thematic investing – 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 CPPIB, BCI backing agricultural acquisition; PSP allocating to thematic fund https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/cpp-bci-backing-agricultural-acquisition-psp-allocating-to-thematic-fund/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 16:30:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=139838 The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board are backing an acquisition in the agricultural industry. Bunge Ltd., an oilseed and grain trader that generated US$67.23 billion in revenue in 2022, will take over privately held rival Viterra Ltd. Under the terms of a definitive agreement, Viterra shareholders will receive […]

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]]> 2022 IIC coverage: Using thematic strategies to derive more value from private markets https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2022-iic-coverage-building-an-innovative-and-diversified-private-market-portfolio/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:56:01 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131138 Institutional investors should be adopting innovative thematic approaches to derive more value from private markets, according to Nelson Lam, senior vice-president of equity and alternative investments at Trans-Canada Capital Inc., during a session at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2022 Investment Innovation Conference. “Why private markets? There’s at least 10-times as many private companies as public […]

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]]> CPPIB appointing Richard Manley as chief sustainability officer https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/cppib-appointing-richard-manley-as-chief-sustainability-officer/ Thu, 10 Nov 2022 16:06:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=129640 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is appointing Richard Manley as its chief sustainability officer. In the role, Manley will lead the team responsible for refining and enacting a strategic roadmap to help the investment organization navigate the global transition away from fossil fuels. The CPPIB expects the plan to help anticipate, manage and integrate […]

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]]> CFA Institute Research Foundation partnering with MSCI https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/cfa-institute-research-foundation-partnering-with-msci/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 16:30:50 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=115753 The research arm of the CFA Institute, a non-profit organization that aims to promote the standards in ethics, education and professional excellence in global investment industry, is entering a strategic partnership with a leading provider of market intelligence reports. According to the terms of the deal reached with MSCI Inc., the CFA Institute Research Foundation […]

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]]> Majority of climate-themed equity funds out of alignment with Paris Agreement: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/majority-of-climate-themed-equity-funds-out-of-alignment-with-paris-agreement-report/ Thu, 02 Sep 2021 17:30:21 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=106741 The majority of climate-themed equity funds offer only marginal benefits compared to the broader market, according to a new report by the London-based think tank InfluenceMap. The report scored climate-themed and environmental, social and governance-themed investment funds on the basis of how well-aligned portfolios are with the environmental commitments made by governments, including the Canadian […]

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]]> Study finds surge in institutional investors’ allocations to thematic sustainable investments https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/study-finds-survey-in-institutional-investors-allocations-to-thematic-sustainable-investments/ Thu, 19 Aug 2021 13:00:41 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=105953 The number of institutional investors using thematic sustainable investment strategies grew by about 20 per cent between 2016 and 2020, according to a new study by the U.K.-based data and analytics firm Coalition Greenwood. Sustainable thematic investment strategies are ones that target areas of investment where social or environmental needs create business opportunities. According to […]

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]]> What opportunities exist for plan sponsors in thematic investing? https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/what-opportunities-exist-for-plan-sponsors-in-thematic-investing/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/what-opportunities-exist-for-plan-sponsors-in-thematic-investing/#respond Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:41:36 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/what-opportunities-exist-for-plan-sponsors-in-thematic-investing/ The most powerful and durable investment themes are those where ingenuity sparks innovation to address imbalances in the world, said David Docherty, investment director for thematics at Schroders, when speaking at the Canadian Investment Review’s Investment Innovation Conference in November. He pointed to imbalance between population and resources as an example, and themes related to […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/what-opportunities-exist-for-plan-sponsors-in-thematic-investing/feed/ 0 How to make an impact with public equity investments https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/how-to-make-an-impact-with-public-equity-investments/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/how-to-make-an-impact-with-public-equity-investments/#respond Wed, 28 Oct 2020 05:00:55 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-to-make-an-impact-with-public-equity-investments/ Impact investing has been a common concept in the private markets space, but now public equity investors can make an impact as well. At its essence, impact investing is investing in assets with the intention of generating both measurable social or environmental impacts alongside financial returns. “It’s a very broad definition, it leaves a lot […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/how-to-make-an-impact-with-public-equity-investments/feed/ 0 MSCI launches megatrends indexes https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/msci-launches-megatrends-indexes/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/msci-launches-megatrends-indexes/#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2019 05:56:41 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/msci-launches-megatrends-indexes/ The MSCI Inc. is launching five thematic indexes to track the performance of what it calls ‘megatrends,’ namely the rise of smart cities, the digital economy, future mobility, disruptive technology and millennials. Institutional investors can use these indexes as investment policy benchmarks, as the basis for passive products or as benchmarks against which to measure […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/msci-launches-megatrends-indexes/feed/ 0 4 trends shaping the future https://www.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/4-trends-shaping-the-future/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/4-trends-shaping-the-future/#respond Wed, 08 Jul 2015 12:10:24 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/4-trends-shaping-the-future/ And how asset owners can tap into them.

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