OPTrust reduces financed emissions intensity by 11% compared to 2022: report
The OPSEU Pension Trust has reduced its financed emissions intensity by 11 per cent when compared to 2022, according to the investment organization’s latest climate…
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Making sustainable investments count at five New York City pension funds
Brad Lander is advocating for public pension funds to enforce their responsible investment mandates even if that pits them against their partners. As New York…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- December 13, 2024 December 12, 2024
- 08:55
Canadian institutional investors’ responsible investments reach $4.5 trillion: report
Responsible investments account for 71 per cent of the total assets under management by Canadian institutional investors, according to a new report from the Responsible…
- By: Staff
- November 26, 2024 November 26, 2024
- 09:00
2024 Top 40 Money Managers Report: To divest or engage?
With 15 different client organizations, including nine public sector pension plans, the Alberta Investment Management Corp. has opted to engage, rather than divest, from certain…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- November 15, 2024 November 22, 2024
- 08:57
38% of U.S. institutional investors incorporating ESG into investment decisions: survey
Roughly two-fifths (38 per cent) of U.S. institutional investors say they incorporate environmental, social and governance factors into investment decisions, according to a new survey…
- By: Staff
- November 14, 2024 November 12, 2024
- 11:00
UN’s Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance reports more institutional investors adopting intermediate decarbonization targets
The United Nations’ Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is reporting that 81 of its institutional investor members, representing combined assets under management of US$9.4 trillion, have…
- By: Staff
- November 14, 2024 November 11, 2024
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Canadian sustainability investment standards to launch in December
The Canadian edition of an international set of sustainability investment disclosure standards will be officially released in December, according to the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board.…
- By: Staff
- November 11, 2024 November 11, 2024
- 15:00
Coverage of the 2024 DC Investment Forum
The volatile global conditions of the last four years have culminated in a looming economic downturn, impacting defined contribution pension plan sponsors and members alike.…
- By: Benefits Canada
- November 6, 2024 October 31, 2024
- 08:00
2024 DC Investment Forum: The importance of ESG factors in bond investing
Rising food, energy and housing prices aren’t just pocketbook issues for consumers or election fodder for politicians, they’re also social risk factors, indicators of a…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 6, 2024 October 30, 2024
- 07:53
Institutional investors helping tackle climate crisis by focusing on biodiversity: expert
By focusing on biodiversity, institutional investors are helping to tackle the climate crisis, says Jane Ambachtsheer, global head of sustainability at BNP Paribas Asset Management. “When…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- November 5, 2024 November 5, 2024
- 09:00
Climate risk, energy transition presenting institutional investors with long-term opportunities
Climate risk and energy transition present huge investment opportunities for pension plan sponsors seeking to invest for the long term, said Bertrand Millot, head of…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- October 22, 2024 October 22, 2024
- 09:00
Coverage of the 2024 Risk Management Conference
Across from Ottawa’s Parliament Hill, where the wheels behind the force of the nation’s power in governance and oversight turn, a group of pension and…
- October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024
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2024 Risk Management Conference: Long-term returns of sustainable private market assets outweighing short-term risks
Sustainable investing needs to take a much more nuanced approach today than it did in the past, according to Edward Vaughan Dixon, head of sustainability…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024
- 07:56
2024 Risk Management Conference: AI, energy transition shaping worldwide investment trends at the IMCO
The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is making its strategic allocation decisions based on a guideline of worldwide events that will shape investment themes for…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024
- 07:55
2024 Risk Management Conference: How institutional investors can find risk-adjusted returns with generic assets
Exposure to generic asset pricing factors can help deliver risk-adjusted returns, according to Ryan Taliaferro, senior vice-president and director of investment strategies at Acadian Asset Management,…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024
- 07:54
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on how ‘carewashing’ can negatively impact employers’ well-being strategies was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human…
- By: Staff
- October 18, 2024 October 17, 2024
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Caisse investing $60 million in private equity fund, launching U.S. sustainable real estate financing program
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $60 million in the first round of a private equity fund created by BDG &…
- By: Staff
- October 16, 2024 October 16, 2024
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BCI targeting methane emissions, board diversity: stewardship report
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is focusing on methane emissions regulation and board diversity among its key environmental, social and governance policy initiatives, according to…
- By: Staff
- October 15, 2024 October 15, 2024
- 09:00
Feds moving ahead with sustainable investing guidelines, but details still scarce
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said the federal government is moving ahead with guidelines around sustainable investing and corporate climate disclosures, but details on the plans…
- By: Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press
- October 11, 2024 October 15, 2024
- 15:00
City of Montreal navigating volatility driven by global equities
As institutional investors’ results expectations continue to expand at a rampant speed, Errico Cocchi doesn’t want to get lost in overcomplicated investment trends. “At the…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 11, 2024 October 9, 2024
- 08:54
UN’s Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance reflecting on five years of impact investing guidelines
The United Nations’ Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is marking five years of encouraging institutional investors to implement science-based targets towards curbing greenhouse gas emissions in…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 10, 2024 October 9, 2024
- 11:00
PIAC recommending flexible sustainability reporting framework for institutional investors
The Pension Investment Association of Canada is recommending the development of a flexible framework to guide institutional investors’ sustainability reporting, while encouraging innovation and addressing greenwashing.…
- By: Staff
- October 7, 2024 October 4, 2024
- 09:00
IMCO increasing investments in clean energy transition assets: report
The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario has increased its stake in climate solution investments to 11.5 per cent of its portfolio, equivalent to $2.1 billion,…
- By: Staff
- October 3, 2024 October 2, 2024
- 11:00
86% of institutional investors adopting sustainable investing strategies: survey
Roughly nine in 10 (86 per cent) institutional investors with assets under management of US$10 billion or more say they’re incorporating sustainable investments as part…
- By: Staff
- September 24, 2024 September 20, 2024
- 11:00
PSP Investments’ green assets increased to $64.9BN in fiscal 2024: report
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board has $64.9 billion invested in green assets, compared to $48.9 billion in fiscal 2023, according to the investment organization’s…
- By: Staff
- September 19, 2024 September 18, 2024
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