Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Michiel Willams of Net Zero Investor reports OMERS’ sustainability chief on why the C$127bn fund’s green investment spree will not slow down: OMERS, the defined benefit (DB) plan for municipal employees in Ontario, is increasingly positioning itself as one of Canada's greenest pension fund investors. to sell its 24.5%

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

CDPQ's own public equities portfolio saw its performance "driven by growth stocks, as well as by large positions in Quebec companies, which performed well." The private equity portfolio was affected by interest rate hikes as well as by an increase in financing costs, which affected certain private companies.

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Sarah Rundell of Top1000Funds recently interviewed Suyi Kim, Global Head of Private Equity at CPP Investments to go over what drives success at their giant PE portfolio: Suyi Kim, global head of private equity at CPP Investments manages quite possibly the largest private equity allocation in the world.

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Pension Pulse

AUGUST 7, 2023

They’re talking about asset management firms, in which public pension funds often have investments, supporting shareholder proposals meant to achieve social justice or climate objectives yet of dubious financial value. And this is being played out across public and private markets. The governance is equal,” he said.

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Pension Pulse

JULY 4, 2023

The company is still in talks with its shareholders about raising as much as £1 billion in fresh funds following a £500 million injection agreed last year. Its largest shareholder is Canadian pension fund Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (Omers), which holds a nearly 32 per cent stake.

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Pension Pulse

APRIL 9, 2024

Big pension funds invest in big student housing programs because they're recession-proof businesses that add defensive cashflows to their portfolio. That's obviously important, but there's a defensive component to purpose-built student accommodation that pension funds very attractive. What about Canada?

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Pension Pulse

MAY 7, 2024

Transitioning to a private company with these strong partners will not only limit our exposure to volatile financial markets, it also will ensure ALLETE has access to the significant capital needed for our planned investments now and over the long term. Per Share in Cash DULUTH, Minn.— May 6, 2024 — ALLETE, Inc. Advisors J.P.

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Pension Pulse

MAY 8, 2023

Shannon Rebolledo staked out the parking lot as JBS left and PSSI came in. No pension fund wants to invest in private companies that abuse immigrant children. I used to invest in top global hedge funds back in the day and I trusted nobody. How can this happen? Where did oversight fail?

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The Big Picture

JUNE 13, 2023

And whilst we were dealing with the same counterparty, the same pension fund, some of their constituents, some of the underlying boards, disagree on the approach to take there. And so at times it’s effectively when the essential is at stake that people can react constructively. How do you look at those?

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Pension Pulse

AUGUST 22, 2023

Paula Sambo of Bloomberg reports Canada Pension Plan Investment Board joins startup at $100 million Reforestation Fund: Canada’s largest pension fund has joined a project to produce carbon credits by planting more than 100 native tree species on degraded land in Brazil’s Amazon region.

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Nicolas Van Praet of the Globe and Mail reports pension giant Caisse strikes deal to acquire Innergex Renewable Energy: Canadian pension fund giant Caisse de dpt et placement du Qubec has struck a deal to buy Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. The Caisse will pay $13.75 Mr. Hope speculated that Boralex Inc.,

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

I do think theres a path, he said, adding he believes pension involvement in Canadian airports could start almost immediately with investments in adjacent assets such as parking garages and freight services as well as new developments like sustainable aviation fuel facilities that arent core to the business of an airport.

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