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Shareholders approve Elon Musk’s Tesla pay package, despite objection by institutional investors

bmcgovern — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:00:45 +0000

A majority (77 per cent) of Tesla Inc. shareholders voted in support of restoring the landmark US$44.9 billion all-stock pay package for chief executive officer Elon Musk, despite public calls against the compensation by a pension fund and a sovereign wealth fund, according to a report by the Associated Press. The shareholder vote, held at […]

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Caisse investing $500MN in National Bank of Canada, backing EV charging station operator

bmcgovern — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 19:00:11 +0000

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $500 million in National Bank of Canada to support its acquisition strategy for Canadian Western Bank. The acquisition deal is worth $5 billion and will give National Bank a presence in Western Canada. Following the Caisse’s investment in National Bank, it will become the second […]

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Energy transition stocks getting lots of interest from investors, TSX Venture list shows

bmcgovern — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:00:19 +0000

Canadian-based mining companies that are betting on the global energy transition saw a surge of investor interest in 2023, according to the latest edition of the TSX Venture 50 list. The annual ranking of top performers on Canada’s main venture exchange, released by the Toronto Stock Exchange on Wednesday, shows 2023 was a blockbuster year […]

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Caisse co-investing in sustainable energy, AIMCo acquiring U.K. warehouses

Gideon Scanlon — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:00:24 +0000

The Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec is entering a co-investment collaboration targeting ventures in the sustainable energy sector. The three-year agreement between the Caisse and the BP-owned investment firm BP Ventures has already resulted in an investment in Bridge to Renewables Inc., which is developing software infrastructure to enable electric vehicles to interact with […]

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Capturing lithium’s investment return potential as the electric car gains ground

mschmit — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 06:49:26 +0000

Rising with the growth of smartphones, lithium has been a hot material in the investment world for a few years. And many in the institutional investment space see exposure to lithium as a high-growth opportunity, according to Jay Jacobs, senior vice-president and head of research at Global X Funds. The metal has many uses in […]

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Global sustainability in an age of protectionism

mschmit — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 06:28:12 +0000

Look to the emerging world for change going forward.

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