The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is underwriting $75 million of bonds issued to finance a portion of the construction of a new bridge in Quebec. The underwriting will cover a significant portion of a $380-million issuance from Groupe Nouveau Pont Île-Aux-Tourtes Inc. It will be used to fund the construction of the […]
The pharmaceutical arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is acquiring a stake in an anti-viral drug. According to the terms of a $200-million deal between OMERS Life Sciences and Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc., the pension fund will receive a 54.5 per cent stake on the first US$284 million in royalties earned by the hepatitis […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is supporting an effort to spin off the steel-making side of an investee mining company despite previously saying it would oppose the measure. The board-backed proposal, which was approved at Teck Resources Inc.’s annual general meeting, called for the company to consider spinning off its steel-making business as a […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is issuing $250 million to an organization that supports the institutional investment manager ecosystem in Quebec. The investment in the Quebec Emerging Managers Program works out to works out to $50 million each year for the next five years. Created in 2016, the program offers institutional investors access […]
The real estate arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is operating the most productive shopping centre in Canada, according to a new report from the International Council of Shopping Centers. Toronto’s Yorkdale Mall returned annual sales of US$24,000 per square metre of retail space in 2022, more than any other Canadian mall. The […]
Speaking at the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System’s annual general meeting on Tuesday, Blake Hutcheson, its chief executive officer, discussed the OMERS’ recent annual results, as well as its long-term growth expectations. “We think that, by 2030, we’ll be worth roughly $200 billion, up from a little more than $125 billion today.” The live event, […]
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is appointing Ashish Goyal as executive vice-president and head of Asia-Pacific. In the new role, he’ll oversee investments across various asset classes in the Asia-Pacific region, reporting to Ralph Berg, the OMERS’ chief investment officer. He’ll continue to operate out of the pension fund’s Singapore office but will also […]
The real estate arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is acquiring a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Raleigh, NC. The Oxford Properties Group is purchasing the 30,000 square-metre facility that’s located beside a five-building office and life sciences campus it owns. According to a press release, the pension fund could expand the facility to […]
An article on how British Columbia’s incoming pay transparency legislation could impact employers was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. How B.C.’s pay transparency legislation could impact employers 2. Report finds new diabetes, migraine treatments could impact private drug plans in 2023 3. CPPIB […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling its stake in a scandal-ridden French home care company for €26.1 million — 6.18 per cent of the value of the initial investment. The move follows a restructuring agreement that provides Orpea Groupe’s bondholders with control of the majority of its equity. As part of the terms, other […]