British Columbia Investment Management Corp. BCI – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 BCI names Ramy Rayes interim EVP, investment strategy and risk https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/notice/appointment-notice/bci-names-ramy-rayes-interim-vp-investment-strategy-and-risk/ Mon, 19 Jul 2021 19:00:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=104205 The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is appointing Ramy Rayes as acting executive vice-president of investment strategy and risk. Rayes, who joined the BCI in 2016, has taken over the role at the pension corporation from Stephan Dunatov on a temporary basis. Dunatov will join the Abu Dhabi Investment Council as chief strategist. Read: AIMCo appointing […]

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]]> ESG factors at the heart of the BCI’s investing strategy https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/esg-factors-at-the-heart-of-the-bcis-investing-strategy/ Fri, 16 Apr 2021 12:54:37 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=98342 Jennifer Coulson has been engaged in responsible investing and environmental, social and governance factors for two decades and remembers a time when it was difficult to get access to chief executive officers to discuss her concerns. Not anymore. Today, senior leaders have a much better understanding of the importance of ESG factors and actively seek […]

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]]> BCI setting climate-related investment targets for 2025 https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/bci-setting-climate-related-investment-targets-for-2025/ Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:00:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=94802 The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is committing to five-year climate-related targets for its public markets program. The pension fund is targeting a cumulative $5-billion investment in sustainability bonds and a 30 per cent reduction of carbon exposure in its global public equities portfolio by 2025, according to a press release, which noted the targets […]

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]]> Canada’s pension system gets top grades in new benchmark https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/canadas-pension-system-gets-top-grades-in-new-benchmark/ Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:00:40 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=94792 Canada’s pension system was ranked first overall among 15 countries in the Global Pension Transparency Benchmark. It ranked Canadian funds first in governance, citing the “global reputation for superior performance and governance excellence” of Canada’s five largest funds, namely the British Columbia Investment Management Corp., the Caisse de depot et placement du Québec, the Canada […]

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]]> BCI releases ESG strategy https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/bci-releases-esg-strategy/ Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:14:32 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/bci-releases-esg-strategy/ The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. has released its environmental, social and governance strategy, which outlines its beliefs, principles, governance and how its investment strategies consider ESG factors. The strategy includes four components: integrate, influence, invest and insight. In particular, the BCI is focused on integrating ESG analysis and risk management into investment processes, influencing […]

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