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HOOPP Gains 10.88% in 2017
Martha Porado of Benefits Canada reports, HOOPP returns 10.88%, maintains funded status:The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan posted a 10.88 per cent return for 2017, up very slightly on its 10.4 per...
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OPTrust Delivers 9.5% in 2017
Martha Porado of Benefits Canada reports, Equities boost OPTrust return to 9.5% in 2017:The OPSEU Pension Trust posted a 9.5 per cent return for 2017, an increase on its six per cent return in 2016 and...
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The US Inflation Disconnect?
Pan Kwan Yuk of the Financial Times reports, US inflation rises in line with expectations in February:A closely-tracked measure of US consumer price inflation rose in line with expectations in...
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Private Equity Braces For Downturn?
Max Bower of Reuters reports, Private equity firms brace for downturn:Senior participants are warning that today’s market could be as good as it gets, despite a robust global economic backdrop and...
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Where To Invest Now?
Jeff Cox of CNBC reports, Investors just pumped the most money ever into stock funds for a single week:With the market correction barely a month in the rear-view mirror, investors have jumped back into...
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Caisse Going Direct in Private Equity?
Joshua Franklin of Reuters reports, Canadian pension fund CDPQ wants to be its own private equity investor:Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ), one of Canada’s biggest public pension funds,...
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The US Pension Squeeze?
Elizabeth Bauer of Forbes reports, Keep On Squeezin', Squeezy The Pension Python:Illinois voters may remember Squeezy the Pension Python, the main character in a video meant to gain public support for...
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Ontario Pension Board Gains 10.8% in 2017
Benefits Canada reports, Ontario Pension Board returns 10.8% in 2017:The Ontario Pension Board posted a return of 10.8 per cent in 2017, an increase on its return of 8.1 per cent in 2016.The pension...
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Ontario Teachers' Bets on a Gaming Giant?
The Canadian Press reports, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan buying $400M stake in video game giant Ubisoft:The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is spending about $400 million to take a 3.4 per cent stake...
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Market Phishing For Inflation Phools?
Desmond Lachman of the American Enterprise Institute wrote a comment, Behind the curve at the Federal Reserve:History will not judge Janet Yellen’s Federal Reserve kindly should U.S. inflation...
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Japan's GPIG Puts Squeeze on Fees?
Attracta Mooney of the Financial Times reports, World’s biggest pension scheme overhauls fee structure:Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund has accused active asset managers of being too focused...
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La Caisse Shakes Up Its Senior Ranks?
Benefits Canada reports, Caisse makes leadership changes to address competitive markets ahead:The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is shaking up its leadership team to address a rapidly changing...
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CAAT Pension Hits 118% Funded Status
Benefits Canada reports, CAAT pension plan reaches 118% funded status:The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan’s funded status has grown to 118 per cent, up from 113 per cent last...
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Quant Style Crash Finally Arrives?
Dani Burger and Elena Popina of Bloomberg report, Quant Style Slump That Strategists Foretold Finally Arrives:If you’ve been cursing at technology stocks for the past two days, there’s another corner...
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The Rebellion in Kentucky?
Alex Press of the Outline reports, The rebellion in Kentucky:Last Thursday night, the Kentucky legislature passed a pension-reform bill that promises to gut teacher benefits. Poignantly for many...
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OTPP Gains 9.7% in 2017
David Paddon of the Canadian Press reports, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan ends 2017 with fifth consecutive annual surplus, CEO says:Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is closely monitoring the potential...
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Is the CPP a Bad Deal For Canadians?
Charles Lammam and Hugh MacIntyre of the Fraser Insitute wrote an op-ed for the National Post, The Canada Pension Plan is a worse deal than its investment managers let on:Misperceptions plague the...
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Will Trade Wars Crash Markets?
Ben White, Politico's chief economic correspondent and a CNBC contributor reports, Trump's tariff gamble with China could be catastrophic for the economy, the GOP — and his own presidency:Donald Trump...
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On Making OTPP Young Again?
Last week, when I covered Ontario Teachers' 2017 results, I spoke to its CEO, Ron Mock, on a number of topics.One of the most important topics I didn't get a chance to cover in detail was the Plan's...
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Canada's Pensions Investing Big in India?
Avik Desi of the Times of India reports, CPPIB invests additional $147 milllion in Island Star Mall:Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has invested an additional $147 million in Island Star...
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