Canadian plan sponsors aren’t satisfied with the retirement products available for capital accumulation plans and aren’t especially confident their members will have the income they…
One of Canada’s largest pension fund managers says trillions of dollars should be shifted into investments that will counter global warming, in part because it’s crucial to…
Broad examples of divergence, across many asset classes and geographies, could be an indicator that markets are headed for more turmoil than the surface appearance currently…
Institutional investors that divested from fossil fuels in the past five years didn’t do so at the expense of returns, according to new data by Genus…
Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.’s marijuana life sciences index exchange-traded fund has reached $1 billion in assets under management. Indicated by the ticker symbol HMMJ,…
As the Canadian cannabis industry blazes a path of growth in the run-up to October’s legalization, so does the number of related publicly listed stocks…
Median solvency ratio rises: Aon
Gains from U.S. equities and shrinking liabilities led to healthier Canadian defined benefit pension plans at the beginning of September, according to Aon’s latest data. Its median…
While investing sustainably is still a relatively minor factor in institutional investment decisions, global investors expect it to continue to grow in importance, according to new…
Institutional investors that are integrating environment, social and governance factors into their decision-making process are taking note of Facebook Inc.’s latest troubles. Back in March,…
eSports could be the next big growth sector, drawing the attention of institutional investors, according to a new report by Greystone Managed Investments Inc. The…
Research shows they do - but not during times of market stress
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has purchased 5.84 million additional shares in SPIE, a European multi-technical services provider. The investment, which totals more…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan posted a net return of 3.2 per cent for the first half of 2018, adding $4.4 billion to the plan…
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System’s infrastructure arm is taking on a 50 per cent stake in the BridgeTex Pipeline Co. for $1.438 billion. With the purchase, OMERS…
Three large Canadian pension funds are conglomerating their long-term investments in timber. The Alberta Investment Management Corp., the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. and the…
The Canada Pension Plan fund returned a modest 1.8 per cent in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. It ended the quarter, on June 30,…
The majority of impact investors said their investments have met their expectations for both impact (82 per cent) and financial (76 per cent) performance since inception, according to a…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is partnering with a subsidiary of ESR, a pan-Asian logistics real estate platform, to invest about $653 million in Korean logistics…
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board, alongside global alternative investment manager Investcorp, is taking a strategic minority stake in United Talent Agency. The capital from the…
Canadian defined benefit pension plans experienced a modest second quarter, according to separate reports by BNY Mellon Asset Management Canada Ltd. and RBC Investor and…
Nearly half (48 per cent) of investors disagree with the MSCI’s recent decision to add 230 Chinese A-share, large-cap equities to its broad emerging market…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec posted a 3.3 per cent average return for the first half of 2018, adding $9.8 billion since…
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is reporting a nine per cent return for the fiscal year ending Mar. 31, 2018, a slight drop from its 12.4…
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is investing $140 million in Brazilian private equity firm IG4 Capital’s FIP Iguá, the controlling shareholder of water and sewage holding company Iguá…