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Canadian ESG-related investment assets surge to $3.2 trillion: report
BY Staff | November 27, 2020
Investments that incorporate environmental, social and governance factors are growing rapidly in Canada, according to a new survey by the Responsible Investment Association. It found these investments ...
IMCO launching first structured pool of assets
BY Staff | November 27, 2020
The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is launching its first structured pool of assets, worth approximately $3.5 billion. The launch of the Canadian public equity pool marks a critical ...
Pension fund managers calling for stronger ESG disclosure
BY The Canadian Press, with files from staff | November 26, 2020
A group of Canadian pension plan investment managers is calling on companies to standardize their environmental, social and governance disclosure to help them in their ...
Where does securitized credit fit into pension portfolios?
BY Yaelle Gang | November 26, 2020
After the global financial crisis, securitized credit was left with a bad reputation. But it may be time for investors to look at how the ...
PSP invests in telecommunications, CPPIB in biopharmaceuticals
BY Staff | November 25, 2020
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is entering a definitive agreement with Loral Space & Communications Inc. and Telesat Canada to combine the two telecommunications ...
Canadians named to advisory board developing transparency benchmark for pensions
BY Staff | November 25, 2020
A new advisory board tasked with creating a benchmark for transparency throughout global pension investment systems will include two Canadian members. The board was jointly established by Top1000funds.com ...
York University pension plan moves to fully global equity allocation
BY Yaelle Gang | November 24, 2020
In search of better risk-adjusted returns, the York University pension plan decided to look beyond Canada’s borders, shifting its equity allocation to be 100 per cent ...
TTC pension plan focusing on liquidity amid coronavirus pandemic
BY Lauren Bailey | November 24, 2020
The Toronto Transit Commission Pension Fund Society has been reminded of the importance of liquidity during the coronavirus pandemic, according to Sean Hewitt, the fund’s chief ...
PSP investing in U.K. real estate, OTPP issuing green bond
BY Staff | November 24, 2020
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Aviva Investors are jointly funding a new office building in Cambridge, England. The six-storey building has been fully pre-let ...
Institutional investors share experiences with ESG investing
BY Melissa Dunne | November 23, 2020
Demand for defined benefit pension plan sponsors to focus on environmental, social and governance factors through their investments is growing. Both plan sponsors and members have been ...
