Keyword: Institutional investing

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Caisse investing in U.S.-based electric scooter company

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is making a US$50 million equity investment in San Francisco-based electric scooter share firm Bird Rides Inc. The organization operates electric scooters in more than 100 cities around the world. It’s currently expanding into Canada, with launches in Calgary and Edmonton earlier this year. And it undertook a 10-day […]

  • By: Staff
  • October 4, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:15
A look at the diversification benefits of farmland investing for pension funds

For institutional investors looking at farmland, various strategies are available that span a range of asset classes, from real assets to private equity to venture capital, said Bernice Miedzinski, president of Starbridge Capital Ltd., during a webinar hosted by the Canadian Investment Review this week. Lower risk strategies include buying land and leasing it back to farmers, […]

PSP acquiring Australian agriculture firm for A$854 million

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is taking over Webster Ltd., an Australian agribusiness company, for A$854 million. While the PSP already owns 19.1 per cent of Webster’s ordinary shares, its subsidiary PSP BidCo is acquiring the total remaining ordinary shares for A$2 per share, which is a 57 per cent premium on Webster’s most recent closing […]

  • By: Staff
  • October 3, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
‘Staggering increase’ in global focus on responsible investing: survey

The majority (85 per cent) of global investment professionals said responsible investing is at least somewhat important to their organization, up from 68 per cent in 2018, according to a new survey by Aon. The survey found this growth occurred across all geographic regions and institutional investor types, including corporate pension plans, public pensions, defined […]

  • By: Staff
  • October 3, 2019 November 11, 2020
  • 09:00
Ontario Teachers’ boosting partnership in digital business incubator

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is launching a venture incubator called Koru, which aims to create, test and build scalable new digital businesses. “Koru is a clear demonstration of Ontario Teachers’ partnership model of investing,” said Ziad Hindo, chief investment officer at the Ontario Teachers’, in a press release. “It provides us with an entirely […]

  • By: Staff
  • October 2, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:30
Pension Podcast: Challenges and opportunities for investing in Brazil

When investing in Brazil, what considerations should institutional investors keep in mind? And how can the market fit into a pension portfolio? One issue to watch is pension reform, said Heather Hagerty, a research analyst at Fidelity Investments, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s podcast “Pension Podcast.” “Brazil is one of only a small number of […]

CPPIB and partner investing in office campus in California

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has formed a joint venture with Boston Properties Inc. to develop Platform 16, a 1.1-million-square-foot Class A urban office campus in downtown San Jose, California. In November 2018, Boston Properties entered a 65-year ground lease for Platform 16. As part of the lease, it secured the right to purchase […]

  • By: Staff
  • October 1, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:30
PSP making construction loan in D.C., Caisse taking part in sustainable rail travel proposal

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is closing the largest private construction loan in Washington, D.C. history alongside Hoffman-Madison Waterfront. The first phase of the wharf, a waterfront neighbourhood that includes residential, hotel, office, retail real estate and public spaces like waterfront parks and piers, opened in 2017. This latest loan is for the second phase of its development.  […]

  • By: Staff
  • October 1, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 09:30
Institutional investors seeing potential in private assets in turbulent landscape

More than half (52 per cent) of institutional investors said they think a political or world event, such as Brexit, will impact portfolio performance over the next 12 months, according to a survey by Schroders. And that number is on the rise. The survey, which polled 650 institutional investors with a combined US$25.4 trillion in […]

  • By: Staff
  • September 30, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 17:15
Canadian DB pensions share ‘behind the scenes’ look at implementing TCFD recommendations

A group of institutional investors, including numerous large Canadian defined benefit pension plans, has released a handbook outlining their experiences implementing the recommendations from the task force on climate-related financial disclosures. The Canadian plans include the Alberta Investment Management Corp., the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the […]

  • By: Staff
  • September 30, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 09:00