Toronto-based office to be led by Jeff Mouland.
The rebuild of Montreal’s Champlain Bridge—reportedly the busiest crossing in Canada but weakening with age—may be brought to you by a pension fund. In fact, it’s not hard to find stories about a Canadian fund taking a stake in a British airport or an Australian toll road. But what’s behind the bustle?
Not without easy and direct access.
A group led by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has increased its stakes in two Chilean water utilities after making successful bids in government-held auctions. The transaction cost about $541 million. The controlling group led by Teachers’ upped its stake in Essbio S.A. to from 51.1% to 89.6% and now holds 94.2% of Esval S.A. […]
States need to renew to keep the lights on.
What's driving them is a mystery for some.
The current state of infrastructure in Canada and its future development compare favourably with the rest of the world. An expert panel at the recent EuroMoney Canada Forum painted a rather rosy picture of what Canada’s current infrastructure situation. There were, of course, comparisons drawn between the infrastructure financing in Canada and in the U.S. […]
Why should institutional investors invest in the infrastructure space? Most pension plans need to match liabilities, and infrastructure investment is a way to do this, providing “real return protection,” said Janet Rabovsky, senior investment consultant with Towers Watson, speaking earlier this week at the Infrastructure Symposium 2011 in Toronto. “Given the level of bonds, many […]
Coverage of the 2010 Investment Innovation Conference.