OPTrust Select welcomes first members
A year after the OPSEU Pension Trust launched a new plan for nonprofits, it has enrolled its first members. The OPTrust Select was launched with…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- April 26, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 08:18
Latest news in DB
Ivanhoé Cambridge boosts U.K. logistics investments
Ivanhoé Cambridge, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec’s real estate subsidiary, is expanding its logistics investments in the U.K. through the acquisition of four…
- By: Staff
- April 25, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 15:00
NDP MP proposes responsible investment mandate for CPPIB
A New Democratic Party member of parliament is proposing to legislate responsible investing into the mandate of the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board. Alistair MacGregor,…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- April 22, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 09:30
The building blocks of IMCO
In 2016, when Bert Clark became the Investment Management Corp. of Ontario’s first president and chief executive officer, he was tasked with building the organization…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- April 17, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 06:33
A look at the TTC pension plan’s move to more illiquid assets
Following an asset-liability matching study in early 2018, the Toronto Transit Commission Pension Fund Society is expanding its allocation to less liquid investments. The jointly…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- April 12, 2019 March 6, 2021
- 08:58
Building blocks of the Investment Management Corp. of Ontario
In 2016, when Bert Clark became the Investment Management Corp. of Ontario’s first president and chief executive officer, he was tasked with building the organization…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- April 12, 2019 March 6, 2021
- 08:51
PIAC supports FSRA’s proposed approach for addressing changing pension environment
The Pension Investment Association of Canada has released comments on the proposed strategic priorities for the newly formed Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario, which…
- By: Staff
- April 11, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 11:18
NZ pension funds pushing for change at Facebook, Google and Twitter
New Zealand government pension funds are calling on Facebook Inc., Alphabet Inc. and Twitter Inc. to reign in the proliferation of hate on their platforms in the…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- April 11, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 09:25
Caisse teams up with climate-focused family office syndicate
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is teaming up with New York-based, non-profit Clean, Renewable and Environmental Opportunities Family Office Syndicate to foster…
- By: Staff
- April 11, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 08:59
Caisse taking stake in Brazilian oil and gas transportation company
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and French utility company Engie are buying a combined 90 per cent stake in Brazilian oil and gas transportation network company Transportadora…
- By: Staff
- April 8, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 16:00
OMERS to buy 10% stake in 407 from SNC-Lavalin Group
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is buying a stake in 407 International Inc. from SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. Under the deal, which is expected to be…
- April 7, 2019 January 20, 2021
- 11:33
Caisse ups low-carbon asset target after exceeding 2018 goal
After exceeding its target for low-carbon assets in 2018, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is now aiming to boost its low-carbon holdings to…
- By: Staff
- April 3, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 15:15
Q1 2019: strong for Canadian DB plans
After December 2018 wreaked havoc on the markets, ending the year on a sour note for many Canadian defined benefit pension plans, most of the…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- April 3, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 10:13
Canadian pension plans in strong solvency position in Q1 off surging equity markets
Canadian defined benefit pension plans’ solvency position rose in the first quarter of 2019, according to two new pension indexes. Representing the solvency ratio of a…
- By: Staff
- April 3, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 09:01
Caisse takes stake in U.S. communications infrastructure firm
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is acquiring a 30 per cent stake in a subsidiary of U.S. communications infrastructure firm Vertical Bridge Holdings.…
- By: Staff
- April 2, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 15:15
Ontario Teachers’ posts 2.5% return for 2018 amid volatile investment environment
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan posted a net return of 2.5 per cent for 2018, down from 2017’s net return of 9.7 per cent. The…
- By: Martha Porado
- April 2, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 11:40
Tackling climate change at the Caisse
One of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec’s investment priorities is addressing climate change, said Stephen Kibsey, the plan’s vice-president of emerging risks,…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- April 2, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 10:23
OPTrust returns 1% in ‘worst year for markets’ since financial crisis
In a challenging market environment, the OPSEU Pension Trust returned one per cent in 2018, down from a 9.5 per cent return in 2017. “OPTrust’s objective…
- By: Staff
- April 1, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 08:14
CPPIB invests $750 million in U.S. utility company
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing $750 million in Aqua America Inc., the second largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility based in the U.S.…
- By: Staff
- March 29, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 15:00
BCI to oppose proposed Goldcorp, Newmont Mining merger
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. said on April 4, 2019 it will vote against the proposed merger of Goldcorp Inc. and Newmont Mining Corp.,…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- March 28, 2019 January 12, 2021
- 08:45
Jim Keohane to retire as CEO of HOOPP in 2020
Jim Keohane is retiring from his role as president and chief executive officer of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan in March 2020. “Jim is well-respected…
- By: Staff
- March 27, 2019 January 12, 2021
- 14:30
PIAC comments on CAPSA draft 2019-2022 strategic plan
Although the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities’ has yet to release its draft 2019-2022 strategic plan publicly, the Pension Investment Association of Canada has…
- By: Staff
- March 27, 2019 January 10, 2021
- 08:27
OPB appoints Chris Kautzky as new CIO
The Ontario Pension Board has appointed Chris Kautzky as its new chief investment officer. Set to start May 1, 2019, Kautzky will succeed Ken Lusk who’s…
- By: Staff
- March 26, 2019 January 12, 2021
- 12:10
OPB returns 1.8% in challenging investment environment
In a challenging 2018 market environment, the Ontario Pension Board finished the year with an annual investment return of 1.8 per cent, down from 10.8…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- March 25, 2019 January 12, 2021
- 15:30
OMERS launches venture fund, Ontario Teachers’ and CPPIB take stake in U.K. telecom
OMERS Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, is expanding into Europe with the launch of a 300 million…
- By: Staff
- March 25, 2019 January 12, 2021
- 15:00