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APG and Ivanhoé Cambridge Back Scape's $658M Student Housing JV in Australia

Pension Pulse

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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A Discussion With CDPQ's Marc-André Blanchard on Sustainability, COP28 and More

Pension Pulse

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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This Week in Pensions & Investments: 20-10-2023

Pension Pulse

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.