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PSP, Alberta Teachers’ complete purchase of AltaGas Canada
BY Staff | April 1, 2020
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board and the Alberta Teachers’ Retirement Fund Board have completed the purchase of all 30,000,000 common shares of AltaGas Canada Inc. Through the all-cash ...
OSFI temporarily freezes portability transfers, annuity purchases due to coronavirus
BY Yaelle Gang | April 1, 2020
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions is introducing some measures to help federally regulated defined benefit pension plans get through the difficult times ...
Ontario Teachers’ posts 10.4% gains for 2019, focuses on maintaining certainty
BY Martha Porado | April 1, 2020
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan posted a net return of 10.4 per cent for 2019, bringing net assets to $207.4 billion. Its $20.2 billion in investment income represents an ...
Coronavirus, capital calls and liquidity in private market investments
BY Yaelle Gang | March 31, 2020
In the current market environment, liquidity is top of mind for pension plans, says Jason Campbell, principal at Eckler Ltd. For example, despite a company’s potential ...
Opportunities for small pension plans in Canada’s lower, middle private-equity market
BY Yaelle Gang | March 31, 2020
For smaller pension funds looking to access private equity opportunities, the lower and middle part of the Canadian market should be very attractive, says Tracey ...
Will coronavirus push changes to the CAP landscape forward?
BY Martha Porado | March 30, 2020
With the federal government easing the withdrawal requirements for registered retirement income funds in a bid to alleviate the harm to retirees’ portfolios caused by ...
Should early access to retirement funds be allowed due to coronavirus?
BY Yaelle Gang | March 27, 2020
With many people around the world facing layoffs due to business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus, financial stress is pervasive. In Australia, the government is allowing ...
Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate target to 0.25 per cent
BY The Canadian Press | March 27, 2020
The Bank of Canada cut its key interest target by half a percentage point to 0.25 per cent in an unscheduled rate announcement Friday. The central ...
How are institutional investors weighing the risks, opportunities of the energy transition?
BY Martha Porado | March 27, 2020
If climate change represents one of the largest systemic risks the global economy has ever faced, dealing with its ramifications is going to move a ...
Institutional investors increasing focus on renewables in infrastructure investments
BY Staff | March 26, 2020
When it comes to global infrastructure investments, Canadian pension funds are at the forefront. In fact, seven Canadian institutional investors made the list of the top ...
