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Wells Fargo agrees to pay $1BN to public retirement plan members to settle class action lawsuit

Wells Fargo has agreed to pay US$1 billion to settle a lawsuit filed by its two public sector pension plans that alleged the bank made…

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Canadian DB pension plan assets rise 1.9% in April: report

A typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan’s funded position improved on a solvency basis and decreased on an accounting basis in April as a result…

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  • May 11, 2023 May 11, 2023
  • 12:00
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Canadian DB pension plans generated strong returns in Q1: report

The median Canadian defined benefit pension plan’s investments returned 4.2 per cent during the first quarter of 2022, according to a new report by Northern Trust…

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  • May 4, 2023 May 4, 2023
  • 09:00

Majority of global institutional investors expecting to increase ETF exposure: report

The majority (61 per cent) of global institutional investors are considering increasing their allocations to exchange-traded funds in the next year, down significantly from 82…

  • By: Staff
  • May 2, 2023 April 28, 2023
  • 12:30

CPPIB backing efforts to divide investee mining company, OMERS-owned building leasing Sydney office space

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is supporting an effort to spin off the steel-making side of an investee mining company despite previously saying it…

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  • April 27, 2023 April 27, 2023
  • 12:30
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New report highlights BCI’s 2022 ESG achievements

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is leveraging its size and influence to drive environmental, social and governance improvements across its portfolio, according to the…

  • By: Staff
  • April 27, 2023 April 27, 2023
  • 12:30

Institutional investors increasingly reliant on social media content from asset managers: survey

Most institutional investors say they’ve increased their reliance on content from social media in the investment decision-making process after adopting hybrid working environments, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • April 25, 2023 April 25, 2023
  • 12:30

Canadian pension plans’ average funded ratio reaches 120% in first quarter: report

The average Canadian pension plan’s funded ratio reached 120 per cent as of March 31, 2023, up one per cent over the quarter, while the average…

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  • April 24, 2023 April 21, 2023
  • 15:00

Ontario Pension Board preparing for departure of two top executives

The Ontario Pension Board is announcing its plans for managing the coming departures of two of its top executives — Mark Fuller, president and chief…

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Ontario Teachers’ highlights sustainable building opportunities in new report

As countries seek to reach net-zero carbon emissions targets by 2050, demand for buildings to be retrofit to improve energy efficiency will more than double,…

  • By: Staff
  • April 20, 2023 April 20, 2023
  • 12:30

CAAT remains 124% funded despite 2022 investment losses: annual report

The College of Arts and Technology pension plan’s assets dropped 2.3 per cent while its funded ratio on a going-concern basis remained at 124 per…

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  • April 20, 2023 April 20, 2023
  • 12:00

Canadian DB pension plan assets rise 1.8% in March: report

The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan improved on a solvency and accounting basis in March, according to a new report…

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  • April 18, 2023 April 18, 2023
  • 12:30

Implementing a centralized trading platform at the BCI

In 2018, the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. adopted a centralized trading framework. The program, which brought together global derivatives and trading with almost $35…

IMF lowering growth, raising inflation expectations for 2023

The International Monetary Fund is altering its expectations for global economic growth and inflation in 2023. During a recent press conference, the United Nation’s financial agency…

IMCO returns -8.1% for 2022, buoyed by private assets

The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is reporting that the weighted average net return of its clients’ portfolios was negative 8.1 per cent for the year ended Dec.…

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  • April 13, 2023 April 13, 2023
  • 12:00

Institutional investors making steady progress on ESG reporting, practices: report

Institutional investors are steadily integrating environmental, social and governance into their investment reporting and practices, according to a new report by the United Nations’ principles…

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  • April 11, 2023 April 11, 2023
  • 09:00
Alberta Teachers’ Association set to legally challenge pension order

AIMCo revealing details of ESG integration process: report

The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is revealing details of how environmental, social and governance factors are used alongside traditional financial analysis in its investment strategy.…

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  • April 6, 2023 April 6, 2023
  • 12:30

OMERS addresses confusion about new sustainability review at AGM

Speaking at the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System’s annual general meeting on Tuesday, Blake Hutcheson, its chief executive officer, discussed the OMERS’ recent annual results,…

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  • April 6, 2023 April 10, 2023
  • 12:30

ACPM advising FSRA to take best practices approach to IT risk management

The Association of Canadian Pension Management is urging the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario to apply a best practices approach for the pension sector…

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  • April 5, 2023 April 5, 2023
  • 15:00

Canada Growth Fund emphasizing ‘over-hyped’ transition technologies, says watchdog

A watchdog organization is criticizing a government fund dedicated to attracting investments in green technologies. “The government seems to be saying this is concessional finance,” says…

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  • April 4, 2023 April 4, 2023
  • 12:30

OMERS appointing Ashish Goyal executive VP, head of Asia-Pacific

The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is appointing Ashish Goyal as executive vice-president and head of Asia-Pacific. In the new role, he’ll oversee investments across…

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  • April 4, 2023 April 4, 2023
  • 12:30
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OMERS buying U.S. bio-manufacturing facility, Ontario Teachers’ acquiring Australian produce seller

The real estate arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is acquiring a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Raleigh, NC. The Oxford Properties Group is…

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  • March 30, 2023 March 29, 2023
  • 12:30
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What’s in the federal budget for DB pension plans, institutional investors?

The 2023 federal budget, which was announced on Tuesday, includes several initiatives related to defined benefit pension plans and the broader institutional investment sector. The…

  • By: Staff
  • March 30, 2023 March 30, 2023
  • 12:00

Report finds more Canadian pension funds committing to net-zero emissions by 2050

Over the last year, the number of large Canadian pension funds with commitments to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 rose from two funds to nine,…

  • By: Staff
  • March 30, 2023 March 29, 2023
  • 09:00