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IMCO Leapfrogs Into Utility Scale Battery Business
Paula Sambo of Bloomberg reports Ontario pension buys UK-based power generator Green Frog:Investment Management Corp. of Ontario, a money manager for pension funds in the Canadian province, bought...
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PSP Investments' CIO on the Relevance of the Canadian Model
PSP Investments' CIO, Eduard van Gelderen, shared a paper he co-authored with Gerard Bergsma in the July issue of the ISM Journal for International Business analyzing the Canadian model for African...
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OMERS' CEO on its First-Ever Interim Update
Paula Sambo of Bloomberg news reports OMERS posts 8.8% return as it faces down members’ complaints: Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, one of Canada’s largest pension funds, reported...
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The Inclusive Transition to Net Zero Is the Only Way Forward
Hendrik du Toit and Katherine Tweedie of Ninety One sent me a guest comment on how the drive to avert harmful climate change needs global inclusiveness to achieve total net zero: Our firm is committed...
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AIMCo Gains 5.2% in Q2 2021
Today, AIMCo released its second quarter results for 2021: Q2 2021 Highlights5.2% total fund net return 8.1% annualized 10-year total fund net return $2.1 billion in value-add compared to the benchmark...
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CDPQ's CEO on interim Results for H1 2021
CDPQ released its results for the first half of the year, gaining 5.6% for the first six months and 8.5% over the last five years:Net depositor assets reach $390 billion, with investment results in...
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Top Funds' Activity in Q2 2021
Devon Pendleton of Bloomberg reports Stanley Druckenmiller exits Citi as family offices reveal stock picks:Stanley Druckenmiller is hedging his bets on the pandemic recovery.The investor, worth $10.4...
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OTPP's CEO on 2021 Mid-Year Results
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Pan released its first-half results stating net assets total $227.7 billion at mid-year 2021: First-Half Highlights: Six-month and one-year total-fund net returns of 3.8% and...
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OMERS To Leverage AI in Strategic Partnership With the Vector Institute
OMERS released a press release today on how it is collaborating with the Vector Institute on AI:OMERS and the Vector Institute are entering a five-year strategic engagement that will see the two...
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CPP Investments Net Assets Top Half-Trillion Mark
CPP Investments recently released its first quarter fiscal 2022 results with net assets surpassing the half-trillion mark:First-Quarter Highlights:$17.7 billion in net income generated for the...
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Jim Keohane Warns: "We Are in a Mania Phase"
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2021/08/staff-analytical-note-2021-20/Caroline Cakebread of the Canadian Leadership Congress interviewed HOOPP's former CEO and current member of AIMCo's board of directors,...
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Is the Fed Prepping Markets For Some Tapering?
Jeff Cox of CNBC reports that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell sees taper by the end of the year, but says there’s ‘much ground to cover’ before rate hikes:Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell...
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CDPQ and OTPP Acquire Healthcare Companies in Their PE Portfolios
Today, CDPQ released a press release that along with Centerbridge Partners, it is acquiring Medical Solutions, one of the largest providers of total workforce solutions in the healthcare...
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The Evolution of ESG at PSP Investments
Alicia McElhaney of Institutional Investor reports on why PSP Investments is good at ESG:Pension funds that develop environmental, social, and governance frameworks without government interference tend...
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Canadian Pensions Climb the Global Investor 100
PE Hub reports Canadian pensions climb the Global Investor 100:Canuck pension muscle: More and more, you hear about Canadian investors making a splash in global private markets. Across the spectrum of...
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Big Trouble at UK's Universities Superannuation Scheme?
Josephine Cumbo of the Financial Times reports UK university union plans industrial action over pension cuts threat: Students returning to UK university campuses this month face further disruption,...
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More Risk to this Bull Market Than Meets the Eye
Jesse Pound and Maggie Fitzgerald of CNBC report the Dow falls after big jobs report miss, tech stock gains limit losses:The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated on Friday and the S&P 500 slipped...
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Chicago Police Pension on the Verge of Bankruptcy?
Forbes contributing columnist Elizabeth Bauer (aka Jane the Actuary) reports on how a recent Chicago police pension forensic audit uncovered gross mismanagement which compounded underfunding:Readers,...
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OPTrust’s Kevin Zhu on Innovation, Culture and Risk Mitigation
John He of Institutional Connect interviewed Kevin Zhu, Managing Director and Head of Portfolio Construction Group at OPTrust, on the organization's innovation journey, asset mix strategies and...
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Fully Funded CAAT Pension Plan Gains 11% in 2020
Alison MacAlpine wrote a comment for Benefits Canada on how CAAT Pension Plan leveraged risk management to outperform in 2020:At the end of 2020, a year of exceptionally volatile and unpredictable...
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