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AIMCo’s $3 Billion Volatility Blowup?
Leanna Orr of Institutional Investor reports on AIMCo’s $3 billion volatility trading blunder:The Alberta Investment Management Corp. — which manages pension assets, sovereign wealth, and other public...
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APG, CPPIB Raise Bets on Korean Logitics
Ryan Swift of the South China Morning Post reports on how global pension funds are raising bets on South Korea logistics assets as the pandemic spurs next wave of e-commerce transactions: Some of the...
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Will Neiman Marcus Sting CPPIB and OMERS?
Lauren Hirsch of CNBC reports Neiman Marcus eyes Sunday bankruptcy filing, $600 million emergency funding:Neiman Marcus could file for bankruptcy as soon as Sunday and is in talks with its current...
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Private Equity's Minsky Moment?
Luis Garcia of private Equity News reports that indexes show private equity valuations suffering more than venture capital’s:Private markets investors face a major challenge these days: How to evaluate...
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IMCO's Experts Share Their Insights
IMCO has started a new section on its website providing some very valuable insights on the economy and asset class strategies.IMCO Insights feature in-depth interviews with their experts and I think...
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AIMCo to Conduct Review of Volatility Blowup
Barbara Shecter of the National Post reports that AIMCo will conduct a review of the volatility strategy linked to a reported $3 billion loss:The Alberta Investment Management Corporation is conducting...
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How Is IMCO Weathering the Pandemic?
Barbara Shecter of the National Post reports on how IMCO is weathering the pandemic:Having kids or undertaking a home renovation has a lot in common with setting up a multi-client investment manager,...
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The Market's Last Dance?
Fred Imbert and Thomas Franck of CNBC report Wall Street sell-off gains steam, with Dow dropping more than 600 points to start new month:Stocks slumped on Friday as shares of Amazon led the major...
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AIMCo's CEO Responds to Volatility Blowup
Last Thursday, AIMCo's CEO Kevin Uebelein responded publicly to media reports on the massive losses taken in its volatility strategy:Amid recent media coverage, it would be easy to think Albertans’...
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OTPP, Wellington Leverage Climate Research
Wellington put out a press release stating it has expanded its strategic relationship with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan to leverage climate science research in the pension plan’s...
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The Positive Impact of US Public Pensions?
Debra Cope of Business Wire reports on the positive impact that public pensions have on the US economy grew 30%, to $179B, from 2016 to 2018:Public pension funds helped power the U.S. economy during...
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Coronavirus Infects Commercial Real Estate
Jonathan Lansner of The Mercury News reports that commercial real estate values nationwide fell 9% in April as pandemic containment throttled the US economy:Green Street Advisors in Newport Beach...
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Monetary Coronavirus Infects the Bears?
Pippa Stevens of CNBC reports on why the stock market is up even with historic job losses:A record number of Americans just lost their job, and yet stocks are moving higher. This seems paradoxical...
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US Pension Festivus?
Michael Katz of Chief Investment Officer reports US public pensions could suffer years from pandemic losses:US public pension plan sponsors and administrators are likely entering a period of fiscal...
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OPTrust Looking to a Sustainable Future
OPTrust, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, released its 2019 Responsible Investing (RI) Report, Looking to the Future:The report details the Plan’s RI results and philosophy, as...
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OPTrust's CIO on the Importance of Resilience
Amanda White of top1000funds interviewed OPTrust's CIO, James Davis, who shared insights on the importance of a resilience:James Davis, CIO of the C$22 billion OPTrust started his career in October...
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IMCO Sticking to the Fundamentals?
Bert Clark, IMCO's President and CEO, spoke at a webinar event hosted by the C.D. Howe Institute. He talked about "Sticking to the Fundamentals During a Time of Crisis" and his remarks are available...
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Assessing the Market's Risk-Reward?
Fred Imbert and Thomas Franck of CNBC report the Dow rises slightly, but loses more than 2% on week: Stocks finished Friday with slight gains but the major indexes capped the week with significant...
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Barb Zvan to Review AIMCo's Vol Blowup
Andrew Willis of the Globe and Mail reports that after a $2.1-billion trading loss, AIMCo's board hires outside experts to audit fund manager:Alberta’s government-owned money manager is launching a...
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CDPQ's Cirque du Soleil Show?
Josh Kosman of the New York Post reports that buyout giant TPG is hoping to profit off Cirque du Soleil bankruptcy:The private equity giant that rode Cirque du Soleil to the brink of bankruptcy now...
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