of the rollout of a new generation of obesity drugs was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the past week: 1. What plan sponsors should know ahead of rollout of new obesity drugs in Canada 2. What’s […]

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]]> New ISSB guidelines aligning institutional investors globally on sustainability, climate-related disclosures https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/new-issb-guidelines-aligning-institutional-investors-globally-on-sustainability-climate-related-disclosures/ Tue, 02 Apr 2024 13:00:12 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151273 With the introduction of new sustainability and climate disclosure guidelines — IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 — from the International Sustainability Standard Board in January, institutional investors now have the opportunity to gain alignment in measuring environmental, social and governance risks associated with their investment portfolios. Read: Research finds pensions struggle to determine metrics for ESG […]

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]]> Expert Panel: CPPIB taking steps to face shifting investment landscape in China https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/expert-panel-cppib-taking-steps-to-face-shifting-investment-landscape-in-china/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:00:44 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153567 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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