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Expert panel: History’s lessons for DB pension plans during turbulent times

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 23 May 2023 16:30:22 +0000

At the best of times, selecting an optimal asset mix for a defined benefit pension plan is challenging. The times of today are downright turbulent. Last year, inflation reached 8.1 per cent in Canada as a result of a prolonged period of government stimulus spending to manage the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. In response […]

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CPPIB acquiring stake in fossil fuel producer, Caisse investing in habitat restoration company

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 17:30:13 +0000

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is acquiring a 49 per cent stake in one of California’s leading fossil fuel producers. The CPPIB is securing its minority stake in Aera Energy from IKAV Energy Inc., an asset management company. Following the sale, IKAV will maintain a majority stake in the firm. Founded as a joint […]

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BCI launches timberlands management company, Ivanhoé invests in real estate technology fund

Gideon Scanlon — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:00:45 +0000

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is jointly sponsoring the launch of a company managing timberland assets located in the southeastern U.S. Together with the BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group, the BCI will launch Caddo Sustainable Timberlands, which will manage 312,500 hectares of forests located in Texas and Louisiana. With the timberlands certified by the […]

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OTPP, PSP buying Australian energy investor; OTPP acquiring pine forests

Gideon Scanlon — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 18:00:34 +0000

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board are part of a consortium acquiring an Australian infrastructure investment fund. The consortium, which also includes KKR, paid A$5.2 billion ($4.6 billion) to acquire all outstanding equities in Spark Infrastructure. The deal has been approved by Australian regulatory authorities. Spark’s assets provide electricity […]

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Investing in Timberland and Farmland

mschmit — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 04:26:58 +0000

A look at innovation in the landscape.

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Institutions Turning to Timberlands

mschmit — Mon, 10 May 2010 08:03:19 +0000

Trees mature into higher value products.

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Reality check

mschmit — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:38:18 +0000

Real assets held up during the credit crisis—how will they fare post-crisis?

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