Asset Allocation
CPPIB, Pacific Asset Management Launch South Korea Data Center Joint Venture
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s C$285 million commitment follows several recent data center investments.
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Pensions
US Equities Buoy Canada Pension Plan’s 3.6% Return in Q2
The pension giant’s asset value rose to C$675.1 billion, as of the end of September.
Asset Allocation
CPPIB Leads Global Pension Funds With $144B Allocated to Private Equity
The 20 pension funds with the largest private equity allocations committed $708 billion during the first 10 months of 2024.
Asset Allocation
CPP Investments Launches Joint Venture to Bolster UK Housing Market
The C$648.8 billion pension giant will own a 90% stake, while real estate firm Kennedy Wilson will take a 10% interest and manage the operation.
Asset Allocation
CPPIB, Blackstone Acquire Australian Data Center Operator
The duo will purchase AirTrunk from a consortium of investors.
Asset Allocation
CPPIB Ekes Out 1% Gain in Q1, Promotes Caitlin Gubbels to Head of Private Equity
Public and private assets helped the pension fund swing from a loss one year earlier to raise its asset value to $471.5 billion.
Alternatives
As Mega Alts Funds Appear, Emerging Managers Face Bigger Hurdles
But allocators point to opportunities they find when investing with smaller, newer firms.
Corporate Moves
Value of Pension-Backed M&A Deals Soars to $13.6B in Q2
Despite seven fewer transactions than one year earlier, total deal value rose 158%.
Newsmakers
CPP Promotes New Chief Risk Officer
Priti Singh, the fund’s capital markets factor investing head, has been promoted to CRO, while Heather Tobin succeeds her.
Asset Allocation
CPP Investments Returns 8% in Fiscal 2024
Net assets rose to $462.66 billion in the period ending March 31.
Asset Allocation
CPPIB and Global Infrastructure Partners to Acquire Energy Provider Allete
The company will be acquired for $67.00 a share in a take-private deal worth $6.2 billion.
Asset Allocation
Octopus Energy Receives New Investments from CPPIB, GIM
The energy provider, recipient of a $370 million funding round, increases valuation to $9 billion.
Market Moves
Pension Fund-Backed M&A Deals Continue to Nosedive
Transactions in Q1 totaled just under $1.3 billion, a fraction of the $15.3 billion worth of deals during the year-ago quarter.
Pensions
CPP Investments Consolidates Wind Energy Investments
UK-based Reventus Power will consolidate the on and offshore investments of the pension fund.
Asset Allocation
Total Portfolio Approach: A New Way to Construct Asset Allocations
CAIA and several asset owners are adopting a new model for choosing and managing assets.