Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Since it was established in 2017 with an initial funding of $35 billion, the bank has faced criticism for transaction shortcomings and has only been able to deploy a cumulative total of $9.7 Mr. Bethlenfalvy told CBC Radio last week that he had consulted widely, including with workers, who purportedly welcome the OIB.

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Pension Pulse

AUGUST 17, 2023

“The renewable energy, telecommunications and transportation sectors, to which (the Caisse) has been exposed for many years, are significant vectors of performance,” the pension fund said. For more information, visit cdpq.com , consult our LinkedIn or Instagram pages, or follow us on X. per cent, far below its benchmark of 7.2

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Regarding the pension fund's bond assets, CDPQ said the fixed income market was characterized by higher yields and the narrowing of corporate credit spreads. In equity markets, Canada’s second-largest pension fund benefited from its high exposure to the technology sector with a 17.7 and down 0.2% in Canada," CDPQ added.

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

utility firm AES Corp said on Tuesday it would sell a 30% indirect equity interest in its Ohio subsidiary to Canada's second-largest pension fund CDPQ for $546 million, which will be used to support infrastructure investments. For more information, visit cdpq.com , consult our LinkedIn or Instagram pages, or follow us on X.

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Pension Pulse

APRIL 9, 2024

Big pension funds invest in big student housing programs because they're recession-proof businesses that add defensive cashflows to their portfolio. That's obviously important, but there's a defensive component to purpose-built student accommodation that pension funds very attractive. What about Canada?

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Cogeco will repurchase some and, in the end, the Quebec pension fund will wind up with a 16.1 In 2017, CDPQ also contributed USD 315 million toward the transaction to acquire MetroCast cable systems in the United States. For more information, visit cdpq.com , consult our LinkedIn or Instagram pages, or follow us on X.

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Pension Pulse

MAY 22, 2024

Ian Bickis of The Canadian Press reports CPP Investments earned 8 per cent in latest fiscal year, net assets rose to $632 billion: Canada's biggest pension fund earned an eight per cent return last year, but significantly underperformed the 19.9 Our original investments were made in 2017.

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 15, 2023

So I think that argument is very valid in those couple of years, 2009, 2010 probably, maybe 2011, which was a tough year for hedge funds. You still had 2012 to 2017 to finish the bet. Public pension funds that manage hundreds of billion dollars can be manned by professionals that make $80 to $150,000 a year. SEIDES: Yeah.

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Pension Pulse

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Anyway, let me get on to covering this week in pensions. First, Shahir Gindo wrote a special to the Globe and Mail on why Canadian pensions funds should invest more in domestic assets to boost the economy. I want to confront the topical complaint that pension funds allocate something like 4% of our capital to domestic stocks.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 21, 2023

And we go through long periods, a good example would be post GFC through 2017 where values tough. If you’re anywhere from an individual to a pension fund, saying how much do I have to save to retire? This latest 2017 which again was a bad period for value, but a very good period for us and our firm grew.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 11, 2023

DAMODARAN: Or it could be some unique characteristic, pension funds pay no taxes. 2017, you looked at Google and Facebook, I remember being in a discussion with my friend, Scott Galloway and he said, we got to break up these companies. You can work for a consulting firm. RITHOLTZ: Right. RITHOLTZ: Plus, they’re perpetual.

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