Globally, sovereign investors have enjoyed the hefty returns stemming from almost a decade of charging equity markets, but they’re set to make major moves into alternatives going forward, according to Invesco’s latest study. The study, which surveyed 126 sovereign investors and central bank reserve managers representing $17 trillion in assets, found an average equity return of 8.7 per […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is acquiring a stake in Swiss sports data firm Sportradar. The CPPIB is making the acquisition, from Swiss private equity firm EQT Partners and other minor stakeholders, alongside growth equity firm TCV. The stake is valued at about $3.1 billion. “The sports data market, particularly real-time data, is a compelling long-term investment […]
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is acquiring a 27-storey office tower in downtown Edmonton from ICE District Properties. The tower, which opened in 2016, is part of ICE District, a mixed-used sports and entertainment project with more than $2 billion in assets under development in its first phase and a similar scale envisioned for its second […]
Vestcor Investment Management Corp. posted an eight per cent return on total assets under active management in 2017, up from 6.2 cent the year before. Formerly the New Brunswick Investment Management Corp., Vestcor provides administration services for 11 public sector pension plans, as well as global investment management services to nine public sector clients with […]
Joint venture will see PSP grow its London portfolio
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board has entered into a joint venture to grow its student accommodation portfolio in London, England. The agreement, with global rental housing company Greystar Real Estate Partners and global real estate investment and asset manager Allianz Real Estate, aims to double the size of the portfolio in five years. Specifically, Allianz is acquiring […]
Experts share views on real estate opportunities in Canada vs. the U.S.
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is allocating $175 million to aquire a 20 per cent stake in a partnership intending to invest in logistics and industrial assets in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Totalling $880 million, the newly formed Goodman Brazil Logistics Partnership includes investments from global investment manager APG Asset Management, Australian superannuation fund First State […]
Globally, more than 70 per cent of public institutional investors have increased their allocations to real assets over the past three years, according to a new survey by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum and the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. The survey, which interviewed public pension and sovereign funds with almost $4.6 trillion in […]
Cadillac Fairview Corp. Ltd. has announced the construction of a new 46-storey office tower on Front Street West in Toronto that will house its owner, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, as the inaugural tenant. As a result, Ontario Teachers’ will relocate its head office from North York. “Toronto is a vibrant and international city, and […]