The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Quebec is entering into an agreement with Osisko Mining Inc. to acquire 9,259,260 common shares at $2.70 per share. “We are very…
La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is launching an initiative to support the growth of companies owned by women. The program, Cheffes de…
Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate subsidiary of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, has acquired an office building in Nanterre, France. The building,…
Pension managers’ pooled funds posted meagre returns in the third quarter of 2018, according to Morneau Shepell Ltd.’s performance universe. Markets were less synchronized during the latter…
The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan’s plan to share its expertise with as many Canadian workers as possible nabbed it the award…
Three new senior appointments at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan include new roles for Gillian Brown, Danilo Simonelli and Saurabh Rastogi. Brown will lead the pension fund’s capital markets group…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is acquiring a controlling stake in Companhia Energética de São Paulo, a Brazilian hydro-generation company, through a joint venture with Votorantim Energia. The 80.2…
Factoring environmental, social and governance considerations into investment decisions is good risk management, according to one pension plan sponsor. “Definitely for real assets, we see it…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it isn’t yet interested in making direct investments in Canada’s newly legalized recreational marijuana industry. Michel Leduc, global head of…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is increasing its investment in an Indian solar power company to 40 per cent. The Caisse is contributing US$100…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec’s real estate investment arm, Ivanhoé Cambridge, along with CapRock Partners, is announcing the start of construction for a Californian development in…
Following a recapitalization led by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and BC Partners, GFL Environmental Inc. is merging with Waste Industries. The two companies will…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is teaming up with Generation Investment Management to acquire General Atlantic’s and H.I.G. Capital’s investment in FNZ, a…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing about $128 million in further supporting Hopper, a Montreal-based travel booking app. The app, which topped 30 million…
In the third quarter of 2018, Canadian defined benefit pension plans reached their highest solvency ratio of any quarter since November 2000, according to Mercer’s latest…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has signed an agreement promising to divest from the tobacco industry as part of a wider pledge supported by multiple global…
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board, together with its investment partner Tishman Speyer Properties, is selling a mixed-use property in the west end of London.…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is partnering with a New York-based asset manager to invest in equity tranches of collateralized loan obligations. The partnership…
One of Neiman Marcus Group Ltd.’s debtholder believes the company could be in default based on a transaction involving the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Marble…
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is acquiring California-based medical management company Paradigm Outcomes. The existing majority owner, Summit Partners, will continue to be a…
One of Canada’s largest pension fund managers says trillions of dollars should be shifted into investments that will counter global warming, in part because it’s crucial to…
Just one Canadian pension fund ranked in the top 20 global funds based on their responses to the recommendations of the task force on climate-related…
Median solvency ratio rises: Aon
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec’s executive vice-president of Quebec, Christian Dubé, is leaving the pension fund to run for the Coalition Avenir Quebec. The…
Plan makes $1 billion co-investment in a British residential company.