investment funds – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:09:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 CPPIB investing US$515M in gaming service provider, AIMCo acquiring U.K.-based real estate development https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/cppib-investing-us515m-in-gaming-service-provider-aimco-acquiring-u-k-based-real-estate-development/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 20:00:52 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162305 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing roughly US$515 million to acquire a 24.5 per cent stake in video games service provider Keywords Studios. The acquisition of the Ireland-based firm is being completed alongside EQT AB and Temasek Holdings Ltd. In a press release, Caitlin Gubbels, senior managing director and head of private equity […]

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]]> Investment funds targeting domestic assets a roadmap to boosting Canadian infrastructure allocations: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/investment-funds-targeting-domestic-assets-a-roadmap-to-boosting-canadian-infrastructure-allocations-expert/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 15:00:56 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161294 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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]]> Caisse buying 25% stake in U.K. electricity firm, investing in forestland portfolio https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/caisse-buying-25-stake-in-u-k-electricity-firm-investing-in-forestland-portfolio/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 19:00:15 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160563 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is acquiring a 25 per cent stake in U.K.-based First Hydro Co. alongside Brookfield Asset Management and its renewables affiliate. While the financial details of the transaction weren’t disclosed, the deal is expected to close by the end of the year, according to a press release. Global […]

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]]> Financial market regulators establish committee to implement total cost reporting plan https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/cap/financial-market-regulators-establish-committee-to-implement-total-cost-reporting-plan/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 20:00:07 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148899 The Joint Forum of Financial Market Regulators is establishing a committee to help implement its total cost reporting plan. The plan aims to increase investor and policy-holders’ awareness of the ongoing costs of owning investment funds and individual segregated fund contracts. The committee, which is comprised of joint forum members and industry representatives, will provide […]

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]]> CPPIB, BCI backing agricultural acquisition; PSP allocating to thematic fund https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/cpp-bci-backing-agricultural-acquisition-psp-allocating-to-thematic-fund/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 16:30:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=139838 The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board are backing an acquisition in the agricultural industry. Bunge Ltd., an oilseed and grain trader that generated US$67.23 billion in revenue in 2022, will take over privately held rival Viterra Ltd. Under the terms of a definitive agreement, Viterra shareholders will receive […]

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]]> OMERS backing oncology network, Caisse and Bâtirente supporting ESG investment fund https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/omers-backing-oncology-network-caisse-and-batirente-supporting-esg-investment-fund/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:30:16 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=139168 The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System’s private equity arm is backing the series B investment round for a U.S. medical company specializing in surgical and cancer care. Carrum Health, a health-care platform for self-funded employers, secured US$45 million from investors during the funding round, with OMERS Growth Equity serving as the lead investor. The digital platform, which […]

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]]> CPPIB, Ontario Teachers’, PSP backing Indian infrastructure funds https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/cppib-ontario-teachers-psp-backing-indian-infrastructure-funds/ Thu, 22 Dec 2022 17:00:27 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131910 Three Canadian pension investment organizations are backing three government-backed infrastructure investment funds in India. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board are among a group of investors backing the new infrastructure funds, which were announced by the Indian government in November. The three funds, which […]

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]]> CIFSC releases responsible investment framework for Canadian funds https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/cifsc-releases-responsible-investment-framework-for-canadian-funds/ Thu, 07 Jul 2022 15:00:39 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=123973 The Canadian Investment Funds Standards Committee is releasing the final framework it will use to identify investment funds that disclose adopting responsible investing strategies. “Given the rapidly developing nature of global [environmental, social and governance]-related and sustainable investing frameworks, the CIFSC’s intent is not to further complicate the global or Canadian landscape but, rather, to […]

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]]> PIAC urges flexibility in OSFI’s pension investment risk guidelines https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/piac-urges-flexibility-in-osfis-pension-investment-risk-guidelines/ Tue, 17 May 2022 16:30:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=121582 The Pension Investment Association of Canada is urging the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions to ensure its guidance on pension investment risk management is flexible enough to be appropriate for plans of all sizes. In an open letter, PIAC chair Sean Hewitt addressed 15 points posed by the OSFI to the pension investment sector related […]

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]]> AIMCo co-investing in Vancouver high rise, Caisse in sustainability fund https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/aimco-co-investing-in-vancouver-high-rise-caisse-in-sustainability-fund/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:10:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=108864 The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is co-investing in a commercial high-rise building in downtown Vancouver. Ownership in the 15,000 square-metre building will be shared with a fellow investor, Toronto-based commercial real estate and asset management firm Starlight Investments. Following the purchase, the building will continue to be occupied by employees of the federal government, which […]

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