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Investment funds targeting domestic assets a roadmap to boosting Canadian infrastructure allocations: expert

bmcgovern — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 15:00:56 +0000

Investment funds that are designed to entice Canadian institutional investors to allocate more capital in domestic assets could open up conversations regarding the most effective way to boost investments at home, says Colin Busby, director of policy engagement at the C.D. Howe Institute. In September, the Globe and Mail reported there was little interest among […]

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Expert panel: A checklist for a credible climate plan

Gideon Scanlon — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:00:14 +0000

Pension plan sponsors can’t ignore the financial risks of climate change or respond to them with half-baked approaches that allow companies to continue pumping out pollution. To be credible, comprehensive and complete, strategies protecting Canadians’ retirement savings from the unprecedented risks of the climate crisis must include several key elements. A Paris-aligned commitment The Paris Agreement […]

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CPPIB ends fiscal year with 6.8% return, despite final quarter contractions

Gideon Scanlon — Thu, 19 May 2022 16:30:38 +0000

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board generated returns of 6.8 per cent during its fiscal year, which ended on March 31, 2022. The institutional investor’s assets grew by $42 billion, rising from $497 billion to $539 billion. The $42 billion increase in net assets consisted of $34 billion in net income and $8 billion in net […]

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Caisse, PSP entering real estate joint ventures; CPPIB partnering with green consultancy

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 14:00:09 +0000

Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, is entering a new joint venture to construct multifamily rental units in Chile. The deal, reached with Greystar Real Estate Partners, will focus on build-to-rent properties in Santiago, the nation’s capital and largest city. In a press release, Adriano Mantesso, […]

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Canadian employer pension plans’ asset value rebounds to $2.12 trillion: report

bwolfe — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 06:00:19 +0000

The market value of assets held by Canadian employer pension plans increased to $2.12 trillion in the third quarter of 2020, according to a new report by Statistics Canada. It found while private sector assets saw a year-over-year increase of 4.6 per cent to $654.3 billion, public sector assets nearly reached $1.47 trillion. Stocks posted the largest increase at […]

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