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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is adding to its industrial and energy portfolio through the acquisition of Aurora Plastics Inc. Founded in 1997, Aurora Plastics produces…
Canadian pension funds seem to have fared well despite the short-term market volatility that ensued following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, but a…
Sun Life Financial is tapping into the expertise of Silicon Valley through a partnership with a startup platform that incubated PayPal. The Plug and Play Tech Centre…
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board and private equity firm BC Partners will be acquiring a majority stake in consumer goods manufacturer Keter Group. Based…
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has announced a $1-billion deal involving its private equity arm to acquire a Kansas-based provider of legal technology services.…
Low volatility continues to be the most popular smart beta strategies of institutional investors, according to FTSE Russell. The company surveyed 253 asset owners in January and February.…
British Columbia Investment Management Corp. has reported a -0.2 per cent return for its fiscal year ended Mar. 31, 2016, down from a 14.2 per cent…
The median solvency ratio for Ontario’s defined benefit pension plans has risen two per cent, from 78 per cent to 80 per cent since Mar.…
The Canada Pension Investment Board and Wolf Midstream Inc. have signed an agreement to acquire a 50 per cent ownership of a pipeline in northeastern…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and German investment company SKion will acquire the water treatment company Ovivo for $4 in cash per…
Canadian defined benefit pension solvency improved quarter-over-quarter, rising by 2.3 percentage points in the quarter to June 30 as the immediate selloff in equities following…
In a year that witnessed volatile markets and a plummeting Canadian dollar, 92 per cent of the plans on Benefits Canada’s top 100 pension funds…
The solvency ratio of a typical Canadian pension plan has fallen by almost three per cent since the majority of Britain voted to leave the…
Britain’s majority vote to leave the European Union yesterday has left many global investors reeling this morning. The markets didn’t anticipate this and it was…
Amid the worries about the financial impact of a potential British vote to leave the European Union on June 23, what would the effect be on institutional investors…
Alberta Investment Management Corporation has entered into a strategic financing relationship with Calfrac Well Services, an Alberta-based pressure pumping services provider, on behalf of certain…
While the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s modest 3.4 per cent investment return announced last week will have minimal short-term effects, its investment income will have significant…
Despite the weak Canadian dollar, the top 40 Canadian money managers increased their pension assets by 3.2 per cent in 2015, according to Benefits Canada’s…