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To divest or not to divest? CalSTRS’ CIO talks firearms and private prisons
BY Yaelle Gang | November 20, 2018
On Nov. 7, 2018, the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) announced that it will be divesting from two U.S. publicly-held companies that operate private ...
Pension funds comprise more than half of world’s largest asset holders: report
BY Benefits Canada Staff | November 20, 2018
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is one of the top 20 asset owners in the world, at US$283.45 billion, making it one of the ...
Increasing demand for ESG in Fixed Income
BY Yaelle Gang | November 19, 2018
Considering environmental, social and governance factors has traditionally been associated with equities, but demand for ESG in fixed income is starting to outstrip the supply ...
Canadian pensions have healthy liquidity despite alternative investments: report
BY Benefits Canada Staff | November 15, 2018
Increasing exposure to less liquid, alternative assets like infrastructure, real estate and private equity hasn’t created difficulty for Canadian pensions in repaying creditors, according to a ...
Do changes in companies’ ESG profiles influence stock prices?
BY Yaelle Gang | November 15, 2018
When looking for equity investments, how do changes in a company’s environmental, social and governance profile impact its stock price? This month, MSCI released a report ...
When it comes to DB plans, what do members want to know?
November 15, 2018
In the midst of financial literacy month, what does member education look like in a defined benefit world where members don’t have to actively make ...
Fixed income opportunities in the current interest rate environment
BY Yaelle Gang | November 14, 2018
Will the environment of rising rates continue? And if so, over what period? And where can long-term investors find opportunities? Canadian Investment Review asked Robert Spector, ...
Institutional investors and private credit
BY Yaelle Gang | November 13, 2018
Seventy per cent of all private credit committed capital comes from institutional investors, says a recent report, Financing the Economy 2018, released by the Alternative ...
Italy, equities and the European Commission’s autumn economic forecast
BY Yaelle Gang | November 12, 2018
On Thursday November 8, the European Commission published its 2018 Autumn Economic forecast, predicting that in 2019 Italy’s deficit will increase to 2.9 per cent ...
A relatively flat quarter for the CPP Fund
BY Staff | November 12, 2018
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board announced that the CPP Fund ended its second quarter of fiscal 2019 (September 30, 2018), with a $1.7 billion ...
