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OMERS Posts 4.6% Return in 2023
Palash Gosh reports OMERS pension fund returns 4.6% in 2023: Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, Toronto, returned a net 4.6% in 2023, an annualized 8% for the three-year period and an...
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CPP Investments, AIMCo and Manulife IM Support Boldyn's US Growth
SWFI reports Canadian pensions help fund Boldyn buyout of Apogee Telecom:Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) and Manulife...
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Leave Canada's Pension Funds Alone, Focus Attention Elsewhere
James Bradshaw and Andrew Willis of the Globe and Mail report that finance ministers signal desire for Canada’s pension funds to invest more at home as CEOs lobby for change:Federal and provincial...
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CPP Investments Acquires Significant Minority Stake in Italy's NetCo
Freschia Gonzales of Wealth Professional reports CPP Investments secures a 17.5% stake in Italy's largest telecom network, aiming for digital growth: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP...
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Ontario Teachers’ Returns 1.9% in 2023
Matt Toledo of Chief Investment Officer reports Ontario Teachers’ returns 1.9% in 2023:The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan announced it returned 1.9% in 2023, significantly underperforming its benchmark...
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HOOPP Gains 9.4% in 2023
Freschia Gonzales of Wealth Professional reports HOOPP achieves 9.38% return in 2023:The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) announced a return of 9.38 percent for the year 2023, increasing its...
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OPTrust Returns 5.3% in 2023
Benefits Canada reports OPTrust returns 5.3% in 2023, marks 15 consecutive years at 100% funded status: The OPSEU Pension Trust returned 5.3 per cent for 2023, according to its latest year-end...
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Don't Meddle with Canada’s Pension-Plan Model
Earlier this week, seven former pension heavyweights came together to write an op-ed for the Globe and Mail pleading governments here not to meddle with Canada’s pension-plan model:What is the purpose...
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Ivanhoé Cambridge CEO Nathalie Palladitcheff's Last Assessment
Jean-Philippe Décarie of La Presse interviewed Ivanhoé Cambridge's outgoing CEO Nathalie Palladitcheff, offering a final assessment before she focuses on new challenges (translated from French):...
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CPP Investments Inks US$750 million Strategic Partnership With Redwood Trust
Emilio Ghigini of Investing.com reports Redwood Trust and CPP Investments form $750M capital partnership:Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE: NYSE:RWT), a company specializing in housing credit, and Canada...
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Daniel Brosseau on Why Canada's Pensions Need to Be Part of the Solution
Daniel Brosseau of LetkoBrosseau Global Investment Management sent me their analysis of arguments for and against investing in Canada:Since the publication of the Open Letter signed by more than 90...
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CDPQ Appoints Rana Ghorayeb as EVP and Head of Real Estate
Today, CDPQ announced the appointment of Rana Ghorayeb as Executive Vice-President and Head of Real Estate:CDPQ today announced the appointment of Rana Ghorayeb as Executive Vice-President and Head of...
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Canada Growth Fund to Invest $50-Million in Idealist Capital
Jeffrey Jones of the Globe and Mail reports Canada Growth Fund to invest $50-million in Montreal’s Idealist Capital: The federal government’s new cleantech funding agency is investing $50-million in...
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UPP Invests in Angel Trains, Expands Its Infrastructure Program
Earlier today, UPP issued a press release stating it has invested in Angel Trains and expanded its infrastructure program through partnership with Arjun Infrastructure Partners: Toronto / London –...
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Understanding CPP Investments' Total Portfolio Investment Framework
Earlier today, I watched a panel discussion on Total Portfolio Approach (TPA) posted on LinkedIn featuring Derek Walker, Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Design & Construction, Total Fund...
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On Corporate America's Pension Windfall
Marion Halftermeyer of Bloomberg reports Kodak’s pension windfall points to $137 billion opportunity:Inside Eastman Kodak Co., the once-iconic camera maker, a small pension investment team reaped such...
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CDPQ Will Retain Minority Stake in Nuvei as it Goes Private
Tara Deschamps of The Canadian Press reports payment technology company Nuvei Corp. signs deal to be taken private:Less than four years after it went public in what was the Toronto Stock Exchange's...
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CalPERS Names Stephen Gilmore as New CIO
Matt Toledo of Chief Investment Officer reports CalPERS Names Stephen Gilmore as New CIO:The California Public Employees’ Retirement System has selected Stephen Gilmore as its new CIO, succeeding...
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China's Looming Retirement Crisis Highlights Global Crisis
Laura Bicker of the BBC reports on China's aging population and why it's a demographic crisis is unfolding for Xi:Ask 72-year-old farmer Huanchun Cao about his pension and he reacts with a throaty...
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A Multi-Trillion Dollar Migration of Capital to Inflation Assets?
Jennifer Sor of Business Insider reports a multi-trillion-dollar bull market is coming for assets that benefit from higher inflation, top macro strategist says:There's an enormous bull market coming...
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