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CPP Investments' CEO Discusses Fiscal Year 2022 Results
Barbara Shecter of the National Post reports the Canada Pension Plan fund tops half trillion after posting 6.8% return:The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board crossed the half-trillion threshold in...
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Oxford Forms Partnership With Norges at Berlin's Iconic Sony Center
Oxford Properties Group (“Oxford”), the real estate subsidiary of OMERS, announced the formation of a joint venture with Norges Bank Investment Management (“NBIM”) at the iconic Sony Center in Berlin:...
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CDPQ and FTQ Take Controlling Stake in Bonduelle Americas Long Life
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)released a statement that Bonduelle has entered into exclusive negotiations with it and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ for the disposal of 65% of Bonduelle...
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BCI's Daniel Garant on Doubling Private Debt and Other Portfolio Shifts
Sarah Rundell of Top1000Funds spoke to Daniel Garant, EVP & Global Head of Public Markets at BCI, about doubling the allocation to private debt, the shifts in the portfolio and the focus on active...
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The Big Bounce Bodes Well For Markets?
Tanaya Macheel and Hannah Miao of CNBC report the S&P 500, Dow snap losing streaks for best week since November 2020:Investors got a reprieve from a painful sell-off as the Dow Jones Industrial...
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CAAT’s 2022 Annual Webinar and Canadian Retirement Security
It's Memorial Day in the US so I thought I'd write a short comment covering CAAT’s 2022 annual webinar in and discuss Canadian retirement security.Before I get to it, Sadie Janes of Benefits Canada...
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OTPP's CEO Jo Taylor on Why They're Looking Hard at Private Equity
Jan Henrik-Foerster and Dinesh Nair of Bloomberg report the CEO of $189 billion Ontario Fund is eyeing Private Equity’s turf:The head of one of North America's biggest investors in private markets...
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Ivanhoé Cambridge and Cadillac Fairview Beef Up European Logistics Properties
IPE Real Assets reports that Ivanhoé Cambridge expands Hub&Flow logistics platform into Germany: Ivanhoé Cambridge has expanded its Hub&Flow European logistics real estate platform into Germany...
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CPP Investments' RPC Acquires 528MW Wind Farms in Sweden
NS Energy reports Renewable Power Capital acquires 528MW wind farms in Sweden:Renewable Power Capital (RPC) has signed a deal worth €800m to acquire a 528MW cluster of ready-to-build onshore wind farms...
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Brace For an Economic and Financial Hurricane?
Catherine Larkin and Steve Dickson of Bloomberg report that Corporate America is ratcheting up its warnings about the US economy:Executives from Jamie Dimon and Elon Musk to Gary Friedman, the head of...
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CDPQ's Huge Investment in UAE's Jebel Ali Port
The Canadian Press reports CDPQ will buy a minority stake in three DP World assets in UAE for US$5 billion:The Caisse de depot et placement du Québec is buying a minority stake in three DP World assets...
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HOOPP Approves Pension Increases For Its Members
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) announced it has approved pension increases for its members:HOOPP is pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees has approved a pension increase for...
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OMERS Growth Equity Backs US Data Analytics Startup Imply
Josh Scott of BetaKit reports OMERS Growth Equity backs US data analytics startup Imply in $100 million USD Series D:Burlingame, California’s Imply has secured $100 million USD to expand the reach of...
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PSP Investments' CEO Discusses Fiscal Year 2022 Results and More
Today, PSP Investments released its results, posting a 10.9% return in fiscal year 2022 as net assets under management grew by 12.7% to $230.5 Billion:Ten-year net annualized return of 9.8% leads to...
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AIMCo and OTPP Invest in World's Largest Green Hydrogen Platform
Utah's 6Park News reports AIMCo, GIC, Manulife and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan support Utah's mega green hydrogen project: Founded in 1998, Houston-based Haddington Ventures, LLC oversees a...
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OPTrust's Alison Loat Discusses 2021 Responsible Investing Report
Today OPTrust released its annual Responsible Investing Report:The report, entitled A Collective Commitment, details OPTrust's 2021 responsible investing (RI) activities, including strengthening its...
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CPP Investments and OMERS Expand IndInfravit’s Roads Portfolio
The Canadian Press reports Brookfield Asset Management Inc. selling five India-based road project: Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is selling five road projects in India valued at US$1.2 billion to an...
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IMCO's Global Credit Invests US$1 Billion With Loomis Sayles and Beach Point
Layen Odeh of Bloomberg News reports Loomis, Beach Point win $1 billion mandate From Ontario pension:Investment Management Corp. of Ontario, a money manager for public pension funds in the Canadian...
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The Fed's 'Acute Focus' on Inflation Good For Bonds?
Samantha Subin and Jesse Pound of CNBC report the S&P 500 rises slightly Friday, but still posts worst week since 2020:The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite bounced on Friday as Wall Street...
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Guest Comment: Mark Jarosz's Primer on Private Debt
Today I have a guest comment on private debt from Mark Jarosz, a specialist in the field who was most recently with CPP Investments' Credit Investments team.Before I get to his primer on private debt,...
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