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. 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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The Motley Fool

MARCH 7, 2024

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Overall, our intent is to create and operate an evergreen open-end fund that will manage private capital on behalf of institutional investors, such as pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, and large insurance companies.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

James Hirai of Bloomberg reports Dutch pension funds send shockwaves through euro swap market: Dutch pension funds are plowing cash into long-dated swap contracts, according to strategists, upending one of this year’s most popular trades. The funds, by far the region’s largest with more than €1.5 in a client note.

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Pension Pulse

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Anyway, let me get on to covering this week in pensions. First, Shahir Gindo wrote a special to the Globe and Mail on why Canadian pensions funds should invest more in domestic assets to boost the economy. They don’t mention that the Maple 8 large Canadian pension funds collectively have around 13.5%

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Pension Pulse

MAY 24, 2024

You’d never know it to read the latest annual report from the fund’s managers, the CPP Investment Board, which spends much of its nearly 80,000 words boasting how, thanks to the herculean efforts of its employees and the sophisticated investment stratagems of its managers, it eked out an 8-per-cent return on investment for the CPP’s beneficiaries.

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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. Christine Dobby of the Toronto Star also reports CPP Investments posts 1.3% per cent return.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Some people have said it kind of lagged other similar era venture funds. How do you look at this in terms of not just having a positive impact on the planet but generating a return on investment? The early green tech funds, they were too early in one sense. Was he just early? WENGER: Yeah.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Which is run by many insurance companies, pension funds who use Aladdin, and it’s a commercial enterprise for the firm. Didn’t it start as a bond shop, catering to pension funds and foundations? I mean, it started as largely mortgages, fixed income bonds shop, and you know, create a closed end funds.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Based on today's prices, that would represent a nearly 600% return on investment. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Right now, we're at a point where allocating even 1% of a portfolio to Bitcoin is considered risky, especially if you're a pension fund, endowment fund, or other large institutional investor.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 3, 2024

billion in the Public Service Pension Fund from the previous fiscal year will be shifted to general revenues. Labour leaders say workers also contributed to the fund and should benefit from any surplus, rather than having the money go toward other priorities such as new spending or reducing the size of the deficit.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The decision to put a senior government official on the board of the arm’s-length pension fund manager raises questions about AIMCo’s continued independence, and whether the move opens the door to the government to exert greater political influence or to steer the pension fund manager toward government priorities.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

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. Food for thought! To access to the APRA report, click on this link here.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

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.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 28, 2025

Ours is something I brought over from my last business experience, which is adjusted -- risk-adjusted return on investment is the key criteria and be honest about the risk upfront and price them in. And then as we look to '26, do you still have the pension funding requirement coming back about $1 billion?

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