Aon Hewitt is crediting strong equity equity markets with helping to keep solvency ratios for Canadian defined benefit pension plans in positive territory in April.…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is emphasizing global investments even as it noted the impact of political uncertainty in its newly released…
Diversified pooled fund managers saw a median return of three per cent before management fees in the first quarter of the year, according to findings…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and its co-investors have announced the sale of Dublin-based aircraft leasing company AWAS to Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Ltd. The…
It’s official: now, there really is an ETF for everything. On Friday, on the NYSE, the ETF Industry Exposure & Financial Services ETF (TETF) began trading.…
Investors may be tired of hearing about central banks and monetary policy moves. But these days, the outlook for many countries hinges on whether monetary…
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $1.9 billion to support SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.’s global expansion projects. The Caisse investment comes as the…
SEI Investments Canada Co. has appointed Rachel Volynsky as Canadian equity portfolio manager in Toronto. In the role, she will be responsible for the management…
Private equity funds managed by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and investment firm Blackstone will acquire the educational content provider Ascend Learning LLC from…
The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans hit its highest level since before the 2007 financial crisis, according to the latest quarterly…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is joining up with mall developer Phoenix Mills Ltd. to develop, own and operate retail properties in India. Read: What should institutional…
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing for the third time in Fix Auto World as it expands by acquiring several competitors. The…
The private equity arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has agreed to acquire a technology company that operates intelligent commerce networks from ABRY…
Aging populations have led to top-heavy societies in many developed countries. Besides the United States, all the major economies will see a decline in their…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $36.5 million in Eddyfi NDT Inc., a developer of inspection equipment and software for the…
Investors will soon be able to buy an exchange-traded fund that offers them exposure to companies with activities in the medical marijuana industry. Horizons ETF…
Current holders of long-term Canadian and U.S. bonds should brace for the possibility of sharp interest rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve, an economist is…
Three major pension funds have made significant investments in property and casualty insurance companies in the past six months. What do the transactions suggest about…
A consortium that includes the Public Sector Pension Investment Board has acquired Vantage Data Centers, a U.S.-based provider of data centre solutions. The consortium, which…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System’s infrastructure investment manager Borealis Infrastructure and Britain-based energy company SSE are backing the launch…
The Ontario Pension Board, which administers the province’s public service pension plan, had an annual investment return of 8.1 per cent at the end of…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec will jointly acquire American an insurance brokerage and consulting firm in a transaction that values the company…
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing in Datamars, a global company that uses technology to identify and track livestock, companion animals and…
Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate arm of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, is selling the company that owns Xanadú shopping centre in Madrid,…
Institutional investors are turning to riskier assets for better returns in order to cope with the current environment of low yields and volatile markets, according to…