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On CPP Investments' Insanely Large Allocation to Private Equity

Pension Pulse

But despite increasing concern about private equity tactics, over the past decade CPP Investments has shifted more and more of its assets into that investing category in search of high returns. If I were running a pension fund, I would be very careful about what was being offered to me.

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CalSTRS Posts 8.4% Gain in Fiscal 2024

Pension Pulse

Arleen Jacobius of Pensions & investments also reports CalSTRS beats its benchmark with 8.4% fiscal-year return, propelled by stocks: CalSTRS earned an 8.4% net return for fiscal year 2024, beating its 7.4% billion, West Sacramento-based pension fund reported. CalSTRS funded status was 75.9%

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Off-The-Scale Interest at a CPP Investments Public Meeting in Alberta

Pension Pulse

Others were more skeptical of the CPP and questioned its staffing, expenditures, and rate of return, with one attendee asserting she would’ve been better off storing her savings under her mattress. Ten per cent you may think is a little vanilla-flavoured but for a public fund, it’s No. Can we improve their governance?

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CDPQ's Head of Liquid Markets Discusses Mid-Year Results

Pension Pulse

“The renewable energy, telecommunications and transportation sectors, to which (the Caisse) has been exposed for many years, are significant vectors of performance,” the pension fund said. Over five years, the annualized return was 9.6 per cent return. per cent, driven by the same sectors as in the first six months.”

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On Why BlackRock Wants To Be Blackstone Again With a Twist of Crypto

Pension Pulse

Finally, as capital has become more scarce in a higher interest rate environment, companies are exploring partnership opportunities for their embedded infrastructure assets to improve their returns on invested capital or to raise capital to reinvest in their core businesses. So why did BlackRock acquire GIP?

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Realty Income (O) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

of our outstanding debt at the end of the quarter was variable rate in nature, illustrating the financing flexibility we have heading into the end of the year. With that said, we strive to demonstrate a proactive forward-looking mindset as we plan, position, and evolve our financing strategy for future growth.

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HOOPP Gains 9.4% in 2023

Pension Pulse

Paula Sambo of Bloomberg also reports real-return bonds reap gains for HOOPP: Canadian inflation-protected securities known as real-return bonds are reaping gains for one of the country’s largest pension funds during a turbulent period for fixed-income markets. The pension fund manager’s total assets increased to $112.6-billion,