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Caisse returns 4.2% in first half of 2024, underperforming benchmark

bwolfe — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 13:00:18 +0000

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec returned 4.2 per cent in the first half of 2024, underperforming its benchmark of 4.6 per cent. As at June 30, 2024, the Caisse’s net assets totalled $452 billion. Its average annualized returns over five and 10 years were six per cent and 7.1 per cent, respectively. […]

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CPPIB generates net return of 8% as of Q1 2024, net assets increase to $632.3BN

lbailey — Thu, 23 May 2024 15:00:36 +0000

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board earned an eight per cent return last year but significantly underperformed the 19.9 per cent return of its reference portfolio. The lower return can be explained in part by higher volatility in the stock-focused benchmark portfolio compared with the diversified, long-term return focus for the pension fund, says John Graham, the […]

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2023 Top 40 Money Managers Report: Geopolitical tension making its presence felt among institutional investors

bwolfe — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 13:56:56 +0000

By the time Nick Chamie graduated with his first degree in economics in 1992, the Berlin Wall had already fallen and the Soviet Union had ceased to exist. Still, Chamie — now the chief strategist and senior managing director at the Investment Management Corp. of Ontario — explains that, as he began making his way in the […]

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CPPIB CEO pitches Calgary business crowd on benefits of staying in CPP

bwolfe — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 20:00:32 +0000

As Alberta considers exiting the Canada Pension Plan, the head of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board visited Calgary on Tuesday to warn against losing its benefits. John Graham, chief executive officer of the CPPIB, made the pitch to a business crowd at a luncheon event. In his speech, he said there’s a strong business […]

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North American institutional investors own half of private capital raised globally in 2022: report

lbailey — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 19:00:47 +0000

North American institutional investors raised $749.7 billion, nearly half (49 per cent) of the $1.53 trillion total private capital raised globally between the second half of 2022 and the end of May 2023, according to a report by Preqin. It found the weakest period for deal activity since the start of the coronavirus pandemic was […]

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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

bwolfe — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 13:00:14 +0000

An article on the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities’ new risk management guideline was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. CAPSA’s risk management guideline adaptable to changes in cybersecurity, ESG: webinar 2. How hybrid workplaces and employees can navigate flu season 3. Canadian employers say competing […]

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Which frontier markets are on institutional investors’ radars amid geopolitical churn?

bwolfe — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 12:55:10 +0000

While the Nova Scotia Pension Services Corp. isn’t currently invested in frontier markets, the institutional investor is set to take its first steps towards investing in the sector. “Step one is getting [the board] more comfortable with frontier markets,” says Steve Mahoney, the organization’s chief investment officer, which includes the N.S. Teachers’ Pension Plan, the […]

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A look at Ivanhoé Cambridge’s mission to reposition

bwolfe — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 12:54:56 +0000

Since joining the real estate investment arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in 2017, Michèle Hubert has held many titles — five, to be exact. “My career is much more consistent than that makes it sound,” says Hubert, Ivanhoé Cambridge’s chief operating officer. “I’ve always been involved in strategy and I’m […]

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Institutional investors increasing U.S. power generation assets amid concerns of energy independence: webinar

lbailey — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:00:45 +0000

Amid concerns of energy independence and rising costs, institutional investors are increasing their investments in U.S. power plants and electricity-generating assets, said Aleksandar Andonov, associate professor of finance at the University of Amsterdam, during a webinar hosted by the International Centre for Pension Management. Andonov shared the results of a study he conducted in partnership […]

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OMERS Ventures appointing Michael Yang as managing partner, head of ventures

bwolfe — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 15:23:03 +0000

The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System venture capital arm is appointing Michael Yang as managing partner and head of ventures. Yang joined OMERS Ventures in 2019 to launch its Silicon Valley office and more recently took on the role of leading ventures efforts across North America. In the new role, he’ll be responsible for leading […]

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