Pension Pulse

MAY 24, 2024

But then, “active management” doesn’t quite capture the transformation in the CPPIB after 2006. Essentially it turned itself into a giant hedge fund, picking stocks, taking seats on boards, and plunging heavily into an increasingly esoteric mix of assets: real estate, private equity, infrastructure, and God knows what else.

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Pension Funds Hedge Funds Investing Assets 109

Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A hedge fund run by Michael Burry — who famously shorted subprime mortgages during the 2008 financial crisis and became a central figure in Michael Lewis’s 2010 book "The Big Short" — added 35,000 shares of Alphabet and 30,000 shares of Amazon. Another hedge fund, AQR, increased its stake in Nvidia by 22%. 31 holdings.

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Hedge Funds Funds Asset Management Assets 59

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. Consolidation in the industry is likely, with larger managers acquiring smaller ones to expand their strategies and AUM. A few quick points here.

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Pension Pulse

JULY 18, 2023

Business Wire reports that Norway's sovereign fund tops global transparency ranking: TORONTO — Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, Government Pension Fund Global, has topped the list of the most transparent funds according to the Global Pension Transparency Benchmark’s 2023 findings.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 11, 2024

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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Pension Pulse

AUGUST 17, 2023

“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. The difference with 2022 is primarily explained by the increase in external performance fees related to increased returns. per cent. “In

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Pension Funds Assets Debt Financing 52

Pension Pulse

MAY 24, 2023

In private credit, tightening credit conditions resulting from a handful of bank failures and rescues in the United States have opened up opportunities for non-bank players like pension funds, he said. Management fees increased by $165 million, due to an increase in average assets managed by external fund managers.

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