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What's Driving September's Market Anxiety?
Hannah Miao and Pippa Stevens of CNBC report the Dow drops more than 270 points to end the week, falling for a fifth straight day:The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined for a fifth straight day...
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AIMCo Acquires Australia's Leading Corporate Grain Farmer
AIMCo recently put out a press release on how alongside New Forests, it acquired Lawson Grains from Macquarie Asset Management: Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), on behalf of certain...
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OTPP Joins CDPQ by Acquiring Big Stake in Australia's Greenstone
Ontario Teachers’ put out a press release starting it has reached an agreement to become a significant shareholder in Greenstone:Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers’) announced today...
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A Conversation With Mike Wissell, HOOPP's New CIO
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) just appointed Michael Wissell as the new CIO, effective immediately:The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) is pleased to announce the appointment...
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Peter Letko Calls For 'Sanity Check' at Large Canadian Pensions
Paul Bagnell of BNN Bloomberg reports that Peter Letko blasts pension funds' lack of Canadian companies and calls for 'sanity check': Large Canadian pension funds should be investing more of their...
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Inflation Uncertainty Weighing Down Markets?
Maggie Fitzgerald of CNBC reports the S&P 500 falls Friday, notches second straight week of losses in September slump:Stocks dipped on Friday as investors remain cautious due to a resurgent Covid...
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OMERS Pushes Back Against Tim Patterson's 'Baseless' Lawsuit
David Milstead of the Globe and Mail reports OMERS pushes back on employee lawsuit over compensation:The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is pushing back against a lawsuit from a former...
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CDPQ Joins STP Consortium to Acquire Australia's WestConnex
Fraser Tennant of Financier Worldwide reports that a consortium as bought Australia's WestConnex toll road A$11.1 billion:In an AU$11.1bn transaction that gives it full control of one of the largest...
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OTPP Buys HomeEquity, Sets Ambitious Interim Net-Zero Targets
Barbara Shecter of the National Post reports Ontario Teachers' to buy HomeEquity Bank, known for reverse mortgages: The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board is acquiring the parent company of...
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UPP's CEO Is Setting the Right Tone and Vision From the Get-Go
Gideon Scanlon, editor of the Canadian Investment Review, reports on how UPP is building on jointly governed pension model with a pandemic launch:When the University Pension Plan officially launched in...
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Stocks Looking Right Past Any Potential Bad News?
Tanaya Macheel and Yun Li of CNBC report the S&P 500 rises for a third straight day to end a wild week of trading:The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out gains on Friday,...
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Protecting Pensioners of Traditional Defined Benefit Plans
Serge Charbonneau and Joseph Nunes of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries put out an insight paper on reimagining pension solvency funding:In Canada, pension promises made to employees by employers are...
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CDPQ Unveils its Climate Strategy 2021
Today, CDPQ announced its new climate strategy:Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global investment group, announced today its ambitious new plan to fight climate change. Since...
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CPPIB to Become Owner of Largest US Terminal Operator
David Milstead of the Globe and Mail reports CPPIB strikes multibillion-dollar deal to buy marine terminal operator Ports America:CPPIB will acquire Ports America, a 100-year-old New Jersey company...
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Reflections on Truth and Reconciliation
Giulia Cirillo, Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources and Global Communications Officer at PSP Investments posted a comment on LinkedIn, The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation—a time...
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Get Ready for a Crazy October?
Mark Hubert of MarketWatch reports September was a terrible month for stocks, here's what you can expect for October: October looms large in U.S. stock market lore. Yet there’s only one way the month...
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An In-Depth Conversation with OPTrust's CIO James Davis
Alicia McElhaney of Institutional Investor reports in why OPTrust’s James Davis is chief investment officer of the year: When James Davis was hired as OPSEU Pension Trust’s chief investment officer six...
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Earth Capital on Achieving a More Just Transition to Net Zero
Gordon Power and Richard Burrett of Earth Capital sent me a guest comment on how impact investing is a response to climate change and fiduciary duty and how it is set to play a decisive role in driving...
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OTPP Is Shaping a Better, More Innovative Future
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan just launched its responsible investing and climate change report: As a purpose-driven organization, we are focused on ensuring our investments make a positive mark...
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HOOPP's 2021 Canadian Employer Pension Survey
Today, HOOPP put out a press release stating employers offering retirement benefits report greater productivity during COVID, cite reduced employee stress:Employers that offer retirement savings...
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