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OTPP's Big Push Into International Private Markets
Josephine Cumbo of the Financial Times reports top Canadian pension fund plans C$70bn push into private markets: The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is gearing up for a fresh C$70bn push into private...
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CPP Investments, CDPQ Expand Life Sciences and Logistics Properties
CPP Investments announced a deal with Lendlease for a joint venture at the Milano Innovation District: International property and investment group Lendlease today established a joint venture with...
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On BCI's Investment in PS Logistics
Sarah Min of Chief Investment Officer reports BCI and Gamut to invest in transportation firm PS Logistics:British Columbia Investment Management Corp. (BCI) is investing in US transportation and...
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The Case For Lower Treasury Bond Yields?
Maggie Fitzerald and Hannah Miao of CNBC report the Dow jumps 440 points to record, rebounding from one-day slide:All three major averages notched record closes on Friday, rebounding from the previous...
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AIMCo's Sandra Lau on Delivering Fixed Income Alpha
Alison MacAlpine wrote an article for Benefits Canada on how AIMCo beats fixed income benchmarks with innovation, flexibility:It isn’t an easy time to be a fixed income investor.After a volatile year...
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CPP Investments' Big Investment in India's Flipkart Group
The Canadian Press reports that the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has invested US$800 million in the Flipkart Group, an online retailer in India:The pension fund manager says Flipkart has raised...
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Catching Up With Barb Zvan, CEO of UPP
Andrew Willis of the Globe and Mail reports on how a new pension plan built its dream team:Launching any startup is hard work. Launching a $10.5-billion startup in the midst of a global pandemic, as...
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Is Risk-Off Starting to Creep In on Wall Street?
Hannah Miao and Thomas Franck of CNBC report the Dow drops nearly 300 points on Friday, snaps 3-week winning streak:U.S. stocks fell on Friday, pushing the Dow Jones Industrials Average into the red...
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OMERS' Big Push Into Asia?
AsianInvestor reports that OMERS will invest up to C$12bn more into Asia by 2025: Top Canadian pension fund The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (Omers) is expecting to add up to C$12...
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PSP Investments Puts its Stamp on Private Credit
Joe Rennison, Eric Platt and Sujeet Indap of the Financial Times report that private credit joins private equity to freeze out banks: Private equity group Thoma Bravo’s $6.6bn acquisition of Stamps.com...
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AIMCo Tilting Away From Alberta Real Estate and Energy Sectors?
Geoffrey Morgan of the National Post reports that AIMCo is 'tilting' overweight investments away from Alberta real-estate and energy sectors: Alberta’s public pension manager admits it is overexposed...
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UK Pension Funds Urged to Commit to Net Zero Before COP26
Hazel Bradford of Pensions & Investments reports that the largest UK pension funds are being urged to commit to net-zero before the next U.N. climate change conference:Large U.K. pension funds...
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Stocks Snap Back
Tanya Macheel and Hannah Miao of CNBC report the Dow jumps more than 200 points to close above 35,000 for the first time ever:U.S. equities rose Friday with the the major averages hitting new records...
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BCI Gains 16.5% in Fiscal 2021
BCI released its fiscal year 2021 results today, gaining 16.5% last fiscal year:HighlightsOne-year return of 16.5%10-year annualized return of 9.0%, representing $10.2 billion in added valueFive-year...
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Top Canadian Pensions Back Inaugural Brookfield Global Transition Fund
Brookfield Asset Management announced an initial US$7 billion closing for the Brookfield Global Transition Fund:Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM.A) (“Brookfield”) today announced an...
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CPP Investments Appoints Suyi Kim to Head Private Equity
Paula Sambo of Bloomberg reports that CPP Investments names Asia Head Kim to run private equity:Canada Pension Plan Investment Board picked an internal candidate as its new private equity head, naming...
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In Powell We Trust?
Yun Li and Thomas Franck of CNBC report the S&P 500 closes Friday lower as Amazon shares slide, but notches sixth straight positive month:U.S. stocks fell on Friday amid a slide in Amazon shares,...
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OTPP Acquires A Bigger Stake in UK's Scotia Gas Networks
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board today announced that it is participating in a consortium with Brookfield to acquire a 50% stake in Scotia Gas Networks Ltd, the second largest gas distribution...
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PSP Investments and OTPP Invest in Build to Rent UK Platform
PSP Investments put out a press release that along with Cadillac Fairview, it will invest £1.5 billion in a joint venture managed by Long Harbour to create a build to rent platform:Poised to seize...
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OMERS Acquires Big Stake in India's Azure Power
Florence Chong of IPE Real Assets reports OMERS buys stake in Indian solar-energy company Azure Power:Canadian pension fund OMERS has acquired a 19.4% stake in an Indian solar-energy company for...
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