China sees Canada as a valuable source of expertise as both countries grapple with the needs of an aging population that’s increasingly retired, according to the head of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. “China faces very similar demographic issues and pension challenges that Canada has faced and continues to face. When you put the […]
The federal government has appointed Ashleigh Everett and John Montalbano to the board of directors of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. The appointments are for three years. Everett is currently the president, corporate secretary and director of Royal Canadian Securities Ltd., a real estate developer in Winnipeg. She also serves on the board of […]
The Canada Pension Plan fund’s net assets decreased to $298.1 billion in the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2016, compared to $300.5 billion at the end of the previous quarter, according to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. The $2.4 billion decrease in assets for the quarter consisted of $1.7 billion in net investment income and […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will sell its interest in four institutional properties it co-owns with RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust to RioCan. Read: CPPIB, Wolf to pay $1.4B for ownership in Alberta pipeline RioCan will purchase CPPIB’s 50 per cent interest in all four properties for $352 million. The properties are Grandview Corners […]
Fraser Institute and its take on CPP expansion
CPPIB executive named to Financial Stability Board group.
Government identifies pensions as "innovative sources of funding."
Canada has a long list of laggards.
Private equity venture taps bedbank trend.
The past decade of low interest rates in North America has caused Canada’s biggest defined benefit pension plans to increase their allocations to alternatives that behave like bonds, such as real estate and infrastructure, The Toronto Star writes. The story notes that over the past decade, giants such as the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board […]