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The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $335 million in TerraPact, a U.S.-based firm that owns and operates ground leases and rights of way for more than 700 digital, utility and energy infrastructure assets. The financing will support TerraPact’s real estate portfolio across the U.S. and in British Columbia. It will also refinance […]

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  • December 19, 2024 December 20, 2024
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The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has confirmed the departure of Frank Su as managing director and head of Asian private equity, effective immediately. In an emailed statement to Benefits Canada, a CPPIB spokesperson said the investment organization has “a strong team in Asia who will continue to build on the important portfolio in the […]

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  • December 17, 2024 December 16, 2024
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The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling a portion of its stake in a real estate joint venture to its partner Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE. The investment organization’s partner is buying a 38.9 per cent stake in an off-market transaction, which will bring up its ownership stake to 89.9 per cent. According to a press release, […]

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  • December 11, 2024 December 6, 2024
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An article on the impact of Canadian pension income on federal and provincial tax revenues was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. Canadian pension income adding $24.5BN to federal coffers in 2025: report 2. So long foosball, hello […]

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  • December 6, 2024 December 5, 2024
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The assets under management of the world’s 100 largest asset owners totalled US$26.3 trillion as of the end of 2023, up 12.3 per cent from the previous year, according to a new report by WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute. It found, as of Dec. 31, 2023, the top 20 assets owners made up 55.6 per cent […]

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  • December 5, 2024 December 4, 2024
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The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing $1 billion in Korea-based data centres through its joint venture with the Pacific Asset Management Co. “The demand for data centres in [the Asia-Pacific region] has been on the rise, driven by the continued need for cloud computing and the increasing global adoption of artificial intelligence,” said […]

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  • November 29, 2024 November 29, 2024
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The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is appointing Sharon White as managing director and head of Europe, effective Jan. 27, 2025. In her new role, White will work closely with asset class leaders based in Europe and Montreal to contribute towards the vision and strategy of the Caisse, according to a press release. […]

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  • November 27, 2024 November 26, 2024
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Canadian fixed income yields are de-coupling from a sharp rise seen in the U.S. market, according to a new report from FTSE Russell. Despite a target interest rate cut of 50 basis points to 3.75 per cent from the Bank of Canada at the end of October, the market witnessed higher Canadian yields in October […]

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  • November 25, 2024 November 25, 2024
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Quebec’s pension fund manager says it is co-operating with U.S. authorities after three former employees were indicted in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., in an alleged scheme to give hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to the Indian government. The former employees of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec have been charged […]

Caisse investing in U.S.-based fintech company

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board, along with partner Investcorp, is investing in accounting firm PKF O’Connor Davies LLP. According to a press release, the new investment will give the firm more flexibility to pursue mergers and acquisitions as well as invest in new technology and service lines. The financial details of the transaction weren’t […]

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  • November 20, 2024 November 22, 2024
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