Pension Pulse

MAY 2, 2024

Last year, APFC’s staff decreased its private asset allocation from 19 percent to 15 percent, hypothesizing that there were better risk-adjusted returns to be had in asset classes like fixed income and hedge funds. This strategy has also given Frampton’s team the flexibility to get into some incredibly competitive investment funds.

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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. The difference with 2022 is primarily explained by the increase in external performance fees related to increased returns.

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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 Management fees decreased by $10 million, remaining broadly in line with the prior year.

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The Big Picture

JUNE 13, 2023

Just background, Barry, when I moved here five years ago this year in 2018, we had barely no relationships in North America. We launched our very first growth private equity strategy in 2017-2018, way before it has, as I said, become a must-have strategy for many managers and for many allocators.

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Pension Pulse

MAY 24, 2023

In private credit, tightening credit conditions resulting from a handful of bank failures and rescues in the United States have opened up opportunities for non-bank players like pension funds, he said. Management fees increased by $165 million, due to an increase in average assets managed by external fund managers.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 12, 2024

billion was 7% higher year over year, driven by the impact of higher markets on average AUM and higher performance fees. Fourth quarter and full year performance fees of 311 million and 554 million, respectively, increased from a year ago, reflecting higher revenue from liquid alternatives and long-only mandates.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Look, our parents all had pension funds. LAYTON: — sources of funds for our industry is going to change as a result of that. It’s been primarily pension, historically. And there’s a real democratization of access to private markets, and we’re one of the firm’s that’s been leading that.

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