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IMCO's CIO on Why They're Betting Big on Private Assets
Bryan McGovern, associate editor at Benefits Canada and The Canadian Investment Review, reports IMCO betting big on private assets amid demand for sustainability:The Investment Management Corp. of...
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CPP Investments' CEO John Graham on Bloomberg Wealth
John Graham, CEO of CPP Investments, sat down with Carlyle co-founder and co-chairman David Rubenstein for an interview on Bloomberg Wealth.I embedded the interview below and it's well worth watching....
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The Fed Will Not Stop a Jumbo Recession
Hakyung Kim and Brian Evans of CNBC report Dow rises to close at fresh record, posts winning week after big Fed rate cut:The Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a gain and closed at a record on...
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Blake Hutcheson Kicks Off Season 2 of OMERS' Pension Blueprint Podcast
Last week, OMERS launched season two of The Pension Blueprint podcast:OMERS is excited to announce the launch of season two of its podcast series, The Pension Blueprint. This innovative and...
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AIMCo CIO Marlene Puffer Exits After Less Than Two Years
Barbara Shecter of the National Post reports AIMCo chief investment officer exits after less than two years:Marlene Puffer, a seasoned pension and investment executive brought in as Alberta Investment...
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CDPQ Launches US Forestland Platform, Takes Stake in UK's Hydro One
Freschia Gonzales of Benefits and Pensions Monitor reports CDPQ and Chinook launch platform to invest in Pacific Northwest forestland:CDPQ and Chinook Forest Partners have launched a new investment...
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A Discussion With HOOPP CEO Jeff Wendling on His Retirement and More
On Wednesday, HOOPP's president and CEO Jeff Wendling announced his retirement: TORONTO (September 25, 2024) – Jeff Wendling, President & CEO of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP),...
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The Big China Long?
By Liz Lee and Ellen Zhang of Reuters report China launches late stimulus push to meet 2024 growth target:China's central bank on Friday lowered interest rates and injected liquidity into the banking...
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OMERS to Stop Making Direct Private Equity Investments in Europe
Gillian Tan, Swetha Gopinath and Layan Odeh of Bloomberg report OMERS to stop making direct private equity investments in Europe:The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System will stop making...
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CPP Investments and IMCO Scale Up Their Data Center Exposure
Deborah Sophia of Reuters reports Equinix signs $15 billion joint venture to build U.S. data center infrastructure:Data center firm Equinix is forming a joint venture with Singapore's sovereign wealth...
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OTPP and Hines Acquire a Build-to-Rent Portfolio in Australia
Australia's Your Neightborhoodreports Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Hines expand with two build-to-rent acquisitions in Brisbane:Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers’) and global real...
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Most Canadians Support Expansion of Old Age Security Benefits
Stephanie Ha of CTV News reports that according to a new Nanos survey, most Canadians support expansion of Old Age Security benefits: Most Canadians support boosting Old Age Security (OAS) benefits by...
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Surprisingly Strong US Jobs Report Bolsters Soft Landing Delusions
Alex Harring and Lisa Kalai Han of CNBC report Dow jumps 300 points for record close as September’s big jobs report spurs rally:Stocks advanced on Friday after an expectation-defying jobs report gave...
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CDPQ and Nuveen Launch US$ 600 M Sustainable CRE Financing JV
Matt Toledo of Chief Investment Officer reports CDPQ and Nuveen launch sustainable commercial real estate financing joint venture:The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec announced Monday that the...
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CPP Investments Taps Sophie van Oosterom to Head Up Global Real Estate
Kevin He of Mingtiadi reports CPPIB taps Schroders’ Sophie van Oosterom as Global Head of Real Estate:The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has tapped Sophie Van Oosterom to lead its global...
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AIMCo Acquires Stake in IndiGrid
In late August, Gautamee Hazarika of Mercom Clean Energy Insights reported IndiGrid receives ₹6 billion investment commitments from AIMCo and HDFC:India Grid Trust (IndiGrid), a power infrastructure...
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QuadReal and Valor Expand European Logistics Platform
QuadReal, BCI's real estate subsidiary, and its strategic partner Valor announced they will accelerate London urban logistics deployment and extend development pipeline with c. £60 million Barking and...
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Big Banks Boost the Dow and S&P 500 to Record Highs
Sinéad Carew, Lisa Mattackal and Pranav Kashyap of Reuters report S&P 500, Dow hit records, boosted by bank earnings surprise:The S&P 500 and the Dow scored record closing highs on Friday, with...
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Will Canada-India Political Tensions Hit The Maple Eight?
The Economic Times of India reports Trudeau doesn't trust India but Canada's pension funds do: India-Canada ties have hit a new low after Canada decided to investigate the Indian High commissioner and...
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The World's Best and Worst Pension Systems in 2024
Medora Lee of USA Today reports on which country has the best retirement system and it's not the US:The U.S. retirement system received a C+ grade again this year, but its score dropped for a second...
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