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Coronavirus to leave some lasting economic damage, Bank of Canada chief says
BY Jordan Press, The Canadian Press | June 23, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic will leave some long-term economic damage that will only become clearer as the country moves further along a “prolonged and bumpy” course to ...
Caisse investing in Canadian sustainable architecture firm
BY Benefits Canada Staff | June 23, 2020
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $8.7 million in Canadian architecture and design firm Lemay in the form of a loan. The ...
Will yield curve control come to North America?
BY Yaelle Gang | June 22, 2020
With central banks targeting short-term interest rates near zero and engaging in quantitative easing, will they resort to other monetary policy tools like yield curve ...
Mark Wiseman named AIMCO’s new board chair
BY Staff | June 22, 2020
Mark Wiseman has been named as a director and the chair of the Alberta Investment Management Corp.’s board of directors, effective July 1, 2020. Wiseman will ...
Vopak Terminals joining CAAT DBplus, OPSEU members joining OPTrust Select
BY Staff | June 22, 2020
As part of a new collective agreement ratified earlier this year, employees at Vopak Terminals of Canada in Hamilton have joined the Colleges of Applied Arts ...
Caisse providing financing to Quebec-based higher education institution network
BY Staff | June 22, 2020
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is providing a loan to LCI Education, a Quebec-based network of higher education institutions. The financing aims to help ...
Cadillac Fairview launches app to help shoppers
BY Staff | June 22, 2020
Cadillac Fairview, the real estate investment arm of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, is launching a mobile app to help people use its shopping centres more safely and ...
Stocks preferred by retail investors outdoing hedge and mutual fund favourites
BY Staff | June 19, 2020
Retail equity investors may be outperforming investors with far more expertise as markets grapple with the coronavirus fallout and recovery. A report from Goldman Sachs Group showed ...
Is the time right for pension funds to consider litigation finance?
BY Edward Truant | June 19, 2020
In the early days of litigation finance, most fund managers sold a concept and their own capabilities, but not much else. And risky strategies ...
Bâtirente grows AUM, pension membership in 2019
BY Benefits Canada Staff | June 19, 2020
Quebec-based pension fund Bâtirente reached $764.3 million in assets under management as of Dec. 31, 2019, an increase of 15.6 per cent on the previous ...
