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Happy Holidays - Joyeuses Fêtes!
To all my readers, I am taking a couple of weeks off and will return on January 4th.I wish everyone a Happy & Healthy Holiday Season, please stay safe.Those of you you want to track the latest news...
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Outlook 2021: Post-Pandemic Blues?
It's time for my much anticipated Outlook 2021. Before I begin, I want to wish all my readers a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.On to my Outlook 2021. This year I'm bringing back Mr. X to...
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OMERS CEO Revamps Executive Leadership Team
Last week, OMERS announced key changes to its Leadership Team, set to take effect in the coming months. According to a post on Linkedin, these changes are integral to achieving the global growth plans...
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CPP Investments Bidding on Brazilian Telecom Business?
Daniele Lepido, Cristiane Lucchesi, and Paula Sambo of Bloomberg News report that CPP Investments is joining BTG in a bid to acquire Brazilian telecom business: The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board...
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UN Pension Fund Hampered by Toxic Culture?
Alicia McElhaney of Institutional Investor reports that ‘toxic’ workplace accusations trail UN Pension as it searches for new CIO:The United Nations is looking for a new chief investment officer to...
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PSP Investments Sells its Stake in Alpha Trains
Mark Latham of Private Equity News reports that PSP Investments and AMP Capital have sold their stakes in Alpha Trains to two Dutch pension funds:Australia’s AMP Capital and Canada’s PSP Investments...
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The UnARKing of the Market?
Fred Imbert and Jesse Pound of CNBC report the Dow falls more than 150 points to close out a losing week:Stocks fell on Friday to close out a tough week as traders weighed President-elect Joe Biden’s...
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CAAT's CEO on Moving From Pension Envy to Pension Solutions
Derek W. Dobson, CEO of CAAT Pension Plan, wrote a guest comment for my blog on moving from pension envy to pension solutions: Many Canadians haven’t saved nearly enough for retirement. Those without...
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CalPERS' Former CIO on Saving America’s Public Pensions
Ben Meng, CalPERS' former CIO, wrote a comment for Project Syndicate on saving America's public pensions:Much has been written in recent years about the plight of US public pensions. There are growing...
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Alberta's Teachers 'Livid' at UCP and AIMCo?
Lisa Johnson of the Edmonton Journal reports that Alberta teachers, unions 'livid' after province issues ministerial orders changing terms of public sector pensions:Public sector unions plan to launch...
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US Corporate Pensions Get Hit in 2020?
Michael Katz of Chief Investment Officer reports that the funded status of US corporate pensions dropped last year despite robust returns:Funding for the 100 largest corporate pension plans in the US...
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Beware of Market Euphoria?
Yun Li and Thomas Franck of CNBC report the S&P 500 slips from all-time high, Nasdaq ends week up 4% at a record:The S&P 500 fell slightly on Friday, retreating from record levels, while the...
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OTPP's CIO on Achieving Net Zero Emissions by 2050
Paula Sambo of Bloomberg reports one of Canada’s largest pensions vows net zero emissions by 2050:The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan committed to reaching net-zero emissions across its investment...
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OMERS Infrastructure Acquires Major Solar Platform
Kelly Pickerel, editor in chief of Solar Power World, reports that First Solar sells 10-GW utility-scale development pipeline to Leeward Renewable Energy:First Solar has entered into a purchase and...
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PSP Investments Scores Big Boston Lease With Amazon
Nathalie Wong of Bloomberg News reports Amazon extends Boston footprint with seaport office lease: Amazon.com Inc. is taking more office space in Boston’s Seaport district. The e-commerce giant signed...
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PSP's Revera 'Aggressively' Dodging Foreign Taxes?
Globe News Wire reports Canadian long term care company Revera Inc. is tax dodging to boost profits according to a new report by CICTAR:Canada’s second largest long term care home operator, Revera,...
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YOLOs of the World, Unite!?!
Yun Li and Maggie Fitzgerald of CNBC report the Dow drops more than 600 points Friday, suffers worst week since October amid GameStop trading frenzy:U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday, wrapping up a...
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Public Pensions Lose Big on GameStop Fiasco?
Edward Siedle wrote a comment for Forbes on how your state pension is unknowingly shorting stocks like GameStop all the time:The nation has been captivated by revelations of millions of amateur traders...
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CDPQ's First Step Into Taiwan's Renewable Energy Market
Sandy Bhadare of ICLG reports CDPQ invests USD 2.7 billion in Taiwan offshore wind farm:An offshore wind farm project in Taiwan has received a USD 2.7 billion investment from Canadian institutional...
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CPP Investments' Big Investments in Real Estate and Renewables
Michael Katz of Chief Investment Officer reports CPPIB invests $650 million in real estate and renewable energy:The C$456.7 billion ($359.2 billion) Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has...
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