Canadian equities
CSA publishes guidance for public companies on reporting climate risks
BY Benefits Canada Staff | August 13, 2019
The Canadian Securities Administrators is releasing guidance for public companies on reporting the material risks that climate change poses to their businesses. The guidance aims to help public ...
Schroders appoints Michelle Skelly as head of Canada
BY Staff | August 12, 2019
Schroders Investment Management Ltd. is naming Michelle Skelly as its new head of Canada. Skelly joined Schroders in 2007 and has served as institutional sales director ...
Canadian DB pension plans post modest returns in second quarter
BY Benefits Canada Staff | August 12, 2019
Global market volatility drove Canadian defined benefit pension plans’ median returns lower in the second quarter of 2019, according to BNY Mellon Asset Management Canada Ltd. ...
Sun Life becomes first insurance company to offer sustainability bond
BY Yaelle Gang | August 9, 2019
While many financial institutions are issuing green bonds, Sun Life Financial is the first insurance company globally to issue a sustainability bond, which will cover ...
Fundraising for private capital secondaries slows in first half of 2019
BY Staff | August 9, 2019
Despite a lull in the first half of the year for private capital secondaries fundraising, the second half of the year looks promising, according to ...
Are politicians’ attempts to de-globalize affecting institutional investors?
BY Martha Porado | August 9, 2019
As active attempts to dismantle globalization are disrupting businesses already using tools to push growth and profitability forward, institutional investors need to remain vigilant after a ...
Caisse investing in data centre operator, telecom infrastructure
BY Staff | August 8, 2019
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, alongside Fengate Asset Management, is investing in eStruxture Data Centers. The Quebec-based data centre operator currently has five ...
Court clears path for SNC Lavalin to close sale of stake in Hwy. 407
BY The Canadian Press | August 7, 2019
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. says an Ontario judge has cleared it to proceed with the $3.25-billion sale of a stake the 407 toll highway, paving the ...
Ontario Teachers’ investing in Indian infrastructure, East Asian cruise line
BY Staff | August 7, 2019
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Australian superannuation fund AustralianSuper are investing up to US$1 billion each in the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund of India’s ...
Technology key to future success of asset managers: report
BY Staff | August 7, 2019
Following a rough year for markets in 2018, asset managers have their work cut out for them if they want to attract and retain clients ...
