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People With Disabilities Drive Innovation
Friday was International Day of Persons with Disabilities and Haben Girma, a human rights lawyer advancing disability justice, author and speaker, posted a comment on Linkedin she had previously...
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OTPP and CPP Investments Expand Partnership With Mexico's IDEAL
Ontario Teachers’ put out a press release that it and CPP Investments are further expanding their Mexican infrastructure partnership with IDEAL:Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (“Ontario...
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Will CalPERS's Turn to Private Equity Work?
Alicia McElhaney of Institutional Investor reports that CalPERS is turning to private equity and leverage to boost returns and reduce risk but will it work?:With interest rates low enough to sometimes...
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A Discussion With Ivanhoé Cambridge's CEO Nathalie Palladitcheff
Nathalie Palladitcheff, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ivanhoé Cambridge attended COP26 in Glasgow last month and shared her thoughts on accelerating the real estate transition:Earlier this...
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Don't Count on a Powell Pivot to Save Growth Assets
Maggie Fitzgerald and Tanaya Macheel of CNBC report the S&P 500 rises to record close Friday despite inflation fears, posts best week since February:The S&P 500 closed at a record on Friday,...
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Getting Real and Sustainable With CPP Investments' Deborah Orida
A month ago, Chief Investment Officer reported that Canada’s CPPIB taps Deborah Orida as its first Chief Sustainability Officer: The C$519.6 billion ($417.2 billion) Canada Pension Plan Investment...
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Talking Co-Investments and More With CalPERS's Yup Kim
Following my comment last week on whether CalPERS's turn to private equity will work, I was contacted by Wayne Davis, Chief of the Office of Public Affairs, who kindly arranged a Teams meeting with Yup...
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AIMCo and OMERS Beef Up Their Industrial Properties Portfolios
AIMCo put out a press release on it acquired two logistics warehouses in Dunstable, UK:Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), on behalf of certain of its clients, has acquired two recently...
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IMCO Ramping Up its Private Equity Portfolio
IMCO announced it closed more than CAD$2-billion in private equity transactions in 2021:The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (“IMCO”) has closed $2.3 billion in private equity transactions...
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The Omicron Pivot?
Yun Li and Tanaya Macheel of CNBC report Dow tumbles more than 500 points to end a volatile week, S&P 500 sheds 1%:U.S. stocks came under pressure again in Friday’s volatile session amid worries...
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CPP Investments and Bridge Form US$1.1 Billion Warehouse Partnership
CPP Investments put out a press release that it will form a US$1.1 billion joint venture with Bridge for build-to-core industrial assets:Bridge Industrial (“Bridge”) a privately-owned, vertically...
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CDPQ's Year-End Innovation Blitz
In a flurry of year-end deals, CDPQ is going long innovation. First, today, AppDirect and CDPQ partner to launch AppDirect Capital: AppDirect®, the leading subscription commerce platform company, and...
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KKR, OTPP and PSP Investments Take Control of Spark Infrastructure
A month ago, David Carroll of Pv Magazine reported that Spark Infrastructure's $5.2 billion takeover secures foreign investment approval:Spark Infrastructure has announced that the Foreign Investment...
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A Holiday Message From John Graham and Jim Estill
CPP Investments recently posted a letter to Canadians from John Graham, President & CEO, on the state of the Fund: In April, my first Letter to Canadians appeared on our website. Having just been...
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Outlook 2022: Beauty and the Inflation Beast?
Tanaya Macheel and Jesse Pound of CNBC report Dow jumps more than 200 points to record close to start 2022, Tesla boosts Nasdaq by 1%Stocks rose on Monday as investors began the new year by betting the...
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Blackstone Injects $3 Billion Into CDPQ-Backed Invenergy
Ariana Fine of Solar Industry reports Invenergy receives $3 billion investment for renewable energy activities:Funds managed by Blackstone Inc.’s Blackstone Infrastructure Partners have entered into a...
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Political Independence Is ‘Essential’ For Pensions
Josephine Cumbo and Chris Flood of the Financial Times report that political independence is ‘essential’ for pensions, says top CDPQ manager: Pension plans must be free to make decisions without...
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China's Ever Grand Pension Problem?
Luna Sun of the South China Morning Post reports that without adequate pensions, more elderly in China can say goodbye to their golden years: Six days a week for 13 hours a day, 56-year-old Chen...
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What Do Asset Owners Expect in 2022?
Sarah Rundell of top1000funds reports on what what asset owners expect in 2022:Asset owners think in years rather than months, but investors expect a handful of key areas will define the year ahead. A...
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CDPQ and FTQ Take Full Ownership of Énergir
Today CDPQ announced it increased its stake in Énergir, making the company entirely Québec-owned:Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global investment group, today announced a significant...
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