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OTPP and PSP Investments Looking to Unload Cubico for $6 Billion
Andres Gonzalez of Reuters reports that according to sources, OTPP and PSP Investments are exploring a $6 billion sale of renewables firm Cubico:Two of Canada's biggest pension funds are exploring...
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A Conversation With OTPP's CEO on Their Mid-Year Results
The Canadian Press reportsOntario Teachers' earned 1.9% net return for first half of 2023:TORONTO - The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board says it earned a net return of 1.9 per cent for the first...
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A Conversation With OMERS' CFO & CSO On their Mid-Year Results
Tim Kiladze of the Globe and Mail reports OMERS posts modest first half gain, management unfazed by uncertain economy: The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, which manages a pension...
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CDPQ's Head of Liquid Markets Discusses Mid-Year Results
Barbara Shecter of the National Post reports the Caisse de depot gets boost from higher interest rates and infrastructure:The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec posted a 4.2 per cent return for the...
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Top Funds' Activity in Q2 2023
Cristin Flanagan and Isabelle Lee of Bloomberg report US equities remain in retreat as bonds rebound: Stocks resumed a slide as fears of higher global interest rates weighed on sentiment while bonds...
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AIMCo's Jonathan Braams on the Benefit of Total Landscape Management
Blake Wolfe of Benefits Canada reports on how climate change and inflation are impacting agricultural investments: Despite the prevalence of farming in its home province, the Alberta Investment...
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CPP Investments Commits Up to US$30 Million to The Amazon Reforestation Fund
Paula Sambo of Bloomberg reports Canada Pension Plan Investment Board joins startup at $100 million Reforestation Fund: Canada’s largest pension fund has joined a project to produce carbon credits by...
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BCI's Jim Pittman on Staying Liquid, Focused and Agile in Private Equity
Alex Lynn of Private Equity International recently wrote a comment on how BCI stays liquid inan illiquid market: Liquidity is at a premium in 2023 as LPs the world over grapple with a comparative...
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CalPERS CIO Nicole Musicco on Bloomberg Wealth
A month ago, Eliyahu Kamisher of the Los Angels Times reported that CalPERS pension fund posts 5.8% gain, helped by stocks and private debt:CalPERS swung to a 5.8% gain in its latest fiscal year as the...
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Will The Fed Keep At It Until the Job is Done?
Pia Singh and Hakyung Kim of CNBC report S&P, Nasdaq close higher, snap 3-week losing streak as Wall Street shakes off rate hike fears:Stocks rallied Friday as traders cheered comments from Federal...
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Is CPP Investments Fueling Canada's Wildfires?
Patrick DeRochie, senior manager of Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health, wrote an op-ed for the Globe and Mail, stating Canada is burning, so why is our national pension fund still...
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OMERS Takes Part in Redwood Materials' $1 B Series D Funding Round
Lora Kolodny of CNBC reports Redwood Materials, run by ex-Tesla CTO, raises $1 billion to expand recycling operations in the United States:Redwood Materials, the battery and e-waste recycling startup...
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HOOPP Beefs Up Its ILS Investments in 2022
Artemis reports the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) grew ILS investments 35% in 2022:Large Canadian institutional retirement fund, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), grew its...
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AIMCo Delivers Positive Mid-Year Results
James Bradshaw of the Globe and Mail reports Alberta pension manager AIMCo reports 4.5-per-cent gain in first half of 2023, keeps cautious stance: Alberta Investment Management Corp. reported a...
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The US Slowdown Has Begun, Risk Assets Are Vulnerable As Recession Clouds Gather
Brian Evans and Pia Singh of CNBC report the Dow closes more than 100 points higher to kick off September, notches best week since July:The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose on Friday as traders...
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Ontario Teachers' Acquires UK Wealth Manager 7IM
Harriet Agnew and Arjun Neil Alim of the Financial Times report Ontario Teachers’ fund acquires UK wealth manager 7IM:The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has agreed to buy UK wealth manager Seven...
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Regulators Demanding More Disclosure From Private Equity and Hedge Funds
Lewis Jackson of Reuters reports Australian regulator warns pension funds over unlisted company valuations after Canva slump:Australian pension funds need to improve how they value private equity, the...
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OMERS Infrastructure Grows Strategic Partnership Program to Over C$6.6 Billion
Razak Musah Baba of IPE Real Assets reports OMERS Infrastructure secures C$525m of co-investment from third-party investors:OMERS has secured an additional C$525m (€356m) via its Strategic Partnership...
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Rising Macro Risks Means Fed Will Pause But Risk Assets are Cooked
Samantha Subin and Brian Evans of CNBC report the S&P 500 snaps 3-day losing streak Friday, suffers first weekly decline in three: Stocks rose slightly on Friday but logged a losing week amid...
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World’s Top Pension Funds See the Largest Assets Decline in 20 Years
Willis Towers Watson put out a press release stating the world’s top pension funds see the largest assets fall in 20 years:North America now accounts for nearly half of assets in world’s 300 largest...
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