Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

I got here and in those days, there was a HOOPP pension fund and HOOPP Investment Management Limited which ran the assets and they both had a CEO. John eventually became CEO and he retired in 2011. And HOOPP in particular had room to perform even better than it had been.

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Pension Pulse

MAY 19, 2023

Here are some funds worth tracking closely. Below, are a few funds investors track closely. Below, a sample of the funds I track closely: 1) Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMco) 2) Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan 3) Canada Pension Plan Investment Board 4) Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec 5) OMERS Administration Corp.

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 15, 2023

Are most people better off in an index fund than playing with an active manager, be it mutual fund or high fee hedge funds? SEIDES: John Yeah, I said back then, the bet started in 2007 and I say today, being in the market and investing in hedge funds is completely apples and oranges. Was Warren Buffett right?

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

My take: I would say the key advantage IMCO and other large Canadian pension funds is certainty of cash flows and access to top private equity, real estate, infrastructure and private debt partners around the world. Notably, consumer expectations for long-run inflation ticked up to a level not seen since 2011.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

I remember it really well because I just finished building this house in West Virginia and we, we were taking occupancy in early August, and it was, it was literally the same day that BMP Paraba shut off redemptions from some of their mutual funds, caused all sorts of chaos in Europe. And so we have them in periodically to talk to.

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