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Sino-Canadian relations face a slow recovery, but China remains warm to investors: expert

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:00:22 +0000

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 country, the Chinese market will remain open to Canadian institutional investors, says Jia Wang, interim director of the China Institute at the University of Alberta. “There is an opportunity for […]

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BCI, CPPIB and OTPP investments tied to human rights abuses in China, finds watchdog

Gideon Scanlon — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 14:30:36 +0000

A report from the U.K.-based watchdog group Hong Kong Watch is criticizing three major Canadian pension funds for investing in Chinese businesses involved in human rights violations. The report says the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan have invested more than $12 billion in companies reported […]

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Janice Stein Announced as Keynote

mschmit — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 06:30:16 +0000

Geopolitical expert to speak at Global Investment Conference.

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