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OTPP and PSP Bet on Spain's Clean Energy?
The Ontario Teacher' Pension Plan just reported, Ontario Teachers’, PSP Investments and Santander partner on global renewable energy and water portfolio:Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (Teachers') and...
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Ontario Teachers and PSP Nearing Telesat Deal?
Alex Sherman of Bloomberg reports, Canada Funds Said Nearing $7 Billion Telesat Deal: Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Public Sector Pension Investment Board are nearing a $7 billion deal for...
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China to Overhaul Its Pension System?
CCTV reports, China to overhaul dual pension system:China will reform its public sector pension system to reduce disparity between the public and private sectors, Vice-Premier Ma Kai said Tuesday at...
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Andurand Capital's Outlook on Oil
Kelly Bit and Sabrina Willmer of Bloomberg recently reported, Turmoil Boosts Hedge Funds That Bet Against Russia, Oil: Randy Smith’s Alden Global Capital has been betting against the ruble for the past...
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The Myth of Greek Democracy?
Renee Maltezou and Lefteris Papadimas of Reuters report, Greece faces early election after PM loses vote on president:Greece heads to an early general election next month after parliament rejected...
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Engineering Your Alpha This New Year?
Arianna Huffington, President and Editor-in-Chief at The Huffington Post, published an article on LinkedIn, Happy New Year! 12 Steps To Thriving in 2015:Happy New Year! The New Year is a great...
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Outlook 2015: A Rough and Tumble Year?
Jonathan R. Laing of Barron's reports, Jeffrey Gundlach’s Surprising Forecast:It has been a magnificent year for both the stock and bond markets, even with the slight wobble in equity-market results in...
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The Coming War on Pensions?
Michael Hudson wrote a comment on counterpunch, The Coming War on Pensions:On the Senate’s last day in session in December, it approved the government’s $1.1 trillion budget for coming fiscal year.Few...
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Best and Worst Hedge Funds of 2014?
Matthew Goldstein of the New York Times reports, Profit at Point72, Cohen’s New Firm, Outshines Many a Hedge Fund’s:If Steven A. Cohen’s investment firm were operating as a hedge fund, it would have...
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An Insider’s View of Canada's Pension Debate?
At the end of December, Dana Flavelle of the Toronto Star interviewed Sun Life's Tom Reid who provided an insider’s view of the pension debate:Amid growing concerns some Canadians won’t have enough...
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On the Verge of Another Euro Crisis?
Don Pittis of the CBC reports, The re-emergence of crisis theory as Europe faces new calamity:To Canadian political economist Daniel Drache, Europe feels like it could be on the verge of a crisis....
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Another Big Blow to Hedge Funds?
Miles Johnson of the Financial Times reports, Dutch pension scheme pulls €4bn hedge funds investment:Europe’s second-largest public pension fund has withdrawn all of its €4.2bn investment in hedge...
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Are Pensions Systemically Important?
Janet McFarland of the Globe and Mail reports, Pension plans push back over 'unbelievable' new powers for regulator:Three of Canada’s largest pension fund managers are protesting powerful new...
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Caisse to Handle Quebec's Infrastructure?
Bloomberg News reports, Quebec turns to Caisse de Depot to finance and manage $5-billion infrastructure projects:Quebec will turn to the Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec to plan, finance and...
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The Swiss Currency Tsunami?
Alice Baghdjian and Silke Koltrowitz of Reuters report, Swiss central bank shocks markets with currency 'tsunami':The Swiss National Bank shocked financial markets on Thursday by scrapping a...
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Is OMERS Worried About Deflation?
Ari Altstedter and Doug Alexander of Bloomberg report, Ontario Pension Manager’s Top Trade Is Bonds as Economy Weakens: The pension fund that manages retirement savings for Ontario’s municipal...
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Taming New Jersey's 'Insatiable Beast'?
Samantha Marcus of NJ Advance Media reports, How did N.J. get into this pension mess?:Some 800,000 people, working and retired, are beneficiaries of New Jersey’s pension system, a collection of funds...
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Canada's Overstaffed Public Pensions?
Barry Critchley of the National Post reports, Brian Gibson’s take on Canada’s overstaffed public pension plans:Given his role as a senior investments adviser to the chief investment officer of the...
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Bank of Canada's Turn to Shock Markets?
Barrie McKenna of the Globe and Mail reports, Bank of Canada shocks market with rate cut: The Bank of Canada announced a surprise quarter-percentage-point cut to its key interest rate Wednesday – a...
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ECB: A Day Late and a Euro Short?
Paul Carrel and John O'Donnell of Reuters report, ECB launches last-ditch program to revive euro economy:The European Central Bank took the ultimate policy leap on Thursday, launching a government...
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