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Feds seeking to boost domestic investments by Canadian institutional investors: budget

bmcgovern — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:00:53 +0000

In its 2024 budget on Tuesday, the federal government announced a new working group dedicated to encouraging increased domestic investments by Canadian institutional investors. Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz is being tasked to lead an organization that will identify priority investment opportunities in the country for the more than $3 trillion held by […]

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IMCO returns 5.6% for 2023, driven by public equities

bmcgovern — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:00:26 +0000

The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is reporting a net return of 5.6 per cent for 2023, with net assets increasing to $77.4 billion. The investment organization’s year-end report found public equities returned 18 per cent in 2023, followed by global credit (7.7 per cent), fixed income (5.9 per cent), private equity (5.7 per cent), […]

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Hydro-Quebec’s $185 billion expansion plan getting institutional investor attention: report

bmcgovern — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:00:12 +0000

A new $185 billion plan by Hydro-Quebec to build out increased power capacity is gaining attention from institutional investors, according to a report by Bloomberg. Michael Sabia, chief executive officer at Hydro-Quebec, said he’s confident in finding the right partners to help tackle the new project, which was announced last November and is designed to […]

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Institutional investors increasing U.S. power generation assets amid concerns of energy independence: webinar

lbailey — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:00:45 +0000

Amid concerns of energy independence and rising costs, institutional investors are increasing their investments in U.S. power plants and electricity-generating assets, said Aleksandar Andonov, associate professor of finance at the University of Amsterdam, during a webinar hosted by the International Centre for Pension Management. Andonov shared the results of a study he conducted in partnership […]

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Caisse co-investing in sustainable energy, AIMCo acquiring U.K. warehouses

Gideon Scanlon — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:00:24 +0000

The Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec is entering a co-investment collaboration targeting ventures in the sustainable energy sector. The three-year agreement between the Caisse and the BP-owned investment firm BP Ventures has already resulted in an investment in Bridge to Renewables Inc., which is developing software infrastructure to enable electric vehicles to interact with […]

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OMERS acquiring stake in Australian electricity infrastructure company

mschmit — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 07:27:55 +0000

The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is acquiring a 19.99 per cent stake in TransGrid, an Australian electricity infrastructure company. The organization’s high-voltage transmission network connects around eight million people to the electricity supply. With a high proportion of regulated business making up about 90 per cent of its leased assets, TransGrid offers investors like […]

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