Is there a sweet spot for risk limits?
Looking at public equity market charts for the year so far, many form a V-shape. In these V-shaped situations of rapid decline followed almost immediately…
- By: Staff
- August 13, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 07:45
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Yes, Canadian pension plans actually do outperform their global peers: study
While Canadian pension plans hold a quiet confidence, it turns out they actually do outperform their international peers when it comes to asset performance and…
- By: Staff
- August 12, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 09:15
OCIO models more attractive in rough market conditions: report
The current market environment has the potential for long-term effects on the defined benefit pension investment industry, according to a new report by Cerulli Associates.…
- By: Staff
- August 4, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 08:45
CPPIB updates sustainable investing policy
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is updating its policy on sustainable investing to reflect an increased conviction in the importance of environmental, social and governance risks…
- By: Staff
- July 24, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 09:15
CPPIB appointing new board director, Caisse new head of liquid markets
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is adding Boon Sim to its board of directors. Sim held senior leadership roles at Singapore-based investment house Temasek International…
- By: Staff
- July 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:15
How have investment factors performed during the coronavirus stock market turmoil?
During 2020’s second quarter rebound, U.S. equities saw stronger performance than other developed markets like the U.K. and the rest of Europe. However, during the…
- By: Martha Porado
- July 20, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 09:15
Is the importance of quantitative analysis growing in wake of coronavirus?
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, in-person visits by institutional investors have been drastically reduced, temporarily short circuiting qualitative due diligence and leading to slightly more reliance…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- July 17, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 09:10
What’s keeping ESG rankings so convoluted?
Morningstar Inc. is taking aim at the disparate ESG disclosure requirements still hampering the investment industry. In a recent report, Morningstar explored some of the…
- By: Staff
- July 17, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 08:15
AIMCo’s board makes recommendation after reviewing strategy that lost $2.1 billion
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. has completed its review of a volatility trading strategy, known as VOLTS, that resulted in $2.1 billion in losses in the…
- By: Staff
- July 14, 2020 January 20, 2021
- 08:45
What’s keeping ESG rankings so convoluted?
With its recent acquisition of environmental, social and governance data analytics provider Sustainalytics, Morningstar Inc. is taking aim at the disparate ESG disclosure requirements still hampering…
- By: Staff
- July 10, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 09:00
Ontario Teachers’ lowered portfolio carbon footprint by 15% in 2019: report
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s 2019 climate change report contains its first-ever, independently assured portfolio carbon footprint. Even as the plan’s assets grew in 2019,…
- By: Staff
- July 8, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:00
Sun Life launching ESG framework for pension plan sponsors
Sun Life Canada is launching an environmental, social and governance framework for its group retirement services to help pension plan sponsors and members make sustainable…
- By: Staff
- July 7, 2020 November 30, 2020
- 15:15
How are pension plans conducting due diligence amid physical distancing?
Before physical distancing, pension plan sponsors typically held in-person meetings and site visits when allocating to new investment managers. “I like to look people in…
- By: Yaelle Gang, the Canadian Investment Review
- June 29, 2020 December 4, 2020
- 08:45
Global pension funds still prefer active strategies on climate change investing: survey
The vast majority (81 per cent) of global pension plan sponsors said they have allocations to some kind of climate change-related funds, according to a new…
- By: Staff
- June 26, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 09:15
UN PRI encouraging signatories to focus on real-world outcomes
The Principles for Responsible Investment has released a framework for investors to help focus on aligning their activities with the UN’s sustainable development goals. “Issues…
- By: Staff
- June 25, 2020 December 6, 2020
- 08:10
Where can pension funds find returns in a low interest rate environment?
Investors were already feeling the pressures of historically low interest rates. Then came the coronavirus pandemic. The Bank of Canada cut its overnight interest rate…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- June 19, 2020 March 4, 2021
- 08:56
Back to basics on factor investing
Factor investing is a style of management that aims to harvest the common traits of a group or basket of securities that helps inform their…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- June 19, 2020 December 11, 2020
- 08:53
Downside protection strategy saves LAPP $1.9 billion
The volatility caused by the coronavirus pandemic made the first quarter of 2020 rough for many Canadian defined benefit pension plans. In early June, the…
- By: Yaelle Gang, the Canadian Investment Review
- June 17, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 09:00
Vestcor Corp. returns 11.76% in 2019, updates pension admin system
Vestcor Investment Management Corp. returned 11.76 per cent in 2019, with total assets under management rising to $18.5 billion, according to its 2019 annual report.…
- By: Staff
- June 12, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 09:30
How are global retirement systems faring in the wake of coronavirus?
A new paper is evaluating how global retirement systems are faring in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and what reforms will be required to facilitate…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- June 12, 2020 November 30, 2020
- 09:15
Do institutional investors have to choose between divestment and engagement?
For institutional investors, the debate still rages over whether to divest from a company they find to have problematic practices where environmental, social and governance…
- By: Staff
- June 11, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:15
How defensive strategies played out for CN Rail pension, ATRF as markets crashed
When the coronavirus pushed equity markets off a cliff, Canadian defined benefit pension plans had to mobilize to address a number of concerns. The Canadian…
- By: Martha Porado
- June 9, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 09:30
Will social bonds’ popularity grow with coronavirus recovery?
The City of Toronto has launched a social debenture framework to fund investments in affordable housing, transit and other basic infrastructure, access to essential services…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- June 8, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 15:20
LAPP reporting $3.4-billion loss in first quarter of 2020
The Local Authorities Pension Plan is reporting a $3.4-billion loss in an “exceedingly difficult” first quarter, reducing the size of the fund by 6.5 per cent. The…
- By: Staff
- June 5, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 09:30
Caisse, CPPIB building on investment in engineering firm
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board are investing in WSP Global Inc., an engineering and design services firm,…
- By: Staff
- June 3, 2020 November 12, 2020
- 08:40