Pension Pulse

JULY 27, 2023

PLI said that the sale will see the “vast expertise” of the French operator brought to bear on the Irish operation, while nothing will change in terms of how the lottery itself raises funding, given the lottery itself will remain in Irish State ownership. A deal to sell PLI had been well flagged since the beginning of the year.

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Pension Pulse

JANUARY 24, 2024

The move follows a similar initiative by Ontario Teachers' Pension Fund, announced last June. This decision is in line with the evolution of the real estate subsidiaries and numerous initiatives launched within the CDPQ group in recent years to implement best practices and achieve efficiency gains for CDPQ and its depositors.

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Stack is leading the real estate industry to new levels of sustainability and reflects Oxford’s commitment to integrating ESG best practices throughout our assets,” commented Andrew O’Neil, Vice President of Development, Oxford Properties. Canada's pension funds saw the writing on the wall before the pandemic hit.

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

BCI is a pension fund for unionized employees and government employees in British Columbia and Western Canada, with gross assets under management of $250 billion. Managers should have a clear investment strategy, a strong track record, and a compelling narrative for their fund. 25% net, 20% net, 15% net).

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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? student housing.

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Pension Pulse

AUGUST 15, 2023

The pension fund’s total net assets stood at $249.8 Chief investment officer Ziad Hindo says the fund saw positive returns across multiple asset classes including public and private equities, infrastructure, and credit over the first six months of the year. 1 the plan was fully funded with a $17.5-billion billion at Dec.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Speaking of heightened transparency, it would be nice if Canada's large pensions funds provided a lot more details on the carbon emissions in their own portfolios. No doubt, the Canadian pension fund industry is a trailblazer in best practices for risk management but more needs to be done.

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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.

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Pension Pulse

AUGUST 21, 2024

Shatabdi Mazumdar of Digital Infra Network reports UPP invests in data centre developer Rowan Digital Infrastructure: Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners and University Pension Plan Ontario has announced that UPP has completed a co-investment in a Quinbrook portfolio company, Rowan Digital Infrastructure.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 21, 2023

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

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Pension Pulse

JUNE 13, 2023

On Monday, University Pension Plan Ontario (UPP) released its 2022 results stating the fund is secure in an extraordinary time: UPP’s portfolio posted a 9.1% net loss in 2022, outperforming median defined benefit pension returns in Canada by 3.3%*. Anyway, back to UPP and Barb.

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Pension Pulse

OCTOBER 10, 2024

That's why the last-mile logistics sector continues to offer solid fundamentals and Canada's pension funds all have invested in this sector in Europe and elsewhere via strong strategic partnerships (joint ventures where they put up most of the capital and pay no fees).

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Pension Pulse

JANUARY 23, 2024

It encourages the adoption of best practices in diversity and inclusion, the reflection of those priorities in corporate culture, and the collection and analysis of demographic data. There are also three employee resource groups at Ivanhoé Cambridge, which drive inclusive changes: Pride (LGBTQ2S+), BIPOC and Women IC.

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Pension Pulse

JUNE 5, 2024

IMCO CEO Bert Clark posted a comment on LinkedIn going over the Canadian model and other thoughts from the Fiduciary Investors Symposium: I recently had the pleasure of speaking at Top1000 Funds’ Fiduciary Investors Symposium Toronto 2024. It is still the bedrock of strong public fund management. The spirit of innovation continues.

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

return for 2024, sees economic uncertainty ahead: The CEO of Quebecs public pension fund manager said he is counting on its diverse portfolio to help it navigate increasing economic uncertainty as he announced investment returns of nearly $40 billion in 2024. Jacob Serebrin of the Montreal Gazette reports the Caisse posts 9.4%

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