Canadian Pension Plan Invests in Brazilian Power
Investment manager forms joint venture with Votorantim Energia.
Tag: Canada
Research
Canadian Pensions Report Sixth Consecutive Positive Quarter
Pensions earned 0.55% for the quarter, and 6.14% over the past year.
Newsmakers
Canadian Pension Funds Return 0.9% in Q3
Energy sector recovery has positive impact on stock market.
Research
Increased Leverage Raises Risk for Canada’s Pension Funds
Leverage of six largest funds in country has risen to 24% from 19% in 2009.
Newsmakers
Canadian Institutional Investors Seek More Women on Boards
Groups call for boards and executives to be at least 30% women in less than five years.
CPPIB to Invest $750 Million in Calpine Corp. Acquisition
The Canadian pension fund is one of many investors in $5.6 billion consortium.
Newsmakers
Canada’s Largest Pension Fund Hits $326.5 Billion at Q1 Fiscal 2018
“Significant uplift” from global equity markets, strengthening Canadian dollar.
Risk
Canadian Province Strikes Deal to Protect Paper Mill Pension
Company uses hydroelectricity plant assets to guarantee letter of credit.
Risk
Eight Largest Pension Systems Will Have $400 Trillion Gap by 2050
World Economic Forum warns of “imperiling the incomes of future generations.”
CPPIB Reaches C$316.7 Billion in FY 2017 – One of Largest Increases of the Fund
Annual return of 11.8% matches five-year average.
Steelworkers Ratify Pension Deal with ArcelorMittal
The deal that averted the strike proposed by 2,000 workers.