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Brexit and beyond: Where to from here?

The writing was on the wall that if British Prime Minister Theresa May brought her Brexit proposal to a vote on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018,…

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Long-term stock exchange hopes to bring together long-term companies and long-term investors

In a world of volatility, where pension investors are in it for the long haul, could a stock exchange focused on the long term be…

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Fonds de solidarité FTQ to integrate MSCI World Low Carbon ESG Target Screened Index

As part of an effort to reduce the carbon footprint of its public investments by 25 per cent between now and 2025, the Fonds de solidarité FTQ…

  • By: Staff
  • December 11, 2018 January 12, 2021
  • 07:59

Heading into 2019, geopolitics continue to shadow markets

Uncertainty on how U.S. and Chinese policies will affect trade, Italy’s budget standoff with the European Commission, worry over Brexit and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy all…

  • By: Staff
  • December 10, 2018 January 12, 2021
  • 09:35
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What’s behind the BoC’s latest interest rate choice?

Household debt and high housing prices are complicating an otherwise fairly rosy picture of the Canadian economy, said Stephen Poloz, governor of the Bank of…

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What’s behind the BoC’s latest interest rate choice?

Household debt and high housing prices are complicating an otherwise fairly rosy picture of the Canadian economy, said Stephen Poloz, governor of the Bank of…

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Emerging markets showing greater signs of economic stability

Emerging market equities are expected to show the heftiest returns in 2019, underpinned by a stronger economic background, said William Yun, executive vice-president at Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Solutions,…

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Most investors expect bull market to end, but planning minimal portfolio changes: survey

While many investors expect the U.S. bull market to end in 2019, some institutional investors are planning changes to their allocation strategy or return assumptions,…

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How central banks have broken financial markets

“Knowledge is knowing that tomatoes are fruit — wisdom is knowing that you shouldn’t put them in the fruit salad.” It’s a quote that is…

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Is herd behaviour influencing strategic asset allocation?

When pension funds share key players, like asset managers, actuaries and trustees, do they flock to the same asset allocation regardless of differences in liabilities?…

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Upcoming Trump-Xi Meetings: What investors should be thinking about

Later this week, United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet at the G20 summit in Argentina. So, what…

Caisse launches infrastructure co-investment platform in Colombia

Caisse launches infrastructure co-investment platform in Colombia

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, along with the Republic of Colombia and infrastructure financier Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional, is launching an infrastructure co-investment platform.…

  • By: Staff
  • November 27, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 15:38

Could climate change turn Canada’s Arctic into an emerging market?

As climate change restructures the Canadian Arctic year by year, institutional investors should be paying attention to this all but undeveloped economy, according to one…

  • By: Staff
  • November 23, 2018 January 13, 2021
  • 07:57
CPPIB looks to cash in on ‘disruption’ and shifts in technology, demographics

CPPIB looks to cash in on ‘disruption’ and shifts in technology, demographics

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is “embracing disruption” and looking to cash in on emerging shifts in the global economy, such as a move towards…

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Reducing the carbon footprint of portfolio companies

When it comes to de-risking and finding opportunities related to climate, PGGM is taking steps to reduce the carbon footprint of its portfolio companies and…

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Translating climate risk into the language of investors

A few decades ago, people were concerned about the depleting ozone layer. Then, in the late 1980s, the Montreal Protocol was ratified to phase out…

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IMCO appoints senior managing director of private markets

The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario has appointed Nicole Musicco as its senior managing director of private markets, effective Jan. 7, 2019. Musicco will join IMCO…

  • By: Staff
  • November 19, 2018 January 13, 2021
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Increasing demand for ESG in Fixed Income

Considering environmental, social and governance factors has traditionally been associated with equities, but demand for ESG in fixed income is starting to outstrip the supply…

Canadian pensions have healthy liquidity despite alternative investments: report

Increasing exposure to less liquid, alternative assets like infrastructure, real estate and private equity hasn’t created difficulty for Canadian pensions in repaying creditors, according to a…

  • By: Staff
  • November 15, 2018 January 12, 2021
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Do changes in companies’ ESG profiles influence stock prices?

When looking for equity investments, how do changes in a company’s environmental, social and governance profile impact its stock price? This month, MSCI released a…

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Half of U.S. institutional investors don’t invest sustainably: survey

While 50 per cent of U.S.-based institutional investors currently don’t invest sustainably, 52 per cent said they plan to either maintain or increase their allocations to sustainable…

  • By: Staff
  • November 13, 2018 January 13, 2021
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Institutional investors and private credit

Seventy per cent of all private credit committed capital comes from institutional investors, says a recent report, Financing the Economy 2018, released by the Alternative…

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AIMCo takes stake in Spanish renewable power producer

The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is taking a majority stake in Eolia Renovables de Inversiones, a Spanish renewable energy producer, from Oaktree Capital Management and other shareholders.…

  • By: Staff
  • November 12, 2018 January 13, 2021
  • 15:15
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Plan to create a national securities regulator is constitutional: Supreme Court

The Constitution allows Ottawa and the provinces to set up a national securities regulator, the Supreme Court says in a ruling that could help advance…

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Italy, equities and the European Commission’s autumn economic forecast

On Thursday November 8, the European Commission published its 2018 Autumn Economic forecast, predicting that in 2019 Italy’s deficit will increase to 2.9 per cent…