The California Public Employees’ Retirement System is reporting a net loss of 6.1 per cent for its last fiscal year, according to its preliminary annual results. During the year ending June 30, 2022, the public sector defined benefit pension plan’s value decreased from $466.84 billion to $440 billion. According to a press release, the losses […]
The real estate arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is entering a strategic partnership with a Quebec City real estate firm to redevelop a major retail asset it’s held since 2000. Ivanhoé Cambridge and Douville, Moffet et Associés Inc. will collaborate on a project to redevelop Laurier Québec, a 10-hectare shopping […]
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is acquiring a Canadian rail service provider. In a deal reached with the business’s previous owners — its employees and TorQuest Partners Inc. — the investment organization has secured ownership of Cando Rail and Terminals Ltd. No changes in the company’s management will occur as a result of the transition. […]
Investors in a defunct Toronto asset management firm, the subject of an on-going court battle, have until late September to file compensation claims. In a decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, investors in Bridging Finance Inc. must submit claims before Sept. 19, 2022. The judgement also directs the asset’s custodian, PricewaterhouseCoopers, to distribute […]
The University Pension Plan is rolling out a new climate strategy that aims to make its portfolio carbon neutral by 2040. “I’m proud that we’ve set an ambition consistent with the challenge we face,” says Brian Minns (pictured), managing director of responsible investing at the UPP. “We’re going to deliver on our investment returns in […]
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. generated returns of 7.4 per cent during the year ending on March 21, 2022, according to its annual report. During the year, the investment organization’s net assets surpassed the $200-billion mark, rising from $199.6 billion to $211.1 billion. The results were hampered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and […]
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is selling a portion of its stake in a talent agency expanding into the marketing advisory sector. Controlling interest in the United Talent Agency Inc., which represents film and television actors, musicians, athletes and podcasters, will pass to the EQT Group’s private equity fund. A portion of the equity […]
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is part of a joint venture acquiring a portfolio of U.K.-based residential apartment assets under construction. In a deal reached with Angelo, Gordon and Co., the joint venture, which also includes Ridgeback Capital Management, will secure five under-construction apartment complex properties. The portfolio includes properties in Birmingham, Cardiff and Sheffield, […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is increasing its stake in an Indian power company. In an agreement reached with CLP Power India Private Ltd., the organization will increase its stake in Apraava Energy Ltd. by 10 per cent for a full 50 per cent investment in the building. Founded in 2002, the […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing in a Colombian discount grocery chain. The US$335 million investment in D1, which is owned by the Koba International Group, secures a 19.3 per cent stake for the CPPIB. The transaction is its first direct private equity investment in Colombia. According to a press release, the CPPIB […]