CPPIB-backed fintech stock rebounds after disappointing IPO
Shares in a Canada Pension Plan Investment Board-backed financial technology company have rebounded following a disastrous first week on the Bombay Stock Exchange. In the…
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Ontario Teachers’ appoints Jonathan Hausman to head new global investment strategy department
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Jonathan Hausman as senior managing director of its newly created global investment strategy department. The new department aims…
- By: Staff
- November 25, 2021 November 24, 2021
- 09:45
CPPIB refinances packaging company, invests in reinsurance provider alongside OMERS; AIMCo invests in Asian PE fund
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is recapitalizing an expanding packaging business. The institutional investor has signed an agreement with the U.S.-based Berlin Packaging, a…
- By: Staff
- November 23, 2021 November 22, 2021
- 09:00
Canadian investors less skeptical of corporate ESG than global average: survey
Nearly three-quarters (72 per cent) of Canadian institutional investors don’t believe companies can be trusted to achieve their stated environmental, social and governance commitments, according…
- By: Staff
- November 18, 2021 November 18, 2021
- 11:55
CPPIB investing in commercial real estate in Mumbai and Birmingham
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Phoenix Mills Ltd. are forming a joint venture to develop an office-led, mixed-use building in Mumbai. The Canadian…
- By: Staff
- November 16, 2021 November 16, 2021
- 09:00
AIMCo sells stake in Spanish renewable energy company, issues inaugural green bond
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is selling its 97.33 per cent ownership stake in a Spanish renewable energy company. Eolia Renovables de Inversiones is an…
- By: Staff
- November 15, 2021 November 15, 2021
- 09:00
Caisse invests in mortgage broker, Ontario Teachers’ makes reinsurance investment
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing in a Canadian mortgage broker. The investment in M3 Financial Group will allow the organization to…
- By: Staff
- November 11, 2021 November 10, 2021
- 09:00
Domestic equity returns bolstering Canadian DB pension plan solvency: report
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan saw improvements on a solvency and accountancy basis in October, according to LifeWorks Inc.’s monthly report. Its monthly…
- By: Staff
- November 9, 2021 November 9, 2021
- 10:00
CPPIB, Ontario Teachers’ consortium integrates global satellite communications company
A consortium of investment managers, including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, are reaching an agreement to create a…
- By: Staff
- November 9, 2021 November 9, 2021
- 09:00
Coverage of the 2021 Global Investment Conference
Eighteen months after the onset of the coronavirus crisis, the 2021 Global Investment Conference looked at how the uncertain global future will impact pension portfolios.…
- By: The Canadian Investment Review
- November 9, 2021 November 9, 2021
- 08:05
2021 GIC coverage: A look at China’s expanding opportunity set for institutional investors
For all its dangers, there’s still considerable opportunity to be found in the Chinese investment space. At the 2021 Global Investment Conference, Anh Lu, portfolio…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- November 9, 2021 November 8, 2021
- 07:58
2021 GIC coverage: Finding hidden value in emerging market currencies
This year has been a difficult one for emerging market currencies, but there are signs that 2022 will give investors reason to be optimistic. “For…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- November 9, 2021 November 8, 2021
- 07:56
2021 GIC coverage: How institutional investors can use fixed income amid low yields
Despite the low-yield environment, fixed income continues to play an important role for institutional investors looking to make their portfolios work harder in a risk-controlled…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- November 9, 2021 November 8, 2021
- 07:55
CPPIB invests in European student housing, OMERS buys solar power producer
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is part of a new joint venture that’s aiming to be one of the largest student accommodation partnerships in…
- By: Staff
- November 4, 2021 November 4, 2021
- 09:00
Expert panel: A look at commodity price behaviour over the business cycles
With gas and oil prices reaching new heights last week, panicking both politicians and consumers, we must ask ourselves if this behaviour is typical of…
- By: George Athanassakos
- November 2, 2021 November 2, 2021
- 12:35
Canadian pension plan returns see modest growth in Q3: report
Canadian pension plans saw returns averaging about 0.6 per cent in the third quarter of 2021, according to a new report by Northern Trust Canada.…
- By: Staff
- November 2, 2021 November 4, 2021
- 11:00
Cybersecurity issues rank as top concern for risk managers: survey
Risk managers consider cyber attacks and data breaches as the biggest threats to businesses, including those in the financial sector, according to a new survey…
- By: Staff
- October 28, 2021 October 27, 2021
- 10:30
Ontario Teachers’ bets on cryptocurrency exchange, Caisse invests in French transportation provider
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is putting its investment dollars and its Teachers’ Innovation Platform to use for a cryptocurrency exchange. During a funding round…
- By: Staff
- October 26, 2021 October 25, 2021
- 09:00
Canada’s public pension system places 12th in ranking of 43 countries: report
Canada ranks 12th out of 43 countries for its pension system, according to a new report by Mercer and the CFA Institute. The countries in…
- By: Staff
- October 21, 2021 October 21, 2021
- 12:00
CPPIB investing in Japanese logistics, energy partnership in Brazil
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is committing $1.3 billion to a logistics fund involved in projects in major urban centres in Japan. The GLP…
- By: Staff
- October 20, 2021 October 21, 2021
- 15:00
OTPP acquires majority stake in manufacturer, Caisse invests in Mexican diagnostic service consortium
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is acquiring a majority stake in a manufacturer and distributor of elevator components and systems. Before the investment, Vantage Elevator…
- By: Staff
- October 19, 2021 October 19, 2021
- 10:00
Sounding board: Institutional investors making Canada’s approach to China unsustainable
With the repatriation of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor following their three-year incarceration in China, relations between Ottawa and Beijing are to be reset.…
- By: Sam Goodman
- October 12, 2021 October 25, 2021
- 09:00
Caisse launches services for mid-sized companies, CPPIB introduces carbon credit program
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is launching a suite of financing solutions and support services designed to appeal to Quebec’s mid-market companies.…
- By: Staff
- October 7, 2021 October 7, 2021
- 09:00
Canadian DB pension plan returns dip, balance sheets stable in September: report
The typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan deteriorated on a solvency basis but improved on an accountancy basis in September, according to a new report…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- October 7, 2021 October 7, 2021
- 09:00
Sino-Canadian relations face a slow recovery, but China remains warm to investors: expert
While the return of two Canadians imprisoned in China since 2018 may lead the Canadian government to rethink its relationship with the world’s most populous…
- By: Gideon Scanlon
- October 5, 2021 October 4, 2021
- 10:00