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Assets managed by 500 largest global money managers lowest since 2011: research

Assets managed by 500 largest global money managers lowest since 2011: research

Assets managed by the world’s 500 largest asset managers fell in 2015 for the first time since 2011, according to research conducted by Willis Towers…

  • By: Staff
  • October 31, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:26
CPPIB invests $193M in Chinese shopping centre

CPPIB invests $193M in Chinese shopping centre

The Canada Pension Plan Board has entered into a second joint venture with Longfor Properties Co. Ltd. to invest $193 million and a 49 per…

  • By: Staff
  • October 21, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:47
Caisse to invest US$155M in India-based logistics service provider

Caisse to invest US$155M in India-based logistics service provider

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec will acquire a minority stake in India-based logistics service provider TVS Logistics Services Ltd. for US$155 million. Following…

  • By: Staff
  • October 19, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:29
Ontario Teachers’ appoints new senior VP of public equities

Ontario Teachers’ appoints new senior VP of public equities

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has appointed Nicole Musicco senior vice-president of public equities, effective Jan. 1. She is replacing Wayne Kozen, who is leaving the…

  • By: Staff
  • October 18, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:22
Ontario Teachers’ to acquire Canadian wine business

Ontario Teachers’ to acquire Canadian wine business

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan will acquire the Canadian arm of an international beer, wine and spirits producer and marketer for about $1.03 billion. Apart from…

  • By: Staff
  • October 17, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:03
Caisse invests in Quebec-based petroleum company

Caisse invests in Quebec-based petroleum company

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $30 million in Harnois Groupe pétrolier, the largest independent distributor of petroleum products in the province.…

  • By: Staff
  • October 14, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:45
What could a Trump presidency mean for Canadian institutional investors?

What could a Trump presidency mean for Canadian institutional investors?

The U.S. election trail reached a fever pitch this past weekend on the heels of Donald Trump’s leaked audio tapes and the second presidential debate,…

Teachers’, PSP-owned renewable energy firm invests $700M in Mexican projects

Teachers’, PSP-owned renewable energy firm invests $700M in Mexican projects

Cubico Sustainable Investments, which is owned by the Public Sector Pension Investment Board and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, has been awarded power purchase agreements for…

  • By: Staff
  • October 12, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:19
AIMCo enters strategic partnership with Journey Energy

AIMCo enters strategic partnership with Journey Energy

The Alberta Investment Management Corp. has entered into a strategic financing relationship with Journey Energy Inc., a Canadian exploration and production company. Journey has completed…

  • By: Staff
  • October 7, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 13:54
Institutional investors have important role to play in better workplace practices: report

Institutional investors have important role to play in better workplace practices: report

The correlation between workforce management and company performance means institutional investors have a key role to play in encouraging better workplace policies at organizations in…

  • By: Staff
  • October 6, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:13
OMERS sells U.S.-based dental network

OMERS sells U.S.-based dental network

The private equity arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has sold its stake in a U.S.-based network of dental practices. Yesterday, the pension…

  • By: Staff
  • September 29, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:25
Caisse invests in U.S. claims administrator Sedgwick

Caisse invests in U.S. claims administrator Sedgwick

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec will invest US$500 million in Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc., a third-party claims administrator with offices in the…

  • By: Staff
  • September 28, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:31
Sounding Board: Millennials’ tendency to invest like Grandpa a challenge for financial industry

Sounding Board: Millennials’ tendency to invest like Grandpa a challenge for financial industry

Canada’s digitally savvy millennials are the most educated, culturally-diverse generation to come along. But like their grandparents, they fear market volatility and often prefer to…

  • By: Lori Landry
  • September 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:18
Caisse acquires outstanding shares of human-machine interface company

Caisse acquires outstanding shares of human-machine interface company

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, along with the Québec Manufacturing Fund and Namakor Holdings, has acquired all outstanding shares of human-machine interface company…

  • By: Staff
  • September 19, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 16:58
CPPIB to acquire Ascot Underwriting for US$1.1B

CPPIB to acquire Ascot Underwriting for US$1.1B

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has signed an agreement with American International Group to acquire 100 per cent of Ascot Underwriting Ltd., AIG’s Lloyd’s…

  • By: Staff
  • September 16, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:32
T. Rowe Price launches pooled investment vehicle

T. Rowe Price launches pooled investment vehicle

A new pooled investment vehicle within T. Rowe Price Inc.’s global focused growth equity strategy is now available to Canadian institutional investors. The fourth pooled…

  • By: Staff
  • September 15, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 14:56
OMERS to be out as Golf Town owner as retailer seeks CCAA protection

OMERS to be out as Golf Town owner as retailer seeks CCAA protection

Golfsmith International Holdings Inc., a U.S. golf retailer owned by the private equity arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, will be selling Canada-based…

  • By: Staff
  • September 15, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
FGP appoints Stephen Mitchell portfolio manager for global equity

FGP appoints Stephen Mitchell portfolio manager for global equity

Foyston, Gordon and Payne Inc. has appointed Stephen Mitchell as portfolio manager for its global and international equity mandates. Mitchell was most recently Burgundy Asset…

  • By: Staff
  • September 1, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 15:06
Smaller institutional investment firms feeling the squeeze of consolidation

Smaller institutional investment firms feeling the squeeze of consolidation

Some 28 independent institutional investment firms have exited the industry through amalgamation or shuttered operations since 2012 due to deteriorating earnings performance, poor investment banking…

Institutional investors push for environmental, social changes in companies through SHARE

Institutional investors push for environmental, social changes in companies through SHARE

The University of St. Michael’s College in Toronto is the latest institutional investor to join the Shareholder Association for Research and Education, an organization that…

Canadian pension plans rebound in Q2: RBC report

Canadian pension plans rebound in Q2: RBC report

Despite continuing economic uncertainty, Canadian defined benefit pension plans showed returns of 2.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2016 compared to first quarter…

  • By: Staff
  • August 12, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:26
Caisse to invest additional $125 million in McInnis Cement project

Caisse to invest additional $125 million in McInnis Cement project

La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is to invest an additional $125 million in the form of preferred equity in its McInnis Cement plant…

  • By: Staff
  • August 11, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 17:19
Caisse acquires 20% stake in Australian developer

Caisse acquires 20% stake in Australian developer

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has acquired a 20 per cent stake in Plenary Group Holdings, an investor, developer and public infrastructure manager…

  • By: Staff
  • August 9, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:35
Ontario Teachers’ acquires U.S. oil and gas assets

Ontario Teachers’ acquires U.S. oil and gas assets

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan – along with RedBird Capital Partners and Aethon Energy Management – will acquire J-W Energy’s assets in north Louisiana and northeast…

  • By: Staff
  • August 8, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:17
OMERS-owned retailer exploring alternatives amid reports of troubles

OMERS-owned retailer exploring alternatives amid reports of troubles

A U.S.-based golf retailer owned by the private equity arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is “exploring strategic initiatives” amid reports the company…

  • By: Staff
  • August 5, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:45