After years of dramatic post-Soviet growth, Poland is a major contender in the global marketplace. However, it’s a mixed bag for institutional investors, who are finding both opportunities and limitations in the market. The country is holding up well in an increasingly challenging global environment where other economies are seeing growth slow, said Rachel Van Elkan, the […]
As the gap continues to widen between required infrastructure spending and actual dedicated funds, according to the G20, private infrastructure projects represent a strong opportunity for institutional investors. Speaking at TD Asset Management Inc.’s institutional investment symposium in Toronto on Wednesday, Matthew Press, the firm’s vice-president of infrastructure investments, said the funding gap in the G20 […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is making its first infrastructure investment in Indonesia, with the acquisition of a 45 per cent interest in PT Lintas Marga Sedaya, the concession holder and operator of the Cipali toll road, a critical link in the transportation network of the island of Java. PT Baskhara Utama Sedaya, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PT […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is one of several investors participating in Element AI’s $200-million Series B funding round,. The Montreal-based company, founded by Jean-François Gagné and artificial intelligence pioneer Yoshua Bengio, develops AI-powered software solutions. To date, the company has raised $340 million. The Caisse’s contribution to the round is part of its newly […]
The market value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension plans hit $1.97 trillion in the first quarter of 2019, an increase of five per cent from the last quarter of 2018, according to new data from Statistics Canada. Year over year, the market value of assets rose 3.6 per cent. The total includes assets […]
Technically, Janice Fukakusa is retired. However, after more than 30 years at the Royal Bank of Canada, where she rose to the rank of both chief financial officer and chief administration officer, she doesn’t have much spare time on her hands. She’s the chancellor of Ryerson University and sits on the boards of Cineplex Inc. […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is opening an office in San Francisco. The new location is the CPPIB’s second U.S. office, after New York City, and its ninth worldwide. “One of the pillars of our growth strategy is to place a focus on technology and data and to better understand its impact on our overall portfolio,” said Mark Machin, […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing US$115 million in Delhivery Pvt Ltd., a third-party logistics provider in India. Delhivery operates supply chain services in more than 2,000 Indian cities. The CPPIB made the investment through its Fundamental Equities Asia group. “The continued strong growth of e-commerce has generated significant opportunities in India’s express […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Samsung Securities Ltd. are signing a memorandum of understanding for joint investments. The pension fund and the South Korean investment bank have been ramping up their global infrastructure investments, according to a press release. Through the memorandum, the two parties intend to jointly explore further infrastructure investments. Read: Caisse […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, alongside Brookfield Business Partners and its institutional partners, is co-investing in the acquisition of Healthscope Ltd., a private hospital operator in Australia and a pathology services provider in New Zealand. The Caisse will invest more than A$300 million and will hold a significant minority stake in Healthscope. […]