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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Caisse investing $335M in U.S. real estate manager, Ontario Teachers’ leading US$100M funding of mineral exploration firm
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $335 million in TerraPact, a U.S.-based firm that owns and operates ground leases and rights of…
- By: Staff
- December 19, 2024 December 20, 2024
- 11:00
Expert panel: Building a more effective pension system for Canada’s private sector workers
According to Statistics Canada, 80 per cent of Canadian public sector workers benefit from a respectable, life-long pension. However, for many private sector employees the…
- By: Sebastien Betermier
- December 19, 2024 December 20, 2024
- 11:00
59% of global institutional investors haven’t discussed AI with investment managers: report
More than half (59 per cent) of global institutional investors have yet to discuss artificial intelligence with their managers, according to a new survey from…
- By: Staff
- December 19, 2024 December 16, 2024
- 11:00
Investment management fees for open-end real assets funds as high as 20%: report
Investment management fees for open-end real assets funds can reach as high as 20 per cent, while median fees cost institutional investors either 10 per…
- By: Staff
- December 18, 2024 December 18, 2024
- 15:00
Frank Su departing CPPIB for private equity role at Abu Dhabi Pension Fund
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has confirmed the departure of Frank Su as managing director and head of Asian private equity, effective immediately. In…
- By: Staff
- December 17, 2024 December 16, 2024
- 09:00
Institutional investors increasingly eyeing private assets amid shifting interest rates, diversification push: report
Evolving expectations, a shifting interest rate environment and the need to manage increasingly large asset bases for performance and for national and societal impact are…
- By: Staff
- December 16, 2024 December 16, 2024
- 14:45
Ottawa to remove 30% investment cap for Canadian pension funds
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says today’s fall economic statement will remove the cap that currently restricts Canadian pension funds from owning more than 30 per…
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 13, 2024 December 16, 2024
- 14:30
Head to head: Should Canadian pension funds be incentivized to invest domestically?
While both experts point to the obligation of the pension promise, one argues that many pension funds are already overweight in Canadian allocations, while the…
- By: Benefits Canada
- December 13, 2024 December 12, 2024
- 08:58
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
OMERS facing first governance review in more than 10 years
An independent review of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System will examine the unique governance structure of the investment organization. The current structure of the…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- December 12, 2024 December 12, 2024
- 11:00
CPPIB selling stake in European real estate joint venture, OMERS buying majority stake in U.S. IT company
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling a portion of its stake in a real estate joint venture to its partner Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE. The…
- By: Staff
- December 11, 2024 December 6, 2024
- 15:00
Canadian equities, fixed income to deliver stable performance in 2025 amid potential economic headwinds: report
Expected economic headwinds in Canada won’t prevent strong results from equities and fixed income in 2025, according to a new report by the Royal Bank…
- By: Staff
- December 11, 2024 December 10, 2024
- 09:00
PBSA amendments must clarify role of pension disclosure requirements: PIAC
Amendments to the federal Pension Benefits Standards Act must go beyond reporting transparency and clarify how additional disclosure requirements help monitor the health of Canadian…
- By: Staff
- December 10, 2024 December 6, 2024
- 09:00
OMERS, UPP plan members to receive full inflation protection in 2025
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is reporting inflation adjustment of 2.61 per cent, providing plan members with full inflation protection in 2025. The adjustment…
- By: Staff
- December 5, 2024 December 6, 2024
- 15:00
High-speed rail project could signal increased domestic infrastructure investments by institutional investors: expert
A proposed high-speed rail project in Canada could open the doors to more infrastructure development using institutional investors’ capital, says Iftikhar Ahmed, global head of…
- By: Staff
- December 5, 2024 December 4, 2024
- 11:00
World’s 100 largest asset owners’ AUM up 12.3% in 2023: report
The assets under management of the world’s 100 largest asset owners totalled US$26.3 trillion as of the end of 2023, up 12.3 per cent from…
- By: Staff
- December 5, 2024 December 4, 2024
- 09:00
Global pension plan sponsors’ assets reach US$63.1 trillion in 2023, offset by decrease in equities: report
While global pension plan sponsors’ assets grew by 10 per cent to reach US$63.1 trillion in 2023, this value is still five per cent lower…
- By: Staff
- December 4, 2024 December 3, 2024
- 09:00
HOOPP appointing Annesley Wallace as president, CEO
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan is appointing Annesley Wallace as president and chief executive officer, effective April 1, 2025. She succeeds Jeff Wendling, who…
- By: Staff
- December 3, 2024 December 2, 2024
- 11:00
Institutional investors urged to examine AI integration beyond productivity: CPPIB
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is asking fellow institutional investors to consider the impact of artificial intelligence in investees’ labour patterns beyond a productivity…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- December 3, 2024 December 2, 2024
- 11:00
CPPIB investing $1 billion in Korea data centres, Ontario Teachers’ buys Paris-based logistics portfolio
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing $1 billion in Korea-based data centres through its joint venture with the Pacific Asset Management Co. “The…
- By: Staff
- November 29, 2024 November 29, 2024
- 14:00
Canadian pension income adding $24.5BN to federal coffers in 2025: report
Workplace pension income will add $24.5 billion to federal coffers and $16.8 billion to the provinces in 2025, according to a new report by the…
- By: Staff
- November 29, 2024 November 28, 2024
- 09:00
Average funded status of Ontario DB pension plans at 121% in Q3 2024: report
The average funded position of defined benefit pension plans in Ontario was 121 per cent in the third quarter of 2024, down just two per…
- By: Staff
- November 28, 2024 November 27, 2024
- 09:00
Caisse appointing Sharon White as managing director, head of Europe
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is appointing Sharon White as managing director and head of Europe, effective Jan. 27, 2025. In her…
- By: Staff
- November 27, 2024 November 26, 2024
- 15:00
More clarity, flexibility needed in solvency reserve accounts for federally regulated DB pension plans: ACPM
An amendment to the federal Pension Benefit Standards Regulations that would establish solvency reserve accounts for federally regulated defined benefit pension plans requires additional clarity…
- By: Staff
- November 27, 2024 November 26, 2024
- 09:00