Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan – 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 OMERS committing to net zero, UPP facing divestment calls from university staff https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/omers-committing-to-net-zero-upp-facing-divestment-calls-from-university-faculty-staff/ Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:00:44 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=112398 The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is the latest pension plan to commit to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its total portfolio by 2050. In a press release, the OMERS said its path to net zero will be informed by the annual calculation and public disclosure of its total portfolio carbon footprint. The release also […]

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]]> Net-zero transition offering opportunities for Canadian pension sector: report https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/net-zero-transition-offering-opportunities-for-canadian-pension-sector-report/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:00:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=111263 Canada’s $4 trillion pension sector could enjoy immense commercial benefits by aligning with the transition to net-zero emissions and helping to mobilize $140 billion of low carbon investments per year, according to a new report by Corporate Knights, the Natural Step Canada and the Smart Prosperity Institute. It found Canada’s 12 largest pension fund managers […]

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]]> CPPIB, Ontario Teachers’ consortium integrates global satellite communications company https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/cppib-ontario-teachers-consortium-integrates-global-satellite-communications-company/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 13:00:18 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=111081 A consortium of investment managers, including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, are reaching an agreement to create a global communications organization. The shareholder group of Inmarsat, a British satellite telecommunications company — which also comprises private equity firm Warburg Pincus and funds advised by Apax Partners LLP — […]

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]]> Ontario Teachers’ bets on cryptocurrency exchange, Caisse invests in French transportation provider https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/ontario-teachers-bets-on-cryptocurrency-exchange-caisse-invests-in-french-transportation-provider/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=110143 The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is putting its investment dollars and its Teachers’ Innovation Platform to use for a cryptocurrency exchange. During a funding round hosted on the Ontario Teachers’ TIP, FTX Trading Ltd. received just over $420 million from investors, driving up the company’s valuation to $25 billion. The Ontario Teachers’ were among 69 […]

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]]> OTPP buying reverse mortgage bank, BCI investing in U.S. media operator https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/bci-investing-in-u-s-media-operator-caisse-in-global-communications-firm/ Wed, 22 Sep 2021 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=108104 The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is entering into an agreement to buy a bank that offers reverse mortgage solutions. The acquisition of HomeQ Corp., the parent company of HomeEquity Bank, from Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc. and other minority shareholders, is subject to regulatory approvals, which are expected to take place in the first […]

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]]> Ontario Teachers’ planning 45% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/ontario-teachers-planning-45-reduction-in-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-2025/ Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:00:41 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=107991 The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is setting new targets to accompany its plan to tackle climate change and curb greenhouse gas emissions tied to its multi-billion dollar portfolio. The pension fund said it aims to slash the carbon emissions intensity of its investments by 45 per cent by 2025 and by two-thirds by 2030, compared to its […]

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]]> Ontario Teachers’ takes stake in autism therapy provider, Caisse entrusts properties to management firm https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/ontario-teachers-takes-stake-in-autism-therapy-provider-caisse-entrusts-properties-to-management-firm/ Tue, 31 Aug 2021 13:00:18 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=106494 The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is taking majority stake in a Florida-based therapy provider for children with autism spectrum disorders. The exact terms of the deal with Acorn Health, which specializes in providing applied behavioural analysis therapy, weren’t disclosed. However, a significant minority stake will remain in the hands of several senior managers at the […]

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]]> Ontario Teachers’ returns 3.8% in first half of 2021 https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/ontario-teachers-returns-3-8-in-first-half-of-2021/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:00:59 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=106135 The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan returned 3.8 per cent in the first half of 2021, a significant improvement on its negative 0.4 per cent return in the first half of 2020. According to its mid-year report, the Ontario Teachers’ net assets grew to $227.7, up $8.6 billion from the beginning of the year. This is […]

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]]> Are retail investment trends impacting institutional investors? https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-are-retail-investment-trends-impacting-institutional-investors/ Fri, 13 Aug 2021 12:52:16 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=105114 From the rise of cryptocurrency DogeCoin and non-fungible tokens to Reddit members beating hedge fund managers at their own game, 2021 has been an eventful year in the world of retail investing. And while institutional investors might not be betting big on Gamestop Corp. or Elon Musk’s latest cryptocurrency tweet, some have inched closer to […]

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]]> Caisse invests in health-care company, Ontario Teachers’ in Chinese microfinance firm https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/caisse-invests-in-health-care-company-ontario-teachers-in-chinese-microfinance-firm/ Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:30:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=102714 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is participating in a $225 million Series D funding round of AlayaCare, a Montreal-based at-home health-care software provider. The company’s artificial intelligence-based software is used by more than 500 health-care organizations around the world. In the past two years, it’s seen its U.S.-based business grow seven-times over. […]

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