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Stocks Caught in Cross Currents?
Claire Ballentine and Vildana Hajric of Bloomberg report that US stocks drift mostly higher:U.S. stocks drifted mostly higher in thin trading as investors digested this week’s initial burst of...
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Canadian Pensions Championing Change?
Mark Machin, President & CEO of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has been named a 2020 Catalyst Honours Champion for delivering a progressive workplace that advances women...
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Barb Zvan Named UPP's Inaugural CEO
The UPP Board of Trustees just announced the selection of Barbara Zvan as the inaugural President and CEO of the UPP:Established on January 1, 2020, the UPP is a new defined benefit jointly sponsored...
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BCI's QuadReal Launches its Green Bond Framework
QuadReal Property Group, BCI's real estate subsidiary, launched its Green Bond Framework:QuadReal Property Group ("QuadReal") is proud to announce today its Green Bond Framework to finance sustainable...
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CPP Investments Updates its Policy on Sustainable Investing
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has published an updated Policy on Sustainable Investing, reflecting its increased conviction in the importance of considering environmental,...
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Is the Stock Market Party Ending?
Fred Imbert and Weizhen Tan of CNBC report the Dow falls nearly 200 points, suffering first negative week in four as Intel slumps:Stocks fell on Friday as Wall Street wrapped up a volatile week of...
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CDPQ Appoints a New Head of Liquid Markets
Last week, CDPQ appointed Vincent Delisle as the new Head of Liquid Markets:Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) today announced the appointment of Vincent Delisle as Head of Liquid Markets,...
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Pensions' Love-Hate Relationship With Private Debt?
Fola Akinnibi and Kelsey Butler of Bloomberg News report on why pension managers love or hate private credit:With some $4 trillion to invest—and returns depressed by ultralow interest rates—U.S. public...
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OMERS CPO on the Importance of Leadership
In the first installment of their "Leadership Under Fire" series, Satish Rai, Chief Investment Officer, and Annesley Wallace, Chief Pension Officer, chat about the impact of COVID-19 and the importance...
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Can States Afford Rising Public Pension Debts?
Andrew Biggs, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and contributor to Forbes, wrote a comment examining whether states can afford rising public pension debts:Most observers are aware...
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Big Tech Crushes It. Now What?
Yun Li and Fred Imbert of CNBC report the Dow closes 110 points higher amid Big Tech rally, Apple soars 10% to a record:Stocks wiped out earlier losses and closed higher on Friday as the biggest tech...
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BCI Gains 3% in Fiscal 2020
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) announced an 8.5% annualized rate of return for the 10-year period for Fiscal 2020:British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI)...
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BCI's 2019-2020 Corporate Annual Report
Today, BCI released its 2019-2020 Corporate Annual Report. A few weeks ago, (BCI) announced an 8.5% annualized rate of return for the 10-year period for Fiscal 2020:British Columbia Investment...
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The World’s Best Pensions Are Canadian
Christine Idzelis of Institutional Investor reports the world's best pension funds are Canadian:Canada’s pension funds are beating peers globally in investment performance and are stronger at hedging...
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Big Trouble at CalPERS?
Mary Williams Marsh of the New York Times reports that after CalPERS CIO's abrupt departure, the trustees are talking about the next steps:Trustees of CalPERS, the country’s biggest public pension...
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OMERS Leadership Under Fire
Satish Rai, Chief Investment Officer at OMERS, recently spoke to Oxford Properties’ President Michael Turner about his experience leading the company through the COVID crisis. With properties and...
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Top Funds' Activity in Q2 2020
Naeem Aslam of Forbes reports that Warren Buffett dumps US bank stocks and buys a gold mining stock and that hedge funds dump tech shares:On August 14th, we had a 13F filing update in the U.S., which...
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Ivanhoé Cambridge and LOGOS Acquire Broadmeadows
CDPQ's real estate subsidiary, Ivanhoé Cambridge, put out a statement stating along with LOGOS, it acquired a strategic development site in Broadmeadows, Melbourne:Ivanhoé Cambridge and LOGOS are...
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Jo Taylor Discusses OTPP's Mid-Year Results
Ontario Teachers’ put out a statement stating net assets total $204.7 billion at mid-year 2020:Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers’) today announced its net assets totaled $204.7...
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Will Gatwick's Woes Strike Canadian Pensions?
Rob O'Connor of Infrastructure Intelligence reports that Gatwick cuts 600 jobs after 80% drop in passenger numbers:Gatwick Airport has announced 600 job cuts after an 80% fall in passenger numbers due...
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