AIMCo – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 01 Nov 2024 19:12:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 AIMCo making key appointments to executive team as CIO steps away from role https://www.benefitscanada.com/notice/appointment-notice/aimco-making-key-appointments-to-executive-team-as-cio-steps-away-from-role/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:00:15 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160501 The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is appointing two of its investment leaders to new executive roles, effective immediately, as Marlene Puffer steps away from her role as the organization’s chief investment officer. Justin Lord has been named senior executive managing director and global head of public markets, overseeing public equities and fixed income. He has […]

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]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-98/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:00:42 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159811 An article announcing the finalists in the 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. Who are the finalists of the 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards? 2. Ford, Lowes among employers pulling back from DEI policies 3. 68% […]

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]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-97/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:00:50 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159653 An article on Citigroup Inc.’s new parental and caregiver leave programs for U.S. employees was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. Citigroup enhancing parental leave, introducing caregiver leave for U.S., Puerto Rico employees 2. Caisse invests $35M in energy […]

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]]> Caisse, OMERS commit US$400M to emerging market energy transition debt https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/emerging-global-markets-canadian-investment-review/caisse-omers-commit-us400m-to-emerging-market-energy-transition-debt/ Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:00:40 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159148 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System are investing US$400 million in emerging market energy transition debt. The new investment commitment, which also includes Ninety One Ltd., the U.K.’s Legal and General Investment Management and the Wiltshire Pension Fund, will focus energy transition efforts across emerging markets, […]

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]]> Editorial: Evolution and impact https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/editorial-evolution-and-impact/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 13:00:26 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158569 After several years of development, two long-awaited national health-care initiatives are finally taking shape, raising questions about their impact to employer-sponsored benefits plans. In May, the Canadian Dental Care Plan was officially rolled out, providing dental coverage to Canadians who don’t have access to private dental insurance and whose annual net family income is less […]

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]]> How Canada’s large pension funds are approaching green investment disclosures https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-canadas-large-pension-funds-are-approaching-green-investment-disclosures/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 12:56:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158779 Institutional investors are disclosing the environmental impact of their assets through increasingly sophisticated sustainability reports that use the latest disclosure metrics. While some of Canada’s largest pension funds are at the forefront of how to leverage responsible investment mandates and attempt to enact change through leadership in global organizations, the shortcomings of data reporting standards […]

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]]> AIMCo backing offshore wind energy acquisition, Caisse investing in data centre project expansion https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/aimco-backing-offshore-wind-energy-acquisition-caisse-investing-in-data-centre-project-expansion/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:00:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158380 The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is backing an acquisition deal that will see Singapore-based Cyan Renewables buy Australian offshore marine services provider MMA Offshore Ltd. in a deal worth U.S.$714 million. According to a press release, the AIMCo participated in the acquisition through its investment in Cyan. MMA shareholders stand to obtain a 31 per […]

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]]> Liquidity status guiding Canadian pension funds through near-term market volatility: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/liquidity-status-guiding-canadian-pension-funds-through-near-term-market-volatility-report/ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:00:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158359 Liquidity status is helping some of Canada’s biggest pension funds meet the challenges of a volatile investment market thanks to exceptional liquidity status, according to a new report by Fitch Ratings Inc. The report, which compared the credit ratings and portfolios of seven of the largest Canadian pension funds with approximately $2.1 trillion in net […]

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]]> How the investment strategies of the Maple 8 impact the decisions of medium- and small-sized plan sponsors https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-the-investment-strategies-of-the-maple-8-impact-the-decisions-of-medium-and-small-sized-plan-sponsors/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:56:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157189 While many of the investment strategies and resources at the disposal of the Maple 8 — Canada’s eight largest public pension plans that represent more than $2.1 trillion in assets under management — are out of reach for medium- and small-sized plan sponsors in the country, the path carved by the most sophisticated investment organizations […]

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]]> AIMCo Realty completes $900 million sale of green bond offerings; Ontario Teachers’ Venture Growth investing in German AI firm https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/aimco-realty-completes-900-million-sale-of-green-bond-offerings-teachers-venture-growth-investing-in-german-ai-firm/ Mon, 27 May 2024 19:00:36 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156098 The real estate investment arm of the Alberta Investment Management Corp. has completed the sale of $900 million in green bond offerings. The Series 6 and Series 7 unsecured notes, each valued at $450 million, are AIMCo Realty’s second and third green bond issuances under its green financing framework, according to a press release, which […]

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