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CDPQ Increases its Majority Stake in Énergir
CDPQ put out a press release today stating it is increasing its majority stake in Énergir:Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global investment group, today announced a substantial...
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CPP Investments Reviewing Apollo Global Management?
Benjamin Robertson of Bloomberg reports Apollo faces Canada pension review as stain outlasts Black:One of the world’s largest private equity backers may be pulling back from Apollo Global Management...
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Meet AIMCo's Chief Investment Strategy Officer
Amanda White of Top1000Funds interviewed AIMCo's Chief Investment Strategy Officer, Amit Prakash, on how the investment manager is enhancing its top down strategy and adding valuable investment...
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OTPP's Late Stage Venture Lady on Investing in New Frontiers
Barbara Shecter of the National Post reports on how Olivia Steedman is leading OTPP to new frontiers of tech investing: Olivia Steedman chuckles when she thinks about the first tech investment she made...
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Beware of the US-Centric Inflation Hysteria?
Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported on how an unexpected jump in US wages has given financial markets a new reason to worry that higher inflation may be here to stay. The article notes that some...
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BCI's 2020 ESG Annual Report
Blake Wolfe of Benefits Canada reports BCI’s 2020 ESG report highlights sustainable bonds, investment guidelines:The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. (BCI) is becoming “more intentional...
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OMERS Co-Leads $2.75 Billion Equity Funding in Northvolt
Vishal Singh of Silicon Canals reports VW-backed Northvolt raises €2.27B to build the world’s greenest battery; here’s how:Stockholm-based Northvolt is a lithium-ion battery manufacturing company that...
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PSP Investments Gains 18.4% in Fiscal 2021
PSP Investments released its fiscal year 2021 results today, posting a 18.4% return and surpassing $200 billion in assets under management:Focus on strategic asset allocation, active asset management,...
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HOOPP's 2021 Canadian Retirement Survey
New research from HOOPP and Abacus Data released today show two of three Canadians have saved nothing for retirement during COVID, retirement tops list of worries:Most Canadians have not set aside...
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A Whiff of Hawkishness?
Yun Li and Tanaya Macheel of CNBC report the Dow falls more than 500 points to close out its worst week since October:Stocks fell on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting its worst...
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OTPP's CEO Aims for a Bolder, Entrepreneurial Future
David Milstead of the Globe and Mail reports Ontario Teachers Pension Plan CEO aims for a bolder, ‘entrepreneurial’ future:Jo Taylor, CEO of Ontario Teachers ' Pension Plan for the past 18 months,...
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CPP Investments' CEO on Maintaining CPP's Sustainability for Generations
Earlier today, CPP Investments' CEO, John Graham, delivered his first public speech and spoke with BNN Bloomberg's Amanda Lang at a Canadian Club Toronto virtual event which I embedded at the end of...
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PSP's CIO on ExpandingTheir Total Portfolio Approach
Amanda White of Top1000Funds recently interviewed PSP Investments' CIO, Eduard van Gelderen on how they are expanding the total portfolio approach:In just 20 years the Canadian fund PSP Investments has...
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CDPQ Invests in the Digital Transformation of Home Care
Sean Silcoff of the Globe and Mail reports Montreal home care software provider AlayaCare raises $225-million led by Al Gore investment fund:Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management has made its...
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Is the Summer Rally Just Getting Underway?
Yun Li and Maggie Fitzgerarld of CNBC report the S&P 500 climbs to another record led by bank shares, notches its best week since February:U.S. stocks rose on Friday with the S&P 500 building...
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CPP Investments and AIMCo Help BAI Communications Grow
The Canadian Press reports that CPP Investments and AIMCo will invest an additional $2.4 billion in BAI Communications:Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Alberta Investment Management Corp. are...
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CalSTRS CIO on the High Cost of Delivering Alpha
Leslie Picker of CNBC reports the head of the second-largest US public pension fund says active managers rarely added value:The hedge fund model has been under attack for decades, at least since the...
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AIMCo Gains 2.5% in 2020
The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) released its 2020 Annual Report today. AIMCo issued a press release back in April going over its 2020 performance when it announced the appointment...
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Respect the Rotation in Equity Markets?
Jesse Pound and Thomas Franck of CNBC report the S&P 500 rises for a 7th straight day after strong jobs report, best winning streak in 10 months:Stocks rose on Friday and the S&P 500 hit...
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Canada's Pensions Squeezing Blood From Fixed Income Stones?
Blake Wolfe of Benefits Canada reports on how Canada’s pension funds are maximizing fixed income in a low interest rate environment:With bond returns tied to interest rates, it’s no surprise Canadian...
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