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DB pension interest in fixed income grew in 2020, finds PIAC asset mix report

Gideon Scanlon — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:00:37 +0000

Members of the Pension Investment Association of Canada saw their managed assets grow by 7.4 per cent in 2020, according to a new report. In its defined benefit asset mix report covering 2020, the PIAC found its members’ DB pensions grew by 7.4 per cent, from $2.286 trillion to $2.454 trillion, over the course of […]

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BCI, CPPIB and OTPP investments tied to human rights abuses in China, finds watchdog

Gideon Scanlon — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 14:30:36 +0000

A report from the U.K.-based watchdog group Hong Kong Watch is criticizing three major Canadian pension funds for investing in Chinese businesses involved in human rights violations. The report says the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan have invested more than $12 billion in companies reported […]

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Dogecoin, NFTs taking centre stage while institutional investors wait in the wings

mdunne — Mon, 17 May 2021 13:00:32 +0000

If you needed any evidence that cryptocurrency investments are having a mainstream moment, look no further than last weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live. In the week leading up to Tesla co-founder and cryptocurrency enthusiast Elon Musk’s May 8 appearance as host of the long-running comedy sketch show, Dogecoin hit an all-time high of around US$0.73, […]

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Institutional investors consider alternative indexes

mschmit — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:47:45 +0000

Northern Trust survey finds investors open to new options.

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Sovereigns Seeding Managers

mschmit — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:01:52 +0000

Big institutions on the lookout for rising stars.

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Economic Turmoil, Capital Scarcity Leads to Outsized Private Equity Returns

mschmit — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:32:32 +0000

Stuart Waugh discusses private equity at Alternative Investment Conference

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