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Monday, June 27, 2022

Changes to UBC Service Levy

The UBC services levy is used to run the community centres, athletic and cultural facilities, and to maintain public spaces and infrastructure within UBC neighbourhoods.…
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Friday, June 17, 2022

UBC IMANT Releases Inaugural 2021 Responsible Investing Report

UBC Investment Management Trust (UBC IMANT) has created and shared its inaugural 2021 Responsible Investing Report. Working with key stakeholders, UBC IMANT has worked to…
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Friday, May 13, 2022

The C.D. Howe Institute ranks UBC first in both climate change & endowment activities and their governance

Independent non-profit research institute The C.D. Howe Institute ranked UBC first in Climate Change and Endowment Activities, tied for top score with McMaster University, with…
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Friday, March 25, 2022

UBC Budget Update

This week, the proposed UBC budget for 2022/23 was presented to the Board of Governors’ Finance Committee for review, in advance of consideration for approval…
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Friday, March 18, 2022

Enhancing UBC’s Financial Budgeting, Forecasting and Analysis Support

In addition to preparing and managing UBC’s annual financial budgeting process, the Comptroller’s Budget Office team has seen increasing demand for complex future-facing financial analysis,…
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Friday, October 29, 2021

Auditor General’s report gives context on their audit of UBC’s financial statements

At the end of every fiscal year, the B.C. government combines the financial information from over 160 entities, including UBC, and produces a consolidated set…
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Monday, July 12, 2021

UBC IMANT shares university’s first Endowment Carbon Footprint Report

UBC Investment Management Trust (UBC IMANT) has created and shared the first carbon footprint report for the university’s Endowment. As directed by UBC’s Board of…
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

UBC’s Financial Results for 2020/21

The 2020/2021 fiscal year was unprecedented and challenging in many ways for the global economy — and for UBC — due to the onset of…
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Thursday, June 3, 2021

Consolidating Capital Expertise in the VPFO

We are pleased to announce the creation of a new Capital Financial Management team that will be responsible for the oversight and governance for UBC’s significant capital…
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Monday, March 29, 2021

UBC Affirmed with “AA+” Rating from S&P

Credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings (formerly Standard & Poor’s) has re-affirmed UBC’s credit and senior unsecured debt ratings as “AA+”. The rating reports an…
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