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2024 DC Investment Forum: The importance of ESG factors in bond investing

Jennifer Paterson — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:53:45 +0000

Rising food, energy and housing prices aren’t just pocketbook issues for consumers or election fodder for politicians, they’re also social risk factors, indicators of a country’s economic health and highly important to bond investors, said Reina Berlien, head of environmental, social and governance at Brandywine Global Investment Management. While ESG factors may not seem important […]

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New report highlights importance of ESG factors in Canadian municipal, provincial bonds

Jennifer Paterson — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:00:02 +0000

Since municipalities and provinces fund public services and infrastructure with clear environmental and social benefits, as well as having substantial power to shape policies in their jurisdictions, municipal and provincial bonds are useful tools for institutional investors pursuing a thematic environmental, social and governance approach, according to a new report by the United Nations’ principles […]

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New report highlights BCI’s 2022 ESG achievements

Gideon Scanlon — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 16:30:20 +0000

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is leveraging its size and influence to drive environmental, social and governance improvements across its portfolio, according to the investment organization’s 2022 ESG annual report. “We believe, as do our clients, that ESG matters, makes a difference and translates to meaningful distinctions in a company’s ability to generate long-term […]

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CPPIB finances global restructuring, investment advisor; OMERS closes sustainable bond offering

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:00:46 +0000

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is providing $300 million in credit to a global restructuring and investment advisory firm. The financing of Gordon Brothers, a Boston company that provides capital to businesses, will be delivered through the CPPIB’s subsidiary, CPPIB Credit Investments Inc. The funds will be used to fund capital investment offerings. In 2021, these offerings generated more […]

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BCI returns 16.5% and increases AUM in fiscal 2021: annual report

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 16:00:30 +0000

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. returned 16.5 per cent for its combined pension plan clients and increased its assets under management from $171.3 billion to 199.6 billion in the year ended March 31, 2021. In its annual report, the investment manager said the $28.3 billion increase of assets under management reflected investment gains of […]

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Concordia becomes first Canadian university to issue sustainable bond

mschmit — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 12:44:18 +0000

Concordia University has launched a sustainable bond, with the aim of financing its share of the university’s new science hub while generating environmental and social benefits as defined by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The issuance amounts to $25-million worth of debt at just over 3.6 per cent, functioning as a 20-year senior unsecured bond. […]

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