Whether the aim is to reduce material risk, align pension investments with the organization’s overall philosophies or address a moral imperative, no pension fund wants to go through the trouble of diving in only to find its assets aren’t as green as it thought. With no standardized metric in existence, the word “green” could have […]
Since the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is the fourth largest pension fund manager in Canada, it’s important to consider whether it’s investing its resources in a way that aligns with the country’s commitment to the Paris Agreement, according to a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. BCI isn’t investing with the goals […]
Some 84 per cent of global institutional investors said they’re pursuing or considering pursuing the integration of environmental, social and governance factors into their investment processes, according to a survey by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. The survey, which polled 118 global public and corporate pension plans, endowments, foundations, sovereign […]
Global institutional investors’ assets under management rose 7.3 per cent in 2017 to US$36.2 trillion, the largest increase in five years, according to the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum. The London, England, and Singapore-based independent think-tank’s report tracks 750 global public pension, sovereign funds and central banks, holding assets equivalent to 45 per cent of the […]
On a global scale, regulatory rumblings are growing louder on single-use plastics, highlighting potential risks and opportunities within the plastics supply chain for institutional investors to consider, according to a recent report by Schroder Investment Management Ltd. As plastics move from being an “ecological concern to economic driver,” the report seeks to identify some of the […]
As part of its plan to address environmental, social and governance factors, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has released its first stewardship investing report. The report outlined the Caisse’s strategic actions on key issues like climate change, corporate governance, women in business and international taxation. “We’ve been integrating ESG factors into our investment processes for […]
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The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and French private investment firm Adrian are acquiring a significant stake in a global developer, producer and distributor of airport ground support equipment. Headquartered in Paris, Alvest International’s customers include passenger and cargo airlines, ground handlers and airport authorities. The investment will contribute to the company’s efforts in building […]
Environmental, social and governance factors have a role to play in the smart beta strategies that institutional investors have become more familiar with in recent years, according to an investment manager who spoke at a seminar in Toronto on Thursday. When creating an index, exposure to environmental, social and governance factors can work just like any other […]