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Dawn Jia appointed as president, CEO of UBC Investment Management Trust
BY Staff | September 19, 2019
One of Canada’s largest university investment offices, UBC Investment Management Trust, has appointed Dawn Jia as its president and chief executive officer effective Sept. 13, ...
BCI, Caisse, Ontario Teachers’ to implement steps promoting diversity and inclusion
BY Staff | September 19, 2019
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp., the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan are among 42 global firms ...
University of California pension fund to dump fossil fuel investments
BY The Canadian Press | September 19, 2019
The University of California is dumping fossil fuel investments from its nearly $84 billion pension and endowment funds, calling them a financial risk. An opinion article in ...
N.B. public service pension plan returns 1.75% in 2018, led by private equity
BY Benefits Canada Staff | September 19, 2019
The New Brunswick Public Service Pension Plan saw a return of 1.75 per cent in 2018, yielding $132.3 million in additional net investment income, according ...
What does the future hold for interest rates?
BY Yaelle Gang | September 18, 2019
With the U.S. Federal Reserve scheduled to announce its latest rate decision on Wednesday, what can institutional investors expect? Rob Almeida, global investment strategist at MFS Investment ...
Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Pension Plan bouncing back under JSPP model
BY Yaelle Gang | September 17, 2019
Rewind to August 2015. The Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Pension Plan was underfunded on both a solvency and going-concern basis, at 43.7 per cent ...
Could plastic become the next stranded asset?
BY Cassandra Williamson-Hopp | September 16, 2019
Recent research by MSCI Inc. is suggesting conventional virgin plastic could become the next stranded asset. The move toward electric vehicles and global efforts to reduce ...
The role of dividend strategies in equity investing
BY Yaelle Gang | September 16, 2019
Investors seeking regular income are limited because traditional sources aren’t producing the results they used, says Dave Makarchuk, partner and Western Canada wealth business leader ...
PRI announces award winners
BY Staff | September 13, 2019
The Principles for Responsible Investment has announced the winners of its inaugural awards. In the category of Active Ownership Project of the Year, Platform Living Wage Financials, a ...
A practical look at responsible investing at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
BY Yaelle Gang | September 13, 2019
As environmental, social and governance issues are increasingly recognized as material factors when considering investments and amid growing stakeholder pressure, many options are available for ...
