pensionpulse 2021-02-25 07:06 PSP Investments Investing in US Private Prisons? Richard Warnica of the Toronto Star reports Canada’s largest public sector pension recently invested millions in two US private prison... pensionpulse 2021-02-24 05:46 Leo de Bever on Commercializing Promising Technologies AIMCo's former CEO and now Chair of Nautical Energy and Cachet Capital, Leo de... pensionpulse 2021-02-23 05:42 Mark Wiseman on How the World Can Learn From Canada's Pension Model Mark Wiseman, AIMCo's Chair wrote a comment for BNN Bloomberg on how the world... pensionpulse 2021-02-20 07:46 Top Funds' Activity in Q4 2020 Wayne Duggan of Benzinga reports on the Q4 13F roundup, going over how Buffett, Einhorn, Ackman and others adjusted their portfolios at the...
pensionpulse 2021-02-19 07:51 Doubling Down on Private Debt Amid the Pandemic? Tom Arnold and Saeed Azhaar of Reuters report that sovereign wealth funds and pension funds double down on private debt amid pandemic:Sovereign wealth and public pension funds are bolstering their funding of private...
pensionpulse 2021-02-18 08:05 Canada's Pensions Expand Their Global Real Estate Florence Chong of I&PE Real Assets reports that APG-backed Greystar Australian multifamily fund raises A$1.3bn:Greystar has raised A$1.3bn (€830m) for the Greystar Australia Multifamily Venture Fund I (GAMV I)...
pensionpulse 2021-02-17 07:37 AIMCo's 2021 Long-Term Asset Class Forecast AIMCo released its 2021 long-term asset class forecast:AIMCo is anticipating a robust economic rebound in the next couple of years before growth rates settle back towards long-term trends. That’s the premise of the...
pensionpulse 2021-02-16 05:35 Bill Gates' Message to Pensions on How to Avoid a Climate Disaster? Bill Gates appeared on CBS 60 Minutes last night to discuss how the world can avoid a climate disaster:Bill Gates helped usher in the digital revolution at Microsoft, and has spent the decades since exploring - and...
pensionpulse 2021-02-13 07:33 Another Commodities Supercycle? Yun Li of CNBC reports stocks inch higher Friday, closing out a positive week:U.S. stocks finished marginally higher on Friday to set another round of record closes.The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 27.7 points, or...
pensionpulse 2021-02-12 08:14 CPP Investments Gains 5.1% Net in Q3 Fiscal 2021 Niket Nishant of Reuters reports that Canada's CPPIB Q3 net assets rise to C$475.7 billion:The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) said on Thursday it ended the third quarter with net assets of C$475.7 billion...
pensionpulse 2021-02-11 08:26 OTPP Should Stop Investing in 'Climate Failure'? Two Ontario teachers, Teri Burgess and Natasha Bartels, wrote an op-ed for the Tonto Star imploring the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan to stop investing their money in climate failure:As Ontario teachers, we work hard...
pensionpulse 2021-02-10 07:36 World’s Top-Performing Hedge Funds of 2020 Nishant Kumar of Bloomberg reports these are the world’s top-performing hedge funds of 2020:Tiger Global Management placed first in a world hedge-fund ranking and quant powerhouse Renaissance Technologies was ousted,...
pensionpulse 2021-02-09 08:32 PSP Investments Putting Profits Over People? Richard Warnica of the Toronto Star reports that already controversial for its ownership of Revera, one of Canada’s largest pension plans has just announced a $700-million joint venture with an architect of ‘the big...
pensionpulse 2021-02-06 06:09 Wall Street Tames The Rebellion? Yun Li of CNBC reports the S&P 500 rises to another record Friday, rallies 4.7% in best week since November:U.S. stocks climbed on Friday, wrapping up a strong week on Wall Street as investors hoped a disappointing...
pensionpulse 2021-02-05 07:39 On HOOPP's 400,000+ Strong Members HOOPP put out a press release today stating its pension plan for Ontario healthcare workers is now 400,000 members strong:The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) is proud to announce it has surpassed 400,000...
pensionpulse 2021-02-04 06:40 CPP Investments' Big Investments in Real Estate and Renewables Michael Katz of Chief Investment Officer reports CPPIB invests $650 million in real estate and renewable energy:The C$456.7 billion ($359.2 billion) Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has committed up to a...
pensionpulse 2021-02-03 07:38 CDPQ's First Step Into Taiwan's Renewable Energy Market Sandy Bhadare of ICLG reports CDPQ invests USD 2.7 billion in Taiwan offshore wind farm:An offshore wind farm project in Taiwan has received a USD 2.7 billion investment from Canadian institutional investor Caisse de...
pensionpulse 2021-02-02 06:38 Public Pensions Lose Big on GameStop Fiasco? Edward Siedle wrote a comment for Forbes on how your state pension is unknowingly shorting stocks like GameStop all the time:The nation has been captivated by revelations of millions of amateur traders collectively...
pensionpulse 2021-01-30 07:43 YOLOs of the World, Unite!?! Yun Li and Maggie Fitzgerald of CNBC report the Dow drops more than 600 points Friday, suffers worst week since October amid GameStop trading frenzy:U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday, wrapping up a roller-coaster week...
pensionpulse 2021-01-29 08:11 PSP's Revera 'Aggressively' Dodging Foreign Taxes? Globe News Wire reports Canadian long term care company Revera Inc. is tax dodging to boost profits according to a new report by CICTAR:Canada’s second largest long term care home operator, Revera, appears to use...
pensionpulse 2021-01-28 07:56 PSP Investments Scores Big Boston Lease With Amazon Nathalie Wong of Bloomberg News reports Amazon extends Boston footprint with seaport office lease: Amazon.com Inc. is taking more office space in Boston’s Seaport district. The e-commerce giant signed a lease for...
pensionpulse 2021-01-27 07:55 OMERS Infrastructure Acquires Major Solar Platform Kelly Pickerel, editor in chief of Solar Power World, reports that First Solar sells 10-GW utility-scale development pipeline to Leeward Renewable Energy:First Solar has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with...
pensionpulse 2021-01-26 07:56 OTPP's CIO on Achieving Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Paula Sambo of Bloomberg reports one of Canada’s largest pensions vows net zero emissions by 2050:The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan committed to reaching net-zero emissions across its investment portfolio within...
pensionpulse 2021-01-23 08:34 Beware of Market Euphoria? Yun Li and Thomas Franck of CNBC report the S&P 500 slips from all-time high, Nasdaq ends week up 4% at a record:The S&P 500 fell slightly on Friday, retreating from record levels, while the strength in major...
pensionpulse 2021-01-22 06:55 US Corporate Pensions Get Hit in 2020? Michael Katz of Chief Investment Officer reports that the funded status of US corporate pensions dropped last year despite robust returns:Funding for the 100 largest corporate pension plans in the US declined $50...
