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Plan sponsors, pension plans taking lessons from 2020 to decade ahead

Plan sponsors, pension plans taking lessons from 2020 to decade ahead

Following an unprecedented 2020, Canada’s plan sponsors and pension plans are incorporating the lessons of the last year as they prepare for a new decade,…

Canada’s DB pension plans post 5% return in Q4, close 2020 with 10% gain

Canada’s DB pension plans post 5% return in Q4, close 2020 with 10% gain

Canada’s defined benefit pension plans posted a median return of five per cent during the fourth quarter of 2020 and closed a volatile year with…

  • By: Staff
  • January 27, 2021 April 14, 2021
  • 09:00
Caisse-backed investment trust acquiring India highway

Caisse-backed investment trust acquiring India highway

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing in its first transportation project with the purchase of a 67-kilometre highway in India. The…

  • By: Staff
  • January 21, 2021 April 14, 2021
  • 15:00

Biden will bring market stability as sun sets on Trump era: investors

With President-elect Joe Biden officially becoming the 46th U.S. president today, institutional investors are preparing for a return to traditional governance and increased market stability.…

CPPIB investing in real estate, Intact acquisition approved

CPPIB investing in real estate, Intact acquisition approved

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is one of three investors entering a partnership with real estate developer SKR to develop, own and operate a…

  • By: Staff
  • January 20, 2021 April 14, 2021
  • 09:00
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PSP selling stake in European rail lessor, investing in health-care technology company

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is selling its stake in Alpha Trains, a Europe-based lessor of locomotives and passenger trains. The PSP, which has…

  • By: Staff
  • January 15, 2021 April 14, 2021
  • 09:01

Climate change a growing focus for institutional investors in 2021

For institutional investors keen to maintain environmental, social and governance commitments made in recent years, there’s a steep climb ahead. The Paris Agreement — and its call…

CPPIB investing in U.S. real-estate developments, European wind farms

CPPIB investing in U.S. real-estate developments, European wind farms

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is forming a joint venture with Greystar Real Estate Partners to pursue multi-family real estate development opportunities in target markets in the…

  • By: Staff
  • January 7, 2021 April 14, 2021
  • 15:00
Ontario Teachers’ invests in online education co., credit lender

Ontario Teachers’ invests in online education company, credit lender

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is among the investors contributing more than US$1.6 billion in Series E+ financing to Zuoyebang, a China-based online education start-up.…

  • By: Staff
  • January 7, 2021 April 23, 2021
  • 09:00
Canadian DB plans bouncing back after stock rally: report

Canadian DB plans bouncing back after stock rally: report

A rally on the stock market in the fourth quarter helped boost the strength of Canadian defined benefit pension plans to end 2020, according to…

Caisse investing in Taiwan wind farm, CPPIB in Indonesian logistics venture

Caisse investing in Taiwan wind farm, CPPIB in Indonesian logistics venture

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and local investor Cathay PE are jointly acquiring a 50 per cent interest in the Greater Changhua…

  • By: Staff
  • January 5, 2021 April 14, 2021
  • 09:00
Caisse investing in wind and solar projects, AIMCo in German real estate

Caisse investing in wind and solar projects, AIMCo in German real estate

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing an additional US$1 billion in Invenergy Renewables, a developer and operator of wind and solar…

  • By: Staff
  • January 4, 2021 April 14, 2021
  • 09:00
Institutional investors facing brighter 2021 but challenges remain

Institutional investors facing brighter 2021 but challenges remain

While institutional investors are facing an “unquestionably brighter” economic outlook in 2021, challenges such as fluctuations in the U.S. and Canadian dollars still lie ahead,…