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PSP Investments generates 7.2% annual return, net assets increase to $264.9BN

bmcgovern — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:00:09 +0000

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board ended its fiscal year on March 31, 2024, generating a net return of 7.2 per cent, up from 4.4 per cent the previous fiscal year, according to its latest annual report. The investment organization held $264.9 billion in net assets under management, up 8.7 per cent from the end […]

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2023 Investment Innovation Conference: The evolving role of fixed income in hedging risk, enhancing yields

lbailey — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:50:23 +0000

As the objectives of defined benefit pension plans have evolved, so too have institutional investors’ reasons for including fixed income allocations in a portfolio, from adding diversification and offsetting negative returns in equity to liquidity management and capital preservation, said Ashwin Gopwani, managing director and head of retirement solutions at Sun Life Capital Management, during the Canadian Investment […]

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2023 Investment Innovation Conference: Leveraging data, understanding risks to find opportunity in corporate credit market

lbailey — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:49:37 +0000

Being systematic doesn’t mean overlooking the fundamental risks in the corporate credit asset class, said Scott Richardson, senior vice-president and director of systematic credit at Acadian Asset Management, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Investment Innovation Conference in November. “What’s the risk? It’s a company — they make stuff [and] chose to fund themselves in a […]

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PSP Investments returns 4.4% led by infrastructure investments

Gideon Scanlon — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 16:30:01 +0000

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is reporting a net return of 4.4 per cent for fiscal 2023. As of March 31, 2023, the investment organization had $243.7 billion in net assets under management, up 5.7 per cent from $230.5 billion at the end of the previous fiscal year. It also reported a 10-year annualized […]

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Should institutional investors be concerned over surge in U.S. corporate bond supply?

mschmit — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 04:56:54 +0000

The increase in U.S. corporate debt issued in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak could be a warning signal to credit investors, according to a recent blog post by MSCI’s Research’s managing director, Andy Sparks, and executive director, Gergely Szalka. As many companies headed into the current crisis with an already heavy debt burden, new […]

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