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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…

Caisse investing in U.S.-based fintech company

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…

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  • November 20, 2024 November 18, 2024
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CPPIB returns 3.6% in fiscal Q2 2025, net assets increase to $675.1BN

The Canada Pension Plan Investment board is reporting a 3.6 per cent return for the second quarter of its latest fiscal year, according to its…

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  • November 15, 2024 November 15, 2024
  • 15:00

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

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…

What could a second Trump presidency mean for Canadian institutional investors?

While an arduous U.S. presidential election cycle may have created some market volatility, any uncertainties among Canadian institutional investors may begin to wane following Donald…

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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.…

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  • November 6, 2024 November 5, 2024
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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,…

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Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 5.1% in Q3 2024: report

The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 5.1 per cent during the third quarter of 2024, an increase from 1.1 per cent in the…

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  • October 31, 2024 October 30, 2024
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Ontario DB pension plan payouts provide $34.6BN to provincial GDP: report

Defined benefit pension plans support more than one million beneficiaries in Ontario and these benefits provided more than $34.6 billion to the province’s gross domestic…

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  • October 30, 2024 October 29, 2024
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World’s 500 largest asset managers’ AUM up 12.5% in 2023: report

The world’s 500 largest asset managers’ assets under management increased by 12.5 per cent to US$128 trillion in 2023, compared to $113.7 trillion at the…

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  • October 29, 2024 October 24, 2024
  • 11:00

CPPIB launching U.K. real estate joint venture, reinvesting $100 million in U.S. energy firm

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing £500 million in a new U.K.-based single-family rental housing joint venture. The initial allocation will give the…

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  • October 25, 2024 October 24, 2024
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2024 Risk Management Conference: U.S. facing funding questions from retiring population

Anti-market sentiment in the U.S. is gaining momentum with both Democrats and Republicans, according to David Frum, a writer at The Atlantic, during the keynote…

2024 Risk Management Conference: AI, energy transition shaping worldwide investment trends at the IMCO

The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is making its strategic allocation decisions based on a guideline of worldwide events that will shape investment themes for…

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Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 0.4% in September: report

The funded position of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan decreased to 107 per cent in August, down from to 107.8 per cent at the…

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  • October 17, 2024 October 15, 2024
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Caisse investing $60 million in private equity fund, launching U.S. sustainable real estate financing program

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $60 million in the first round of a private equity fund created by BDG &…

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  • October 16, 2024 October 16, 2024
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How institutional investors are approaching digital infrastructure assets

For institutional investors looking to add some glitz to their portfolio, digital infrastructure may not be the right asset class. Benn Mikula and his colleagues…

OSFI launching consultation on climate change risks to pensions, financial institutions

UN’s Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance reflecting on five years of impact investing guidelines

The United Nations’ Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is marking five years of encouraging institutional investors to implement science-based targets towards curbing greenhouse gas emissions in…

Ontario Teachers’ U.K. real estate partner signs Imperial College London as tenant, Caisse reinvests $378M in Saputo

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s U.K. real estate partner has signed Imperial College London as a tenant at its White City Place development. The academic…

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  • October 4, 2024 October 4, 2024
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Canadian institutional investors allocating 3% to domestic equities: report

Canadian institutional investors are allocating only three per cent of their funds to domestic equities, according to a new study from London-based think thank New…

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  • October 2, 2024 October 2, 2024
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Caisse buying 25% stake in U.K. electricity firm, investing in forestland portfolio

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is acquiring a 25 per cent stake in U.K.-based First Hydro Co. alongside Brookfield Asset Management and…

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  • September 27, 2024 September 26, 2024
  • 15:00

Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on how the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities’ updated capital accumulation plan guideline will impact plan sponsors and members was the most-read story…

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  • September 27, 2024 September 26, 2024
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AIMCo making key appointments to executive team as CIO steps away from role

The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is appointing two of its investment leaders to new executive roles, effective immediately, as Marlene Puffer steps away from her…

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  • September 24, 2024 September 24, 2024
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Caisse investing in U.S.-based utilities firm, BCI backing acquisition of India-based communications infrastructure provider

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is buying a 30 per cent indirect stake in the Ohio subsidiary of energy firm AES Corp.…

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  • September 20, 2024 September 20, 2024
  • 15:00

IMCO betting big on private assets amid demand for sustainability

The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is looking at private assets as an opportunity to support investment returns across various Ontario-based pension plans. “We believe…