The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is seeing higher returns in the private equity market following the adoption of an environmental, social and governance lens, according to a new study from the investment organization. The report’s co-author, Evan Greenfield, managing director and head of ESG for the private equity arm at the BCI, wants other […]
Canadian institutional investors are facing a re-evaluation of what the relationship between the U.S. and Venezuela will look like moving forward, says Christopher Collins, a fellow with the polycrisis program at the Cascade Institute. He sees the emerging U.S. posture as a departure from traditional talking points about engaging the world. “There are a lot […]
Return-to-office mandates could accelerate market momentum for real estate investments in 2026, says Michael Tsourounis, managing partner and chief investment officer at Hazelview Investments. “You’re starting to see huge velocity in the leasing sector in office. You’re starting to see a lot of space getting absorbed [and] vacancy rates [are] now starting to come down […]
Australian investment manager IFM Investors is opening a Toronto office at a time of substantial growth in institutional investor business, says Ken Luce, executive director of IFM Investors Canada. “We have had two significant infrastructure investments in Canada. . . . It also gives a place for our investment team to even more closely manage […]
After years of strong performance, the long-term outlook for equities is becoming more muted, says August Cruikshanks, an investment consultant in Eckler Ltd.’s pension and benefits consulting practice. Read: Sounding Board: Checking index concentration key for institutional investors as bubble talk persists At the start of 2025, Eckler’s 20-year expected return for Canadian equities was […]
In a year marked by unpredictability and an unexpected rift between Canada and the U.S., Sophie Leblanc wants to look forward in McGill University’s investment strategy and avoid pitfalls from short-term volatility. “I’m less concerned with short-term volatility,” says the university’s chief investment officer and treasurer. “There has been a lot of short-term volatility and […]
A study by the University Pension Plan of Ontario of the voting decisions of investment managers revealed a “certain level of misalignment” with asset owners, says Delaney Greig, the UPP’s director of investor stewardship. The investment organization evaluated its proxy voting alignment with external investment managers to compare if they meet the UPP’s stewardship goals, […]
Heightened volatility could make defined benefit pension plan sponsors pause before deciding how to approach the use of favourable financial positions resulting in surpluses. While Canadian DB plan sponsors have been in surplus on a going concern basis for a significant amount of time, many are now facing a surplus situation on a solvency basis, […]
After a year of steady performance, fixed income markets could kick off 2026 with concerns from a macroeconomic standpoint, says Steve Locke, chief investment officer of fixed income and multi-asset strategies at Mackenzie Investments. “We’re seeing some fiscal and GDP tailwinds that are going to start to form fairly early in the new year. In […]
The Canadian Securities Administrators admitted its decision to pause the development of a climate-related disclosure mandate for public issuers is intended to be temporary and wants to bring it back, said Grant Vingoe, chief executive officer at the Ontario Securities Commission. Last week, regulatory leaders across Canada met to find common ground against the current […]