financial sector – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:16:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Caisse invests $600M in Fiera Capital, BCI sells majority stake in Hayfin https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/caisse-invests-600m-in-fiera-capital-bci-sells-majority-stake-in-hayfin/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 17:00:11 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158701 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Quebec is investing $600 million in Quebec-based asset management firm Fiera Capital. The transaction is part of the investment organization’s commitment to allocate $100 billion in investments of Quebec companies by 2026, according to a press release, which noted the funds will help support Fiera Capital’s international expansion […]

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]]> FSRA CEO Mark White stepping down https://www.benefitscanada.com/notice/appointment-notice/fsra-ceo-mark-white-stepping-down/ Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:00:10 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157942 Mark White, the chief executive officer of the Financial Services Regulator of Ontario, has been confirmed as chair of the Ontario Energy Board and will be stepping down from his current role effective July 16, 2024. Stephen Power, executive vice-president of corporate services at the FSRA, will serve as interim CEO while the organization undertakes an […]

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]]> Ontario Teachers’ backs Indian financial services operator, Caisse invests in business software provider https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/ontario-teachers-backs-indian-financial-services-operator-caisse-invests-in-business-software-provider/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:00:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157600 The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is acquiring a minority stake in India-based financial institution Kogta Financial Ltd. through a Series E investment transaction worth US$148 million. The firm specializes in the secured vehicle and micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises financing space with loans. The funds from the transaction will be used as primary capital for growth […]

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]]> Canadian pension funds invest $2.6 billion in Asia-Pacific region in 2023: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/canadian-pension-funds-invest-2-6-billion-in-asia-pacific-region-in-2023-report/ Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:00:48 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156465 Canadian pension funds invested $2.6 billion in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, according to a new report by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. It found that between 2003 and 2023, roughly 30 per cent of all Canadian investment flows in the Asia-Pacific region were made by pension funds, noting investment flows began growing in the […]

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]]> ETF assets held by institutional investors reach US$56 billion in 2023: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/etf-assets-held-by-institutional-investors-reach-us56-billion-in-2023-report/ Thu, 09 May 2024 15:00:10 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155378 Institutional investors in North America owned US$56 billion worth of exchange-traded fund assets at the end of 2023, a 22 per cent increase year over year, according to a new report by S&P Global. The report, based on financial disclosures from U.S. and Canadian pension funds, endowments and foundations and sovereign wealth funds, found the […]

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]]> Banks failing to provide vital climate insights: institutional investor group https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/banks-failing-to-provide-vital-climate-insights-institutional-investor-group/ Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:00:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=124958 Banks must provide institutional investors with more information on climate strategies, according to the head of an organization of European pension funds and asset managers seeking to curb carbon emissions. “For investors considering their own net-zero alignment and stewardship of portfolio companies, it is critical that they have sufficient information on companies’ transition planning, including […]

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]]> Ontario Teachers’ acquiring reverse mortgage lender, OMERS financing EV battery manufacturer https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/ontario-teachers-acquiring-reverse-mortgage-lender-omers-financing-ev-battery-manufacturer/ Tue, 05 Jul 2022 16:45:38 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=123873 The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is acquiring the parent company of a Canadian reverse mortgage provider. The pension fund is buying HomeQ Corp., which owns the HomeEquity Bank, from Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc. and several minor shareholders. While the financial details of the acquisition weren’t disclosed, a press release noted it’s part of the […]

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]]> Wall Street stocks rise after three days of losses https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/wall-street-stocks-rise-after-three-days-of-losses/ Wed, 22 Dec 2021 14:00:11 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=114200 Wall Street stocks are rising after three days of losses brought on by worries over the spread of the omicron variant and lingering concerns about rising inflation. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 index rose 1.5 per cent as of 1:10 p.m. Eastern. The Nasdaq rose 1.7 per cent. Both indexes were boosted by solid gains […]

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]]> How does investing in Poland look from the top-down and bottom-up? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/how-does-investing-in-poland-look-from-the-top-down-and-bottom-up/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/how-does-investing-in-poland-look-from-the-top-down-and-bottom-up/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2019 04:45:36 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-does-investing-in-poland-look-from-the-top-down-and-bottom-up/ After years of dramatic post-Soviet growth, Poland is a major contender within the global marketplace. Yet, it’s a mixed bag for institutional investors, who are finding both opportunities and limitations in the market. The country is holding up well in an increasingly challenging global environment where other economies are seeing growth slow, said Rachel Van […]

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