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CalPERS' Huge ESG Data Convergence Project in Private Equity
Anna Gordon of Chief Investment Officer reports on how CalPERS’ project to measure ESG in private equity has 100 organizations managing $8 trillion participating:Three months ago, the California Public...
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CPP Investments Engages ERM to Boost Decarbonization Capabilities
Today, CPP Investments announced its delivery partner to support its decarbonization capabilities:Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has entered into an agreement with ERM as a...
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Prepare For The Nastiest Bear Market Ever?
Maggie Fitzgerald and Pippa Stevens of CNBC report the Nasdaq tumbles 2% Friday, notches worst week since 2020 and falls deeper into correction territory:The Nasdaq Composite dropped on Friday,...
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OMERS Looking For Next Generation Healthcare Opportunities
Marissa Schlueter of OMERS Ventures posted a comment on spotting next generation healthcare opportunities:Here’s a radical understatement: The last couple years have been tough.But — at least for me...
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Cracks in the UK Pension System?
Delphine Strauss of the Financial Times reports the rise in the UK state pension age drives record employment among 65-year-olds: The latest increase in the UK state pension age has led to record highs...
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OTPP Boosts its US Timberland Holdings
Today, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan announced an investment vehicle it owns is unassuming ownership of 870,000 acres of sustainable U.S. timberland:Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario...
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Canada's Phony ESG Pensions?
Imogen-Rose Smith, contributing editor at ImpactAlpha, wrote a comment this week, O Canada, how do your pension plans get high ESG scores when you’re up to your neck in tar-sands oil?:When in doubt,...
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Hawkish Fed Makes For a Wild Week on Wall Street
Hannah Mio and Yun Li of CNBC report the Dow gains more than 500 points in best day of 2022 to wrap up wild week: U.S. stocks rallied into the close Friday to wrap up a roller-coaster week, buoyed by...
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CPP Investments' CIO Discusses Leverage With CalPERS' Board
Sarah Rundell of top1000funds reports on how CPP Investments uses leverage and what are the lessons for CalPERS: As CalPERS adopts a new asset allocation that adds 5 per cent leverage to the entire...
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PSP Investments and Greystar Start Work on Chapter London Bridge
Today, PSP Investments and Greystar announced they started work on Chapter London Bridge, a new ‘best-in-class’ student accommodation asset: Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC (“Greystar”), a global...
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CDPQ and its Partners Back BKR Capital in Quebec
Jean Dondo of Wealth Professional reports BKR Capital opens Montreal office:BKR Capital, a Canadian venture capital fund previously known as Black Innovation Capital, has announced the opening of its...
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BCI, CPPIB, IMCO and PSP Join ESG Data Convergence Project
Benefits Canada reports BCI, CPPIB, IMCO and PSP are committing to ESG standardization in private equity:More than 100 global institutional investors and asset managers are committing to a project that...
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Will Wage Inflation Clobber Equities?
Tanaya Macheel and Hannah Miao of CNBC report S&P 500 rises to end best week of the year so far, Amazon pushes Nasdaq 1.6% higher on Friday:Stocks jumped Friday to finish their best week of the...
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Talking Private Credit With CPP Investments' Andrew Edgell
Institutional Investor recently published a comment from CPP Investments' Antares Capital on opportunity and value in private credit:There always has been and remains excess spread in private debt...
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OTPP's Karen Frank on What Lies Ahead in Private Equity
Last month, Buyouts Magazine featured Karen Frank, OTPP's Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Equities, sharing her perspective alongside other industry leaders as they forecast what’s ahead...
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IMCO's CEO Discusses The Case For Scale
Earlier today, the Canadian Club Toronto hosted a webinar featuring Bert Clark, CEO of the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) and Rashay Jethalal, CEO of CEM Benchmarking and...
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CPP Investments Commits to Net Zero by 2050
Today, CPP Investments announced that it is committing its portfolio and operations to being net zero of all GHG emissions, across all scopes, by 2050:Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP...
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Don't Poke The Bear?
Jesse Pound and Yun Li of CNBC report the Dow drops 500 points, Nasdaq sinks more than 2% on fears of a Russian attack on Ukraine:Stocks slid on Friday as increased tensions between Ukraine and Russia...
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BCI Invests in US Timberland, Sells Pilot Freight Services
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) and its partner BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (TIG) have created Caddo Sustainable Timberlands, LP (CST), a platform company with...
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OMERS Sells Stake in Forefront Dermatology to Partners Group
OMERS Private Equity announced the sale of interest in Forefront Dermatology to Partners Group: Forefront provides access to patient-centric dermatological services and treatments in 22 U.S. states...
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