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Public Sector Union Asks PSP and All Canadian Pensions to Drop Tesla
Bryan McGovern of Benefits Canada reports PSP Investments monitoring global trade conditions amid calls to divest from Tesla:A federal public sector union representing more than 27,000 members is...
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A Lacklustre Week in Markets as We Head Into Easter
Alex Harring and Pia Singh of CNBC report the S&P 500 ekes out a gain, Dow tumbles 500 points to post three-day losing run:The S&P 500 ticked higher in choppy trading on Thursday, but finished...
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A Discussion With CAAT Pension Plan's CIO and CPO on their Strong 2024 Results
Layan Odeh of Bloomberg News reports CAAT Pension Plan CIO hunting for more private investments at home: CAAT Pension Plan is searching for Canadian real estate and infrastructure investments,...
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Canadian Pension Funds Cutting Back on Pioneering PE Investments
Mary McDougall, Alexandra Heal and Sun Yu of the Financial Times report pension groups cut back on pioneering private equity investments: Top pension funds are stepping back from competing head-on with...
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CDPQ Publishes Its 2024 Annual Report
Today, CDPQ published its 2024 Annual Report:CDPQ today released its Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2024, titled “Investing for future generations”.In addition to the financial results...
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Peak Tariff Tantrum Boosts Mag-7 and Market Higher
Lisa Kailai Han and Sean Conlon of CNBC report S&P 500 closes higher for a fourth day in a row, notches 4% gain for the week:The S&P 500 rose on Friday, adding to its strong gains for the week,...
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Eric Haley to Retire From OMERS PE at End of Year
Layan Odeh and Paula Sambo of Bloomberg News report Omers’ Eric Haley retires in latest change within private equity:The head of buyouts at Ontario’s pension fund for local government workers, Eric...
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CPP Investments Sells C$1.2 Billion in PE Fund Stakes to Ares and CVC
The Canadian Press reports CPP Investments sells portfolio of private equity fund interests:TORONTO — The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it has sold a portfolio of 25 private equity fund...
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HOOPP's New CEO Meets Leaders of OPSEU/ SEFPO
Wendy Lee, Local 575 of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) posted updates in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP):The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) is one...
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PSP Becomes Sole Owner of The Wharf, Sells Havfram to DEME
Jasmine Kilman of Connect CRE reports Hoffman & Associates, Madison Marquette Sell The Wharf to PSP Investments:Hoffman & Associates and Madison Marquette have sold their stakes in The Wharf, a...
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Stocks Recover All Losses Since Liberation Day
Sean Conlon and Hakyung Kim of CNBC report Dow jumps 500 points, S&P 500 posts longest win streak in 20 years as stocks claw back tariff losses:Stocks rose on Friday as Wall Street digested a...
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CDPQ's Global Head of Sustainability on Why Public-Private Collaboration is...
CDPQ's Executive Vice-President and Head of CDPQ Global and Global Head of Sustainability, Marc-André Blanchard, received the 2025 Testimonial Dinner Award on April 24 in Toronto. In his acceptance...
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Ares’ Arougheti Sees Tariffs Boosting Real Estate
Harrisson Connery of PERE reports that Ares’ Arougheti sees tariffs will boost real estate values, transaction activity: As tariff-related uncertainty casts a shadow over global property markets, Ares...
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Veolia Acquires CDPQ's Water Technologies and Solutions Stake For $1.75 Billion
Nina Kienle and Adria Calatayud of the Wall Street Journal report Veolia to Buy CDPQ's Stake in Water Technologies and Solutions for $1.75 Billion:Veolia said it agreed to buy Caisse de Depot et...
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PSP Enters Into a Joint Venture With BCE to Accelerate Ziply Fiber's Growth
Sammy Hudes of the Canadian Press reportsBCE cuts quarterly dividend, signs fiber deal with PSP Investments:BCE Inc. cut its quarterly dividend payment to shareholders and announced a partnership deal...
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Awaiting US-China Trade Talks
Pia Singh and Brian Evans report Dow drops more than 100 points Friday as investors await U.S.-China trade talks:The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped on Friday as investors awaited much-anticipated...
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CDPQ and Nuveen Provide $650 Million Credit Facility to Redaptive
CDPQ issued a press release last week stating Redaptive secures $650M credit facility from it and Nuveen to expand Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) platform:Redaptive, a leading Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS)...
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UK Pension Funds Agree to Invest 5% in Domestic Private Assets
Leonard Kehnscherper of Bloomberg News reports pension funds agree to invest 5% into UK private assets:UK pension fund managers have agreed to invest at least 5% of their assets into UK private...
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OMERS Releases its Retire Ready Impact Report
Today OMERS released its Retire Ready Impact Report highlighting the importance of holistic Retirement Planning: OMERS, one of Canada’s largest pension plans, has released its Retire Ready Impact...
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Pressure Mounts on UPP to Divest From Israel
Mathilda Heller of the Jerusalem Post reports University of Toronto Faculty Association votes to divest from Israel:The University of Toronto Faculty Association (UTFA) has voted to divest from Israel,...
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Top Funds' Activity in Q1 2025
Andrew Barry of Barron's reports Berkshire cuts stake in BofA, eliminates Citigroup: Berkshire Hathaway eliminated its equity stake in Citigroup and reduced its large holding in Bank of America while...
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OMERS Sells Transgrid Stake to Australia's Future Fund
Josh Welsh of Benefits and Pensions Monitor reports Maple Eight fund sells electricity stake to Australian investor: The Future Fund Board of Guardians (FFBG), Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, has...
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A Conversation With CPP Investments CEO on Their FY 2025 Results
Barbara Shecter of the National Post reports CPP Investments' CEO says the Fund not planning to cut US exposure despite ‘wild ride’ in markets:The chief executive of CPP Investments says he has no...
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Bond Market Trumps Big, Beautiful Tax Bill
Amalya Dubrovsky and Karen Friar of Yahoo Finance report the Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq fall as Trump tariff threats roar back, US deficit anxiety deepens:US stocks fell on Friday to register weekly...
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CDPQ to Invest Over US$10 Billion in the UK Over the Next Five Years
Mary McDougall of the Financial Times reports Canadian pension giant CDPQ set to invest more than £8bn in UK over next fives years: Canada’s second-largest pension fund plans to invest more than £8bn...
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