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The National Pension Hub Gears Up?
The National Pension Hub (NPH) for Pension Knowledge and Research is gearing up:Through collaboration with leading Canadian pension plans, service providers, academia, and policy makers, the Global...
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CPPIB Goes on a Buying Spree?
Benefits Canada reports, CPPIB invests in Indian roads, Korean tower, buys Enbridge renewable power stake:The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is among the anchor investors in India’s first private...
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Betting Against The Stock Market?
Jeff Cox of CNBC reports, Coming off a Q1 loss, Third Point's Dan Loeb raises his bet against the stock market:Hedge fund magnate Daniel Loeb is increasing his bets against a suddenly volatile stock...
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From Defined Benefit to Defined Ambition?
Justin Fox of Bloomberg reports, Moving Pensions From Defined Benefit to ‘Defined Ambition’:Let’s run through some fun retirement-savings jargon: DB, for defined benefit, means a traditional pension...
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CalPERS' CIO to Step Down?
Mark Anderson of the Sacramento Business Journal reports, CalPERS investment chief Eliopoulos to step down:Ted Eliopoulos, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s chief investment officer...
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Setting Up For a Summer Rally?
Patti Domm of CNBC resports, Stocks shrugged off 'sell in May' and are now setting up for a summer rally:Even if stocks hit a few speed bumps, they are showing signs of renewed strength that could...
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CPPIB Gains 11.6% in Fiscal 2018
Benefits Canada reports, CPPIB posts 11.6% return for 2018 fiscal year:The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board posted a net annual return of 11.6 per cent as the end of its fiscal year on March 31,...
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Top Funds' Activity in Q1 2018
Julia La Roche reports, Here's what the biggest hedge funds have been buying and selling:The stock trades that the biggest hedge fund managers made in the first quarter have been revealed.Hedge funds...
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BCI's Toxic Work Environment?
A little over a month ago, Barry Critchley of the National Post reported, 'They’ve treated people like dirt': Equity group layoffs at $135 billion BCIMC raise questions about morale:The BC Investment...
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CalPERS Bringing Private Equity In-house?
Mark Anderson of the Sacramento Business Journal reports, CalPERS bringing private equity in-house:The California Public Employees’ Retirement System has said it will create a separate entity to make...
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Are Smaller Hedge Funds Worth It?
Thomas Franck of CNBC reports, If you want to run a hedge fund that beats the market, keep it small:Successful hedge fund managers should do something unusual if they want to stay that way: Say no to...
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Canada's Public Service Pension Problem?
Frederick Vettese, partner of Morneau Shepell and author of “Retirement Income for Life: Getting More without Saving More”, wrote a special for the Globe and Mail, When it comes to pensions, don’t...
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Get Set For a Wave of Defaults?
Jeff Cox of CNBC reports, Moody's warns of 'particularly large' wave of junk bond defaults ahead:With corporate debt hitting its highest levels since before the financial crisis, Moody's is warning...
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The Italian Job?
Joumanna Bercetche of CNBC reports, Traders are worried this could be the 'big unwinding' of Italian bond markets:Italian bonds have witnessed one of their worst trading weeks since the euro zone...
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PSP Ramping Up Direct Private Equity?
Kirk Falconer of PE Hub Network reports, PSP Investments ramps up direct deals to half of PE portfolio assets:Public Sector Pension Investment Board, one of Canada’s largest and fastest growing pension...
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Caisse and OTPP Invest in Energy Service?
Benefits Canada reports, Caisse, Teachers’ acquire Germany-based energy service provider:The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan are part of a consortium of...
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Will Canada's Pensions Buy Kinder Pipeline?
Reuters reports that Canadian pension funds may be long-term buyers of Kinder pipeline:Canada’s biggest public pension funds could be long-term buyers of Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd’s Trans Mountain...
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America's Unstoppable Economy?
Jeff Cox of CNBC reports, The US economy suddenly looks like it's unstoppable:In the face of persistent fears that the world could be facing a trade war and a synchronized slowdown, the U.S. economy...
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The Caisse's Greenfield Revolution?
Scott Deveau of Bloomberg reports, The $4.9 Billion Railroad Being Built by a Pension Fund:Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, Canada’s second-biggest pension fund, has developed a unique model for...
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CPP's Unfair Regulatory Advantages?
Michelle Morton of Global News reports, New study compares your Canada Pension Plan to private or public options:A researcher with the Fraser Institute says comparing the Canada Pension Plan to private...
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