The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing in a European power producer alongside EIG Global Energy Partners. The €450 million commitment to ILOS Projects builds on the initial €250 million tranche provided by EIG and reflects continued investor support for ILOS’s platform, portfolio quality and execution capabilities, according to a press release. […]
The derivatives market is experiencing growing adoption among both institutional and retail investors as awareness and education about the asset class continues to grow, says Shawn Creighton, director of index derivatives solutions at FTSE Russell. “I think [investors are] a bit more comfortable understanding how derivatives can fit in their specific financial portfolio, whereas before […]
Vestcor Inc. is reporting a net investment return of 8.67 per cent for 2025. In its annual investment performance report, the New Brunswick-based investment manager said its assets under management grew by $1.3 billion to $24.4 billion, adding $165 million in value above investment benchmarks for clients. Read: Vestcor returns 12.2% in 2024, net assets increase […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is establishing a new joint venture with Prologis Inc. to pursue opportunities in the European logistics space. The investment venture will start with nearly $1.6 billion worth of seed assets through a combination of income-generating properties and development sites. Ownership interest of the venture is split 70 […]
By slotting alternative assets into portfolio offerings, Saskatchewan’s Public Employees Pension Plan is incorporating an element of the defined benefit pension plan model, according to Gary Hutch, chief investment officer and executive vice-president of investments at Plannera Pensions & Benefits, which administers the plan. “We believe that including all of these alternatives provides more of […]
Sun Life Financial Inc. is acquiring the remaining interests in global real estate investment management advisor BGO and global alternative credit investment manager Crescent Capital Group, in deals valued at $1.59 billion and $829 million, respectively. Read: Custom investment services preferred by asset owners, but can be costly for managers: report According to a press […]
Two of Canada’s largest pension funds are named in a US$4.6 billion class action by the employees of a New Zealand-based software company. About 200 financial technology workers at FNZ launched a lawsuit alleging the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, CPP Investments and other institutional investors “used their control of the FNZ board […]
Major Canadian banks and pension funds provided tens of billions of dollars to American contractors for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, an investigation by the non-profit Stand.earth has found. The group’s analysis of loan and share data found Canadian financial institutions backed multiple companies that have major contracts with ICE to provide equipment […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Brookfield are acquiring renewable energy firm Boralex Inc. in a take-private deal, for a total equity value of roughly $3.8 billion. Together, Brookfield and the Caisse will acquire all issued and outstanding Class A common shares in Boralex at a price of $37.25 in cash per […]
More than half (55 per cent) of global institutional investors think the financial reporting they receive from private market managers needs to improve, a percentage that increases to 70 per cent among U.S. investment organizations, according to a new report by Crisil Coalition Greenwich. The report, which is based on interviews with 362 institutional investors […]