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CDPQ Posts 7.2% Return in 2023

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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%

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Top Funds' Activity in Q4 2023

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Having said this, the stock market is incredibly concentrated in a few names and the risks of something bad hitting us are on the rise here, which is why you should all take these 13F filings with a grain of salt here. 24) Norges Bank 25) Nordea Investment Management 26) Korea Investment Corp.

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A Conversation With John Graham on CPP Investments Fiscal 2023 Results

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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. That beat the fund’s reference portfolio (an internal benchmark it sets for itself), which had a return of just 0.1

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A Discussion With CDPQ's Head of Liquid Markets on Their 2024 Results

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return for 2024, sees economic uncertainty ahead: The CEO of Quebecs public pension fund manager said he is counting on its diverse portfolio to help it navigate increasing economic uncertainty as he announced investment returns of nearly $40 billion in 2024. tech companies that had major gains on the stock market.

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A Conversation With OTPP CEO Jo Taylor on Their 2024 Results

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The pension funds 2024 returns fell short of its internal benchmark of 12.9 per cent, mostly because private equity returns lagged the stock markets performance, and real estate assets such as office buildings and shopping malls continued to struggle. In 2024, the pension funds publicly-traded stocks gained 23.2

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What's Really Behind The Purge at AIMCo?

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In a news release Thursday, the Alberta government said the “reset” at AIMCo was driven by rising costs at the Crown corporation, including third-party management fees and salaries and benefits that were not matched by a corresponding return on investment. A couple of quick remarks.

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Alberta's Government Fires AIMCo's Board, CEO and Three Executives

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James Bradshaw and Jefferey Jones of the Globe and Mail report Alberta government fires AIMCo board and CEO, plans to ‘reset focus’: Alberta’s government has fired the CEO and the entire board of Alberta Investment Management Corp. AIMCo), citing a need “to restore confidence” in the provincial pension fund manager.