The California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s Nicole Musicco will step down from her role as chief investment officer, effective Sept. 29, 2023. Musicco, who joined the CalPERS in March 2022, will leave the investment organization to attend to the immediate needs of family in Toronto, according to a press release. Dan Bienvenue, deputy chief investment […]
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System venture capital arm is appointing Michael Yang as managing partner and head of ventures. Yang joined OMERS Ventures in 2019 to launch its Silicon Valley office and more recently took on the role of leading ventures efforts across North America. In the new role, he’ll be responsible for leading […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec’s infrastructure arm is making key appointments on its management team, effective Sept. 5. CDPQ Infra, which acts as a principal contractor for major public infrastructure projects, is appointing Daniel Farina as the organization’s managing director; Sophie Lussier as executive vice-president and head of corporate services, organization performance and […]
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is appointing Michael Hill as executive vice-president and global head of infrastructure, effective Sept. 5. Hill, who has more than 30 years of experience in global investments, joins the OMERS from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board where he was head of sustainable energies for the Americas. In the […]
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is appointing Andrew Fung as acting executive vice-president of pensions. Fung joined the provincial regulator in 2018 as chief actuary of pensions. In 2019, he was appointed the organization’s head of relationship management and prudential supervision (pensions). Read more People Watch news. Prior to joining the FSRA, Fung […]
Vestcor Inc.’s chief executive officer John Sinclair will retire after 20 years with the organization. He’ll stay on as CEO of the provincial investment management, pension and benefits administration organization until a successor is named following a board-led executive search process. “On behalf of the board of directors and the over 150 professionals who work at […]
The International Centre for Pension Management is appointing Julie Mallory, managing director of portfolio strategy and investment risk at Ontario Power Generation Inc., to its research committee. Mallory, along with 11 other committee members, will be responsible for selecting one academic research program to receive a $50,000 award from the ICPM each year. Read: ICPM […]
The Canada Post Corp. pension plan is appointing Thavanesan Naidoo as director of pension fund investments and external equities. Naidoo, who has more than 30 years of experience in pension and investment management, joins the Canada Post plan from the CIBC pension plan where he was director of pension investment strategy. In the new role, […]
The Toronto Transit Commission Pension Plan board is appointing Andy Greene as chief investment officer and James Clarkson as chief financial officer and treasurer. As CIO, Greene will be responsible for overseeing the defined benefit pension plan’s $7.8 billion investment portfolio. He joined the plan as its managing director of investments in 2017. In the role, he […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Bruce Crane as executive managing director and head of Asia-Pacific, effective immediately. He will lead investment activities and portfolio management across the Ontario Teachers’ offices in Hong Kong, Mumbai and Singapore. Crane joined the pension fund in 2020 as its first employee in the Singapore office. In the new […]