investment funds – 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 AIMCo co-investing in Vancouver high rise, Caisse in sustainability fund https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/aimco-co-investing-in-vancouver-high-rise-caisse-in-sustainability-fund/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:10:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=108864 The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is co-investing in a commercial high-rise building in downtown Vancouver. Ownership in the 15,000 square-metre building will be shared with a fellow investor, Toronto-based commercial real estate and asset management firm Starlight Investments. Following the purchase, the building will continue to be occupied by employees of the federal government, which […]

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]]> Majority of climate-themed equity funds out of alignment with Paris Agreement: report https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/majority-of-climate-themed-equity-funds-out-of-alignment-with-paris-agreement-report/ Thu, 02 Sep 2021 17:30:21 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=106741 The majority of climate-themed equity funds offer only marginal benefits compared to the broader market, according to a new report by the London-based think tank InfluenceMap. The report scored climate-themed and environmental, social and governance-themed investment funds on the basis of how well-aligned portfolios are with the environmental commitments made by governments, including the Canadian […]

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]]> What role will shadow banking play in the coronavirus crisis? https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/what-role-will-shadow-banking-play-in-the-coronavirus-crisis/ Fri, 01 May 2020 06:23:12 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/what-role-will-shadow-banking-play-in-the-coronavirus-crisis/ Since the last financial crisis in 2008-09, the shadow banking sector in Canada has been growing at a rapid pace, which can pose challenges in the current coronavirus crisis, according to a report by DBRS Morningstar. Shadow banking refers to non-bank financial institutions that provide credit and related financial intermediation that aren’t prudentially regulated. A […]

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