In December, a Mercer report found the median solvency ratio for Canadian pension plans increased from 85 per cent at the end of the third…
Equitable Group Inc. has completed a private placement of the company’s 809,585 common shares with the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System for $61.76 per share…
The solvency ratio of Canadian pension plans increased significantly between the third and fourth quarters of 2016, according to Mercer’s latest pension health index. The median…
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. has agreed to acquire a 28 per cent ownership stake in San Antonio, Texas-based Howard Energy Partners from EnLink Midstream…
The sentiment for investing in emerging markets in Asia has jumped significantly over the past year, from 19 in 2015 to 34 in 2016, according…
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has invested $40 million in Montreal-based Hopper, a mobile app that analyzes and predicts airfare. The investment is…
With global institutional investors expecting political and economic events to increase market volatility in 2017, many are looking to alternative assets and active management in…
Bonds have traditionally been a reliable source of low-risk returns. For the moment, central banks have changed that relationship, yet many investors still need predictable,…
Indian equities should gain over the next year or two as the government’s demonetization program starts to contribute to growth and the central bank looks at…
U.S. stocks could decline early next year even as the American economy gains momentum. Greg Nott, chief investment officer for Canada and senior portfolio manager…
The private equity arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is selling global maritime service provider V.Group Ltd. to Advent International and will reinvest…
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has completed the acquisition of an additional 29 per cent stake in Australia’s Metronode from CIMIC Group Ltd. The pension fund…
Alberta Investment Management Corp. has entered into a strategic financing relationship with Savanna Energy Services, an energy service provider headquartered in Calgary, Alta. The financing…
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and fund manager Clearspring Capital Partners are investing in Quebec-based Demers Ambulances, enabling it to consolidate its market…
An affiliate of CPPIB Credit Investments Inc. has sold a 16 per cent stake in financing company Antares Holdings to a private investment fund managed…
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has partnered with British pension plan Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd. to acquire the Westerleigh Group Ltd., a British crematoria developer and operator.…
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, in collaboration with a number of partners, will acquire Encore Industries Inc. for US$35 million. The U.S.-based producer…
Investors should brace for near-term volatility following the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president. But the news isn’t necessarily bad, as some sectors may…
It’s the result markets dreaded – and as a Donald Trump victory became clearer, they sure showed their displeasure. But this morning, “the carnage isn’t…
Investors that picked emerging market stocks based on their environmental, social and governmental rating potentially outperformed those that ignored them, according to a new report…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board are among a group of investors that has acquired the global advisory firm…
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $5 million in NAPEC Inc., a company headquartered in Drummondville, Que. that builds and maintains electrical transmission and distribution grids, as well…
Solid performance from equities and long-duration domestic bonds in the third quarter of 2016 boosted returns for Canadian defined benefit pension plans, according to a…
The outcome of the upcoming U.S. election, which will be decided this time next week, will likely affect institutional investors by determining the extent of…
The McInnis Cement plan project, a collaboration between Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and other shareholders, is close to 75 per cent completed…