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Positioning Your Portfolio in Uncertain Times
Maggie Fitzgerald and Pippa Stevens of CNBC report the Dow closes near the flat line on Friday after jobs report miss, but notches winning week:The Dow was little changed on Friday, notching a winning...
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CDPQ Invests in Cryptocurrency Lender Celsius Network
The Canadian Press reports the Caisse invests in a cryptocurrency lender targeted by market authorities in the United States:The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has just participated in a...
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Philippe Busslinger Departs OMERS to Head Up Wren House
Institutional Asset Manager reports Wren House appoints new CEO:Wren House Infrastructure Management Limited (Wren House), a London-based global infrastructure investor, has appointed Philippe...
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AIMCo's CEO on Putting Clients' Interests First
Jeffery Jones of the Globe and Mail reports that AIMCo's new CEO Evan Siddall looks to put clients’ interests first after major losses last year:Evan Siddall sees his first priority as head of Alberta...
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The October Bond Bull Surprise?
Hannah Miao and Pippa Stevens report Dow jumps 380 points Friday, posts winning week after strong start to earnings season:U.S. stocks rose Friday as better-than-expected third-quarter earnings reports...
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CDPQ Acquires Sustainable Timberland in Georgia
Today, Westervelt and CDPQ announced a new strategic partnership focused on sustainable timberland, with acquisition in Georgia:The Westervelt Company and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ),...
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CPP Investments Backs GLP's Fourth Japan Logistics Fund
Florence Chong of IPE Real Assets reports CPP Investments backs GLP Japan logistics fund: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has extended its partnership with GLP by making a...
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The World's Best and Worst Pension Systems in 2021
Matthew Burgess of Bloomberg reports on the world's best and worst pension systems in 2021:Iceland has the best pension system in the world, according to a global study that shines a light on how...
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CPP Investments' CEO on Why Embracing ''FATE' is the Future of Work
CPP Investments released a perspective comment from its President and CEO, John Graham, on how the future of work means embracing 'FATE':The global workplace is on the cusp of a new era. Some of the...
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The Fed's Inflation Conundrum?
Matthew Boesler of Bloomberg reports the Fed is on track to taper and says inflation will (eventually) come down:The Federal Reserve is on track to begin tapering its bond-buying program and inflation...
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AIMCo's Chair on Rethinking Dictatorial Dual-Class Share Structure
The Globe an Mail published an op-ed from AIMCo's Chair Mark Wiseman on rethinking Rogers’s dual-class share structure:In 1861, in his treatise Considerations on Representative Government, J.S. Mill...
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Charles Emond on CDPQ's Big Push Into Europe and the UK
Josephine Cumbo of the Financial Times reports that CDPQ plans to pour $12bn into European and UK assets: One of Canada’s largest pension fund managers has unveiled plans for a C$15bn ($12bn) spending...
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OPTrust Select Achieves Important Milestone
Today, OPTrust put out a press release stating it reached an important milestone as OPTrust Select continues to grow and has enrolled 50 employers:Since enrolment began in 2019, 50 organizations from...
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IMCO Invests US$500 Million With Antares Capital
Esteban Duarte of Bloomberg News reports Ontario Pension taps Antares to invest in private equity deals:Investment Management Corp. of Ontario, a money manager for pension funds in the Canadian...
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Beware of Hedge Fund Gurus Warning of Rising Rates
Jesse Pound and Yun Li of CNBC report stocks close at record highs, market notches best month of the year despite Big Tech earnings misses:The U.S. stock market set another round of record highs on...
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CPP Investments' Big Bet on the European PBSA Market
CPP Investments put out a press release earlier today announcing that along with Round Hill Capital, it has established a record €1bn+ European student accommodation joint venture, one of the largest...
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OMERS Acquires Navisun, Gets Into Distributed Generation Space
Renewables Now reports OMERS Infrastructure to acquire US distributed solar firm Navisun:Canadian investor OMERS Infrastructure said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire US distributed generation solar...
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CPP Investments and OTPP Buy Half the Units in India's NHAI InvIT
Ajith Athradi of Deccan Herald reports Canadian funds buy 50% units in NHAI InvIT:Two international pension funds – Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan - will be...
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A Discussion With UPP's Barb Zvan and PSP's Eduard van Gelderen
Yesterday evening, I attended McGill University's Integrated Management Symposium featuring Barbara Zvan, Inaugural President and Chief Executive Officer of University Pension Plan Ontario, and Eduard...
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Will the US Recovery Kill the Market?
Yun Li and Hannah Miao of CNBC report the Dow climbs 200 points after better-than-expected jobs report, S&P 500 rises for 7th day in a row: U.S. stocks rallied to record levels on Friday after the...
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