Corporate Moves
OMERS Selects Infrastructure Veteran as New Chief Pension Officer
Annesley Wallace will replace Blake Hutcheson, who recently was named CEO of the organization.
Tag: Canada
Regulation
Canadian Defined Benefit Plans Surge at End of 2019
Rising bond yields, strong asset returns bring funded ratio to near all-time high.
Corporate Moves
For Strength in Unification, Canadian Leader Calls for Regional Pensions to Pool Investments
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister challenges the province’s pension plans to ‘shop together.’
News
CPPIB Criticized for ‘Moral and Ecological Failure’ on Climate-Conscious Investing
Group finds portfolio Is far off from the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 degree limit, blames relationships in oil and gas industry.
Newsmakers
CDPQ’s History-Making CEO Heads for the Exit
Michael Sabia departs after a transformative 11-year run at the Canadian pension plan.
A Blunt Assessment: Marijuana Has Smoked a Lot of Investors
Enthusiasm over falling legal bars led to business overexpansion and overoptimistic investing. But prospects long-term are, yes, high.
Research
Canadian Pension Funds Return 1.5% in Q3
Despite strong year-to-date returns, falling rates have increased liabilities.
Corporate Moves
Canada’s CPPIB Bolsters US Investment Team
The $304.1 billion fund taps Zubaid Ahmad as senior advisor to boost US investments.
Asset Allocation
ESG Principles Guide 70% of Institutional Investors
However ESG adoption slowed in 2019 after two years of rapid growth.
Canadian Institutions Unlock Unique Opportunities for Alpha Through a Progressive Emerging Markets Approach
Pensions exploring the world economies and infrastructure to find different avenues for return.
Falling Bond Yields ‘Warning Sign’ for Canadian DB Plan Sponsors
Aon says the window for de-risking opportunities ‘seems to be closing.’
CPPIB Announces First Indonesian Infrastructure Investment
Fund to buy a 45% stake in one of the Asian nation’s top toll roads.
Asset Allocation
CPPIB Buys Stake in Top India Logistics Provider
Fund had allocated $7.5 billion to India, fiscal results show.
Risk
Ontario Teachers’ Returns 6.3% in First Half of 2019
C$201.4 billion fund boosts its fixed income holdings to counter global slowdown.
Research
Canadian DB Plans Return 2.7% in Q2 2019
Total returns for the first half of the year register a robust 10.2%.