Large Canadian pension funds can create and capture value in financial markets by achieving scale in strategic markets, vertically integrating parts of the value chain and reducing fee drag, coordinating key stakeholder groups and creating internal synergies within their organization, according to a new report published in the Journal of Alternative Investments. It found venture […]
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is making a cash offer to take Luxembourg-based investment firm BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A. private. The deal values the entire issued and to-be-issued share capital of BBGI at roughly £1.06 billion on a fully diluted basis. The offer adds a 21 per cent premium for the London Stock Exchange […]
An article on incoming changes to Alberta-based employers’ workplace violence and harassment policies 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. What Alberta-based employers need to know about incoming workplace violence, harassment policy changes 2. Gen Z, […]
While a plan member lawsuit against the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan regarding cryptocurrency investment decisions isn’t entirely surprising, it’s not a common event in Canada, says Level Chan, a partner at Stewart McKelvey. “In Canada, it does not come up very much. It normally is only in these unique circumstances where there is kind of […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is selling its stake in Copenhagen Airports A/S to co-shareholder Arbejdmarkedets Tillægspension. The Denmark-based investor has been a joint venture partner with the investment organization and co-owner of the airport since 2017. The financial details of the transaction weren’t disclosed. “We would like to thank ATP for their collaboration and […]
Canada’s public pension funds should rethink the billions of dollars they’ve invested in natural gas infrastructure amid the global push to reduce emissions, says a new report from a climate advocacy group. The report by Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health says nine of Canada’s largest public pensions have invested in 22 gas-related […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling a 49 per cent stake in a portfolio of China real estate projects for nearly $235 million. The assets are part of a joint venture with Chinese real estate company Longfor Group Holdings Ltd. and are being sold to an affiliate of Dajia Insurance Group Co. Ltd. The portfolio […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]