The Big Picture

JUNE 13, 2023

Mathieu Chabran is the co-founder of TIKEHAU Capital, a Paris-based alternative asset manager. They run over $40 billion worth of assets. I don’t know how relevant that is to asset management, but let’s talk a little bit about you were doing before you were being lauded by the French president.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 6, 2023

However, some schemes said the higher costs of investing in unlisted companies could push up their own fees and deter investors. Nest, the UK government-backed workplace pension fund, said it preferred proven business models to early-stage venture capital.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Michiel Willams of Net Zero Investor reports OMERS’ sustainability chief on why the C$127bn fund’s green investment spree will not slow down: OMERS, the defined benefit (DB) plan for municipal employees in Ontario, is increasingly positioning itself as one of Canada's greenest pension fund investors. to sell its 24.5%

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Sarah Rundell of Top1000Funds recently interviewed Suyi Kim, Global Head of Private Equity at CPP Investments to go over what drives success at their giant PE portfolio: Suyi Kim, global head of private equity at CPP Investments manages quite possibly the largest private equity allocation in the world.

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Pension Pulse

APRIL 9, 2024

Earlier today, Ivanhoé Cambridge issued a press release stating Scape Australia closed its third PBSA development JV at AUD1.0bn alongside it and APG: Sydney, Australia, April 9, 2024 – Scape Australia has formed a partnership with Dutch pension investor APG Asset Management N.V. (‘APG’) What about Canada?

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Pension Pulse

AUGUST 7, 2023

They’re talking about asset management firms, in which public pension funds often have investments, supporting shareholder proposals meant to achieve social justice or climate objectives yet of dubious financial value. They could simply carry on trying to maximize returns.

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Pension Pulse

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The statement, sent exclusively to the National Post , marks the first time Poilievre has explicitly addressed the issue of Alberta’s proposal to withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and set up its own pension fund. My take: This is a great deal for BCI and Searchlight, a private equity firm BCI seeded.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 21, 2023

He added that over the last en years, their green assets have been outperforming non-green assets. I told him I track pension funds very closely and there's no doubt CDPQ is a global leader in sustainable/ responsible investing. For us, it's a question of returns and what's in the best interest of our depositors."

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The Big Picture

APRIL 4, 2023

 The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Ken Kencel, Churchill Asset Management , is below. BARRY RITHOLTZ, HOST, MASTERS IN BUSINESS: This week on the podcast, I have an extra special guest, Ken Kencel of Churchill Asset Management, CEO, Founder, President. This is really a fascinating story. It’s fantastic.

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Sara Grillo

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

ESG also aims to promote supposedly the goal of ESG is to promote the growth of companies that are supportive of beneficial practices, which is debatable and we’re going to get to that. 0:44:46.8 : Or it’s like Florida and Louisiana divesting their pension funds from anything BlackRock-related. Impact investing.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

And I went to pitch this asset management guy on why he should come be a part of that process. But for individuals, historically, there have not been great options to invest into private companies. It’s been one of the best performing asset classes for decades. Look, our parents all had pension funds.

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Pension Pulse

JULY 24, 2023

CPP Investments invests in private equity in two ways. The first is via direct investments, where it holds ownership stakes that vary from passive, minority positions, up to 100% control of private companies. The second is through private equity funds run by private equity firms, such as KKR and Blackstone.

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