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TTC Pension Plan naming Anthony Tang portfolio manager of public markets

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 17:29:10 +0000

The Toronto Transit Commission Pension Plan is naming Anthony Tang as its portfolio manager of public markets. In the new role, Tang will oversee about 39 per cent of the $8-billion plan’s total assets under management. As of its most recent investment report, published in 2020, the TTC’s pension plan had about $3.12 billion under […]

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A private markets perspective on the pandemic in 2020 and beyond

mschmit — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:29:59 +0000

What a difference a year makes. At this time in 2019, initial reports of a novel virus to be called COVID-19 were just beginning to come out of China, and the pandemic was still months from becoming front-page news around the world. Investors were busy instead planning for another regular year in 2020, setting return […]

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BCI highlights ESG successes in 2019 report

mschmit — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 08:34:09 +0000

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is touting its 2019 environmental, social and governance successes in its annual ESG report. Some highlights from the year include that it finalized the introduction of a new corporate-wide ESG strategy including priorities and procedures for ESG reviews across all asset classes. As part of the strategy, the BCI’s […]

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Private equity sees robust investment, boosted by buyout funds: report

mschmit — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 04:39:10 +0000

Worldwide private equity fundraising hit US$692 billion in 2019, surpassing the asset class’s peak in 2007. Private equity activity trended towards fewer but larger funds seeing commitments from investors, according to a new report by the Callan Institute. Buyout funds, in particular, saw a leap in commitments, jumping to 55.1 per cent of commitments overall […]

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U.S.-Iran tensions roil world markets as gold hits seven-year high

mschmit — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 04:58:06 +0000

Global stock markets took another hit Monday while oil and gold prices surged in response to the escalating tensions in the Middle East following the U.S. killing of Iran’s top general. The death of Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. drone strike has heightened geopolitical risks for financial markets, including concerns about potential disruptions to the […]

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