impact investing – 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 Bâtirente appointing Éric Filion as CEO https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/notice/appointment-notice/batirente-appointing-eric-filion-as-ceo/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:00:13 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=107825 Bâtirente is naming Éric Filion (pictured) as chief executive officer, effective Oct. 6. He’ll take over the position from Daniel Simard, who is retiring after 25 years as CEO. Simard will remain with Bâtirente as a special management advisor until June 30, 2022. Read: Bâtirente unveils new plan to optimize investments across all funds Since 2016, […]

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]]> Learn more about the DC Investment Innovation Award finalists https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/events/conferences/learn-more-about-the-dc-investment-innovation-award-finalists/ Mon, 16 Nov 2020 05:08:27 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/learn-more-about-the-dc-investment-innovation-award-finalists/ Pension investments are a key component of ensuring secure benefits for plan members upon their retirement. To celebrate the plan sponsors and pension investors who work hard to ensure strong investment outcomes, the first-ever Pension Leadership Awards will recognize winners across several categories. The Defined Contribution Investment Innovation Award will go to a DC pension […]

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]]> How to make an impact with public equity investments https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/events/conferences/how-to-make-an-impact-with-public-equity-investments/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 05:00:55 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-to-make-an-impact-with-public-equity-investments/ Impact investing has been a common concept in the private markets space, but now public equity investors can make an impact as well. At its essence, impact investing is investing in assets with the intention of generating both measurable social or environmental impacts alongside financial returns. “It’s a very broad definition, it leaves a lot […]

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]]> OPTrust launches sustainable investing and innovation team with capital allocation mandate https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/optrust-launches-sustainable-investing-and-innovation-team-with-capital-allocation-mandate/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 04:33:37 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/optrust-launches-sustainable-investing-and-innovation-team-with-capital-allocation-mandate/ While the OPSEU Pension Trust has been focused on responsible investing for some time, it’s bringing its sustainability activities to the next level with the introduction of a sustainable investing and innovation team. Launched in late 2019, the team’s responsibilities will include continuing to strengthen the organization’s traditional responsible investing activities. It will also have […]

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]]> Exploring litigation financing as an asset class https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/exploring-litigation-financing-as-an-asset-class/ Mon, 24 Feb 2020 10:27:00 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/exploring-litigation-financing-as-an-asset-class/ Along with more traditional asset classes like fixed income or private equities, litigation finance is another area for pension funds to keep on their radars. With litigation financing, an investor provides an upfront funding commitment to a plaintiff to typically be deployed on certain milestones of a legal case, with the expectation of sharing in […]

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]]> Concordia University Foundation to divest from coal, oil and gas, move to 100% sustainable investments by 2025 https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/concordia-university-foundation-to-divest-from-coal-oil-and-gas-move-to-100-sustainable-investments-by-2025/ Tue, 12 Nov 2019 04:28:48 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/concordia-university-foundation-to-divest-from-coal-oil-and-gas-move-to-100-sustainable-investments-by-2025/ Concordia University’s Foundation is divesting from coal, oil and gas within five years and will become the first university foundation in Quebec to target 100 per cent sustainable investments by 2025. The foundation is also doubling its target of impact investments by 2025, from five to 10 per cent. This long-term pool of capital is […]

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]]> A look at carbon as an asset class https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/a-look-at-carbon-as-an-asset-class/ Wed, 24 Jul 2019 10:34:42 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/a-look-at-carbon-as-an-asset-class/ Pension funds invest in forestry, agriculture, oil and gas, but what about carbon? Later this year, a World Carbon Fund will be launching to provide investors access to carbon in their portfolios. The idea is premised on accessing carbon through emissions trading in the cap and trade systems, says Michael Azlen, founder and chief executive […]

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]]> ESG and Impact investing beyond screens https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/esg-and-impact-investing-beyond-screens/ Tue, 13 Mar 2018 09:56:17 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/esg-and-impact-investing-beyond-screens/ Fundamentals should drive decision-making.

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]]> Former CalPERS CIO to Speak in Montreal https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/former-calpers-cio-to-speak-in-montreal/ Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:09:42 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/former-calpers-cio-to-speak-in-montreal/ March 29th event to focus on impact investing.

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