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Wellington Management joins net zero asset managers’ initiative

Wellington Management joins net zero asset managers’ initiative

Wellington Management Co. is joining the net zero asset managers’ initiative as a founding member. The company is committing to working with clients on their…

  • By: Staff
  • December 15, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 09:07
Public sector union pressuring PSP to ‘pull out’ of all long-term care investments

Public sector union pressuring PSP to ‘pull out’ of all long-term care investments

The Public Service Alliance of Canada is reiterating a call for its pension investment manager to divest its ownership in Revera Inc. over the company’s…

Corby, Hiram Walker entering $176-million group annuity buy-in

Corby Spirit and Wine Ltd. and Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd. are de-risking with a $176-million group annuity buy-in amidst volatile markets caused by the…

  • By: Staff
  • December 7, 2020 December 7, 2020
  • 16:20
Announcing the winners of the Pension Leadership Awards

Announcing the winners of the Pension Leadership Awards

Pension investments are a key component of ensuring secure benefits for plan members upon their retirement. To celebrate the plan sponsors and pension investors who…

  • By: Staff
  • December 3, 2020 January 16, 2023
  • 13:12
Ontario Teachers’ investing in eye-care provider

Ontario Teachers’ investing in eye-care provider

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is acquiring a majority stake in NVISION Eye Centers, a U.S.-based provider of eye-care services. As part of the transaction,…

  • By: Staff
  • December 2, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 12:12

Pension funds playing defence amid coronavirus crisis

Despite several bumps in the decade since the 2008/09 financial crisis, the swift and brutal crash in global equity prices when the coronavirus was declared…

RESTing the case on climate change

RESTing the case on climate change

A lawsuit settlement on the other side of the world is reverberating around the globe as it increases the environmental, social and governance standards for…

Sobeys bringing back pay premiums, LifeLabs giving hero recognition bonuses

Sobeys bringing back pay premiums, LifeLabs giving hero recognition bonuses

Sobeys Inc. is bringing back pay premiums for staff in locations where coronavirus lockdowns are in effect. Parent company Empire Co. Ltd. has reinstated ‘hero pay’…

CPPIB investing in Seattle real estate, BCI in legacy acquirer

CPPIB investing in Seattle real estate, BCI in legacy acquirer

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. are purchasing an office tower in Seattle for US$625 million. The property is 98 per cent leased with…

  • By: Staff
  • November 30, 2020 November 30, 2020
  • 15:00
How can past innovators inform portfolio construction today?

How can past innovators inform portfolio construction today?

Trying to define the perfect portfolio is as complicated as asking what it takes to be healthy — with a number of factors at play…

CAAT looks to AI, machine learning

CAAT looks to AI, machine learning

The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Pension Plan is betting that artificial intelligence and machine learning will play a role in pension administration going…

Opportunities for institutional investors from the energy transition

Opportunities for institutional investors from the energy transition

Along with big risks comes the need for solutions and companies that provide those solutions, said Edward Lees, co-lead and portfolio manager at BNP Paribas…

How institutional investors can determine material ESG factors

How institutional investors can determine material ESG factors

Environmental, social and governance factors are an important dimension of fundamental analysis, said Jenn-Hui Tan, global head of stewardship and sustainable investing at Fidelity International,…

Sustainability in a post-coronavirus world

Sustainability in a post-coronavirus world

People are increasingly viewing the world with a lens that incorporates environmental, social and governance factors, said Andrew Parry, head of sustainable investment at Newton…

What opportunities exist for plan sponsors in thematic investing?

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…

How rebalancing can provide alpha

How rebalancing can provide alpha

The San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association implemented a simple innovation 15 years ago that’s added nearly US$1 billion to the fund’s total value as…

What’s next for volatility investing?

What’s next for volatility investing?

Despite some negative headlines about volatility investing after the violent market sell-off in March, plan sponsors shouldn’t write off volatility investing altogether because it can…

How to solve for lack of trust inherent in financial transactions

How to solve for lack of trust inherent in financial transactions

As far back as the beginning of civilization, centralized ledgers have been the answer to solving trust issues, said Michael Casey, chief content officer at…

The case for eventual inflation

The case for eventual inflation

While inflation never materialized after the last financial crisis and the subsequent economic expansion, this time will be different, said Erik Weisman, portfolio manager and…

What will a Biden presidency mean for the economy going forward?

The prospect of a Joe Biden presidency with a Republican-held senate is an ideal outcome for markets, said Charles Myers, founder and chairman of Signum…

Where does securitized credit fit into pension portfolios?

Where does securitized credit fit into pension portfolios?

After the global financial crisis, securitized credit was left with a bad reputation, but it may be time for investors to look at how the…

CAPSA seeking feedback on revised pension plan funding policy guideline

CAPSA seeking feedback on revised pension plan funding policy guideline

The Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities is releasing a consultation draft of revisions to its pension plan funding policy guideline. The guideline provides direction…

  • By: Staff
  • November 30, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 09:00
Learn more about the Risk Management Award finalists

Learn more about the Risk Management Award finalists

The Canadian Investment Review’s Risk Management Award will go to a pension plan that has successfully implemented a robust approach to its risk management function.…

  • By: Staff
  • November 30, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 08:06

Provinces asking feds to delay bump in CPP premiums

Provincial finance ministers have been quietly prodding Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to pause planned increases in the premiums employers and employees pay into the Canada Pension…

Federal government publishes employment equity regulations

Federal government publishes employment equity regulations

The federal government is introducing new pay transparency regulations for federally regulated, private sector employers with 100 or more employees. The legislative amendment to the Equity…

  • By: Staff
  • November 27, 2020 November 27, 2020
  • 15:15