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Canadian LPs Selling PE Stakes in Higher-For-Longer Environment

Pension Pulse

This occurs when the value of bonds and shares of publicly listed firms decline, as they did recently, bringing down the total assets of a pension fund. Canadian pension funds are among the largest private equity investors in the world. Denominator effect The first is what’s known as the “denominator effect.”

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Best Caisse Scenario?

Pension Pulse

It’s late April, and Emond is appearing at a hearing at Quebec’s National Assembly, where parliamentarians are zeroing in on a perceived dilution of the share of assets the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has invested at home, from 26.1% We must take into account the size of the fund, the size of the Quebec economy.

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AIMCo Opens Its First Asia Office in Singapore

Pension Pulse

A report by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada found that between 2003 and 2017, Canadian pension funds invested $25 billion in the region. The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board has had an on-the-ground presence on the continent for over a decade, and currently has offices in Singapore as well as Hong Kong and Mumbai.

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AIMCo CEO Evan Siddall on Shadow Banks and Investing More in Canada

Pension Pulse

It is not monolithic and includes such varied enterprises as pension fund investment managers such as AIMCo , insurance companies, investment banks, broker dealers, hedge funds, mortgage investment companies – and still others.

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AIMCo's CIO Talks Total Portfolio Approach, Private Credit and Risk

Pension Pulse

Rather than continuing to plough in capital, the investment team are now thinking more about comparing opportunities across assets and anticipating future trends. The private investment grade strategies like asset-backed finance and infrastructure credit are “really compelling” in today’s market, he said.

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AIMCo Opens New York Office to Expand Private Credit

Pension Pulse

The Alberta pension plan hired David Scudellari in 2023 as head of international investment. trillion asset class as higher interest rates have drawn investors and bank financing for deals has dried up. AIMCo invests on behalf of 15 pension, endowment and government clients in the oil-rich Canadian province.

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Are Alternative Investments the Key to Diversifying Your Portfolio?

Fortune Financial

It encompasses strategies such as venture capital, leveraged buyouts and investing directly in publicly-traded private equity firms. Venture Capital Venture capital investments focus on financing startups and early-stage companies with significant growth potential. between 2015 and the end of 2021.