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Suyi Kim on What Drives Success at CPP Investments' Giant PE Portfolio
Sarah Rundell of Top1000Funds recently interviewed Suyi Kim, Global Head of Private Equity at CPP Investments to go over what drives success at their giant PE portfolio:Suyi Kim, global head of private...
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AIMCo Opens Its First Asia Office in Singapore
Amanda Stephensen of The Canadian Press reports AIMCo opening its 1st Asia office in Singapore, remains leery of China:Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo) is opening its first Asian office, but...
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Solid Compensation at the Maple Nine Despite Lower Returns
Ana Pereira of the Globe and Mail reports Canada’s pension fund CEOs saw little change to 2022 compensation as investment returns fell:Chief executive officers at Canada’s largest pension funds saw...
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Nicole Musicco Steps Down as CalPERS CIO
Eliyahu Kamisher, Nic Querolo, and Amanda Albright of Bloomberg report Calpers CIO Musicco to step down after less than two years:The California Public Employees’ Retirement System said Chief...
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CPP Investments Commits An Additional C$200M to Northleaf's Canadian FoFs
Palash Gosh of Pension & Investments reports CPPIB adds to private equity mandate with Northleaf Capital:Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Toronto, committed an additional C$200 million ($147)...
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Ziad Hindo Will Depart OTPP and Stephen McLennan is New Head of Investments
James Bradshaw of the Globe and Mail reports Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan chief investment officer to depart at the end of December: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan chief investment officer Ziad Hindo...
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Stacking the Odds Against a Commercial Real Estate Crash
Kenneth Chan of the Daily Hive reports Vancouver's new tallest office tower, and Canada's greenest, officially opens:Construction officially reached completion on The Stack in late 2022, and an...
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Alberta Releases Insane Report Peddling an Alberta Pension Plan
Joel Dryden of CBC News reports Alberta to explore leaving CPP as report lays claim to $334B, more than half of fund: The Alberta government released a long-awaited report Thursday on the possibility...
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AIMCo CEO Evan Siddall on The Hedgehog and The Fox
Barbara Shecter of the National Post reports China is a dilemma for asset managers juggling growth and risk, AIMCo's Siddall says:China poses a conundrum for asset managers because while it is cheap...
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BCI And Partners Acquire Australia's Costa Group in a Take-Private Transaction
Amila Dedovic of Business News Australia reports Costa board accepts $1.4b takeover offer from Paine Schwartz, Driscoll’s and BCI:One of Australia’s largest fruit and vegetable producers, Costa Group...
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Why Trahan Believes The Much Touted Soft Landing is a Pipe Dream
Richard Dufour of La Pressereports François Trahan sees the stock market fall by 35% (translated from French): The stock market will end 2023 in the red, according to forecaster François Trahan. There...
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OTPP Acquires KKR’s Stake in Australian Carbon Markets Platform GreenCollar
Jennifer L of Carbon Credits reports Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan buys majority stake in KKR’s Australian carbon project developer: A Canadian pension fund Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has...
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There's a New Pension Chief in Town
All 7 pounds, 7 ounces and a pure bundle of joy. Born Sunday, September 24th a little after 1 p,m. at the Royal Victoria Hospital (Glen site), Nicholas Theo Kolivakis has blessed our lives. He came...
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This Week in Pensions & Investments - 13-10-2023
As I stated in my last post, I'm officially on daddy duty helping mommy take care of our baby boy. However, the world of pensions and investments remains very active so for the time being, I am going...
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This Week in Pensions & Investments: 20-10-2023
Here are the top stories covering pensions and investments this week:1) Canada will do all it can to prevent the oil-producing province of Alberta from leaving the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), a move...
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This Week in Pensions & Investments: 27-10-2023
Here are the top stories covering pensions and investments this week:1) Jason Markusoff of CBC News reports that Ontario has concerns over Danielle Smith's CPP exit bid, but also a stark lesson for...
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This Week in Pensions & Investments: 03-11-2023
Here are the top stories covering pensions and investments this week: 1) Let me begin by covering something I should have mentioned last week. Michiel Willams of Net Zero Investor reports OMERS’...
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This Week in Pensions & Investments: 10-11-2023
These are the top stories covering pensions & investments this week:1) CPP Investments ended its second quarter of fiscal 2024 on September 30, 2023, with net assets of $576 billion, compared to...
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Dutch Pension Funds Send Shockwaves Through Euro Swap Market
James Hirai of Bloomberg reports Dutch pension funds send shockwaves through euro swap market:Dutch pension funds are plowing cash into long-dated swap contracts, according to strategists, upending one...
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Will Ontario's Large Pensions Invest Alongside the New Ontario Infrastructure...
Bryan McGovern of Benefits Canada reports pension plans ready to invest in new Ontario Infrastructure Bank under right circumstances:The Ontario government’s new investment organization could...
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