Mercer Canada has appointed Rachel Volynsky as its new chief investment officer. In the new role, Volynsky will be leading Mercer’s outsourced chief investment officer…
One of Canada’s largest university investment offices, UBC Investment Management Trust, has appointed Dawn Jia as its president and chief executive officer effective Sept. 13,…
Compared to the preceding years, 2019 appears to be the year of steady when it comes to progress on hot topics that resonated in the…
Mercer Canada has appointed Bernard Mercier as partner and wealth business leader for its Vancouver division. He’ll be responsible for service offerings as well as…
Morneau Shepell Ltd. has appointed Mazen Shakeel as vice-president and practice leader for asset and risk management, effective July 2019. In the new role, he’ll…
The Canadian branch of T. Rowe Price Inc. has appointed Jonathan Flegg as its new vice-president of institutional sales. Based in Toronto, Flegg’s role will…
The Ontario Securities Commission has laid out its priorities for 2019-20, which focus on promoting confidence in Ontario’s capital markets and reducing regulatory burden. In…
The Institutional Limited Partners Association has released new best practices guidance covering a variety of topics in the private equity space. One topic is management…
Although culture is a differentiator in determining successful investment management firms of the future, only a few asset managers measure and actively manage their culture,…
Sun Life Financial is making changes to its global finance leadership team and its investment management team. Marlene Van den Hoogen is the new senior vice-president and…
With a challenging backdrop to the current investment landscape, certain topics are continually resurfacing when chief investment officers speak with asset owners. The conversation is dominated…
Four years after the Ontario Securities Commission introduced its comply-or-explain disclosure policy, Canada has seen measurable improvements in the number of women sitting on corporate…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing six new managing directors in its investment division. Maggie Fanari has been promoted to managing director of the teachers’ innovation platform…
A group of U.S. institutional investors, including public pension funds, representing more than US$1 trillion is calling on investee companies to do more to include…
John Bai is joining NEI Investments and Aviso Wealth Inc. as vice-president and chief investment officer. In the new role, he’ll handle the strategic direction…
Fiera Capital Corp. and Natixis Investment Managers are entering a long-term strategic partnership that will establish Fiera Capital as Natixis’ preferred Canadian distribution platform. Through the…
Almost half (47 per cent) of institutional investors are interested in including digital assets in their investment portfolios, according to a survey by Fidelity Investments Inc. The study,…
Kathy Jenkins is joining the Investment Management Corp. of Ontario as its new chief financial officer. Since 2015, she was managing director of corporate finance at Canada…
Amid the growing popularity of incorporating environmental, social and governance factors in investing, a Dutch pension fund is partnering with index-provider FTSE Russell to design…
Pooled pension fund managers bounced back in the first quarter of 2019, posting a median return before management fees of 8.3 per cent, up from…
When the World Economic Forum met this year in Davos, Switzerland, it chose a very timely topic: the fourth industrial revolution that’s about to be wrought by automation.…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is launching a venture capital investment platform to support companies using technology to create new sectors or disrupt existing ones. Called…
Investment consultancy bfinance has appointed Philip Coté as director of client consulting in Canada. With more than 16 years of experience in financial services, investment consulting, product development and manager…
Even though millennials often get a bad rap for being frivolous, a new study from New Jersey-based fintech firm LendEDU found 58 per cent are saving for…
Colin Ripsman, former vice-president of institutional client service at Foyston, Gordon and Payne Inc., has launched a specialty investment consulting firm. Based in Toronto, Elegant Investment…