OPTrust reduces financed emissions intensity by 11% compared to 2022: report
The OPSEU Pension Trust has reduced its financed emissions intensity by 11 per cent when compared to 2022, according to the investment organization’s latest climate…
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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on the federal government’s decision to transfer a $1.9 billion public pension surplus to general revenue was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this…
- By: Staff
- December 20, 2024 December 19, 2024
- 09:00
Caisse investing $335M in U.S. real estate manager, Ontario Teachers’ leading US$100M funding of mineral exploration firm
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $335 million in TerraPact, a U.S.-based firm that owns and operates ground leases and rights of…
- By: Staff
- December 19, 2024 December 20, 2024
- 11:00
Report finds investment management fees for open-end real assets funds as high as 20%
Investment management fees for open-end real assets funds can reach as high as 20 per cent, while median fees cost institutional investors either 10 per…
- By: Staff
- December 18, 2024 January 1, 2025
- 15:00
Frank Su departing CPPIB for private equity role at Abu Dhabi Pension Fund
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has confirmed the departure of Frank Su as managing director and head of Asian private equity, effective immediately. In…
- By: Staff
- December 17, 2024 December 16, 2024
- 09:00
Institutional investors increasingly eyeing private assets amid shifting interest rates, diversification push: report
Evolving expectations, a shifting interest rate environment and the need to manage increasingly large asset bases for performance and for national and societal impact are…
- By: Staff
- December 16, 2024 December 16, 2024
- 14:45
Ottawa to remove 30% investment cap for Canadian pension funds
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says today’s fall economic statement will remove the cap that currently restricts Canadian pension funds from owning more than 30 per…
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 13, 2024 December 16, 2024
- 14:30
Head to head: Should Canadian pension funds be incentivized to invest domestically?
While both experts point to the obligation of the pension promise, one argues that many pension funds are already overweight in Canadian allocations, while the…
- By: Benefits Canada
- December 13, 2024 December 12, 2024
- 08:58
Making sustainable investments count at five New York City pension funds
Brad Lander is advocating for public pension funds to enforce their responsible investment mandates even if that pits them against their partners. As New York…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- December 13, 2024 December 12, 2024
- 08:55
CPPIB selling stake in European real estate joint venture, OMERS buying majority stake in U.S. IT company
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling a portion of its stake in a real estate joint venture to its partner Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE. The…
- By: Staff
- December 11, 2024 December 6, 2024
- 15:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on the impact of Canadian pension income on federal and provincial tax revenues was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here…
- By: Staff
- December 6, 2024 December 5, 2024
- 09:00
High-speed rail project could signal increased domestic infrastructure investments by institutional investors: expert
A proposed high-speed rail project in Canada could open the doors to more infrastructure development using institutional investors’ capital, says Iftikhar Ahmed, global head of…
- By: Staff
- December 5, 2024 December 4, 2024
- 11:00
Institutional investors urged to examine AI integration beyond productivity: CPPIB
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is asking fellow institutional investors to consider the impact of artificial intelligence in investees’ labour patterns beyond a productivity…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- December 3, 2024 December 2, 2024
- 11:00
CPPIB investing $1 billion in Korea data centres, Ontario Teachers’ buys Paris-based logistics portfolio
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing $1 billion in Korea-based data centres through its joint venture with the Pacific Asset Management Co. “The…
- By: Staff
- November 29, 2024 November 29, 2024
- 14:00
Legislation blocking ammunition investments could limit overall investment landscape in Canada: PIAC
The Pension Investment Association of Canada, alongside the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association and the Portfolio Management Association of Canada, is asking the Senate to…
- By: Staff
- November 20, 2024 November 19, 2024
- 15:00
PSP Investments investing in accounting firm, Caisse-backed fintech asset becoming private company
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board, along with partner Investcorp, is investing in accounting firm PKF O’Connor Davies LLP. According to a press release, the…
- By: Staff
- November 20, 2024 November 22, 2024
- 15:00
Leadership changes at the AIMCo could impact credibility, independence: expert
The swift removal of the chief executive officer, three executives and the 11-person board at the Alberta Investment Management Corp. is a dramatic move that…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- November 19, 2024 November 15, 2024
- 09:00
Ontario Teachers’ names Kevin Kerr as executive managing director, portfolio solutions
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Kevin Kerr as executive managing director of its new portfolio solutions department, effective immediately. The department will integrate…
- By: Staff
- November 15, 2024 November 15, 2024
- 14:30
2024 Top 40 Money Managers Report: To divest or engage?
With 15 different client organizations, including nine public sector pension plans, the Alberta Investment Management Corp. has opted to engage, rather than divest, from certain…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- November 15, 2024 November 22, 2024
- 08:57
The Calgary Foundation using alternatives to push beyond its comfort zone
In the years following the 2008/09 financial crisis, Dan Langlois realized the allocation strategy for the Calgary Foundation’s endowment portfolio needed a significant adjustment if…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- November 15, 2024 November 13, 2024
- 08:54
CPPIB investing US$515M in gaming service provider, AIMCo acquiring U.K.-based real estate development
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing roughly US$515 million to acquire a 24.5 per cent stake in video games service provider Keywords Studios.…
- By: Staff
- November 6, 2024 November 5, 2024
- 15:00
Coverage of the 2024 DC Investment Forum
The volatile global conditions of the last four years have culminated in a looming economic downturn, impacting defined contribution pension plan sponsors and members alike.…
- By: Benefits Canada
- November 6, 2024 October 31, 2024
- 08:00
2024 DC Investment Forum: Addressing inflation risk through DC plan members’ working lives
The rapid rise in the cost of living in 2022 and into 2023 underscored the need for target-date funds to not just protect against standard…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 6, 2024 October 30, 2024
- 07:52
Institutional investors helping tackle climate crisis by focusing on biodiversity: expert
By focusing on biodiversity, institutional investors are helping to tackle the climate crisis, says Jane Ambachtsheer, global head of sustainability at BNP Paribas Asset Management. “When…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- November 5, 2024 November 5, 2024
- 09:00
How are political tensions between Canada, India impacting institutional investors?
While political tensions have recently flared between Canada and India, institutional investors are unlikely to adjust their capital allocation to the country, says Partha Mohanram,…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 31, 2024 October 30, 2024
- 11:00