A growing number of institutional investors believe integrating environmental, social and governance factors into their portfolios can help generate alpha, according to a new survey…
While the financial sector is more likely poised for steady, sustainable growth than it was 10 years ago, worrying trends provide hints about what may cause…
Last year, I wrote about emerging market equities and whether their time had finally come. Should investors be considering an allocation to the asset class,…
One of Canada’s largest pension fund managers says trillions of dollars should be shifted into investments that will counter global warming, in part because it’s crucial to…
Just one Canadian pension fund ranked in the top 20 global funds based on their responses to the recommendations of the task force on climate-related…
Canada rose two spots to No. 9 among 43 countries in Natixis Investment Managers’ 2018 global retirement index. The modest rise in Canada’s ranking is…
Gains from U.S. equities and shrinking liabilities led to healthier Canadian defined benefit pension plans at the beginning of September, according to Aon’s latest data. Its median…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing in the WestConnex toll road project in Sydney, Australia. The pension fund is part of a consortium…
eSports could be the next big growth sector, drawing the attention of institutional investors, according to a new report by Greystone Managed Investments Inc. The…
Why it might be time to ignore CAPM’s critics
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has purchased 5.84 million additional shares in SPIE, a European multi-technical services provider. The investment, which totals more…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is making an additional investment in the Goodman China Logistics Partnership, bringing its total equity commitment to US$5 billion. The partnership, established in…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan posted a net return of 3.2 per cent for the first half of 2018, adding $4.4 billion to the plan…
Why your factor beta comes with a lot of noise.
The Canada Pension Plan fund returned a modest 1.8 per cent in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. It ended the quarter, on June 30,…
Seeing the reality beyond investor pessimism.
Canadian defined benefit pension plans experienced a modest second quarter, according to separate reports by BNY Mellon Asset Management Canada Ltd. and RBC Investor and…
Nearly half (48 per cent) of investors disagree with the MSCI’s recent decision to add 230 Chinese A-share, large-cap equities to its broad emerging market…
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is investing $140 million in Brazilian private equity firm IG4 Capital’s FIP Iguá, the controlling shareholder of water and sewage holding company Iguá…
Watch equity markets closely as trade tension continues: experts
Coverage of the 2018 Global Investment Conference
With the Trump administration continuing to take aim at its major trading partners, institutional money managers are warning investors to anticipate more volatility in equity markets. “A…
How to cut through the uncertainty.
Global growth on track for 2018, despite challenges: report
The global economy is expected to grow around 3.2 per cent in 2018, in line with last year, but there will be many challenges throughout the…