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Mark Wiseman on Why Politicians Should Leave Pension Funds Alone

Pension Pulse

The system works exceptionally well, yet in the past year, we have seen increasing calls to change this model and use pension funds as a policy tool. The system works exceptionally well, yet in the past year, we have seen increasing calls to change this model and use pension funds as a policy tool.

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Andrew Coyne Is Dead Wrong on CPP Investments' Active Management

Pension Pulse

So did its costs, particularly the fees paid to external investment managers: from $36-million in 2006 to $3.5-billion Over all, combining management fees, operating expenses and transaction costs, the fund’s expenses now exceed $5.5-billion billion in 2024, a near hundredfold increase. No brainer, right?

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Prudential Financial (PRU) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

trillion of assets under management supporting defined benefit and defined contribution plans, PGIM serves more than half of the world's 300 largest pension funds. I mean my recollection is those debt protection products at very attractive margins. As a market leader with nearly $0.5

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BlackRock (BLK) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

The combination triples infrastructure AUM and doubles private markets run-rate management fees. This was due to the relative outperformance of lower fee U.S. equity markets and client preferences for lower fee U.S. The closing of GIP added $116 billion of client AUM and $70 billion of fee-paying AUM on October 1.

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Blackstone (BX) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

The firm itself could not be in a stronger position with minimal net debt and no insurance liabilities, allowing us to distribute $4.7 Borrowing spreads have tightened significantly and the availability of debt capital has increased significantly. Fee-related earnings increased 12% year over year to $1.2 billion or $0.95

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CDPQ Posts 7.2% Return in 2023

Pension Pulse

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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CPP Investments' CEO Discusses Fiscal Year 2024 Results

Pension Pulse

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.