Manager Selection
CDPQ Extends CEO Charles Emond’s Term, Invests in Local Consultant, Japan Solar Plant
Emond, who became CEO in 2020, will remain until at least February 2029.
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How to Navigate Energy Transition Risks
The amount of investment needed for this enormous task is $4 trillion yearly, but the effort is gearing up now.
Pensions
CDPQ Aims to Save C$100M per Year by Bringing Real Estate Units Into Main Business
The Canadian pension giant is integrating Ivanhoé Cambridge and Otéra Capital, also announcing the April departure of Ivanhoé Cambridge CEO Nathalie Palladitcheff.
Asset Allocation
How 4 Canadian Pension Behemoths Achieved Investing Success
A research paper profiles value-enhancing deals by the likes of CDPQ and PSP.
Alternatives
Canada’s CDPQ Invests C$200M in Swedish EV Battery Developer
The investment will go toward the construction of a lithium-ion gigafactory in Quebec.
Asset Allocation
CDPQ Reports 4.2% Return for 1H 2023
Canada’s second-largest pension fund raised its portfolio’s asset value to C$424.2 billion.
Asset Allocation
CDPQ Reports It Is on Target to Reach Net Zero by 2050
The Québecois pension fund increased its green asset investments by C$29 billion over five years.
Pensions
Fixed Income Weighs Down CDPQ to 5.6% Loss in 2022
Canada’s second-largest pension blames loss on “worst simultaneous stock and bond market correction” in half a century.
Risk
Crypto Bloodbath Won’t Stop Spreading, as Some Lose the Right to Their Money
A bankruptcy judge’s ruling against customers in the Celsius case is the latest blow.
Pensions
CDPQ Adopts CFA’s Asset Manager Code
The $287.3 billion pension giant announces it is the first Canadian fund to sign on to the code.
With a Recession Enroute, Should Pension Funds Be Worried?
Maybe not, data from WTW and others show. Despite some losses lately, they remain in resilient shape. Here’s how.
Manager Selection
CDPQ appoints New Executive Vice President and Head of Private Equity
Martin Longchamps will be responsible for the international private equity portfolio.
Rich Mall, Poor Mall: Darwin Comes to Retail Meccas
As the contraction of once-popular shopping centers continues, it’s the lower-end ones that get ejected.
Asset Allocation
CDPQ Loses 7.9% in First Half, Writes Off Crypto Loss
Canada’s second largest pension is looking at legal options over failed $150 million crypto investment.
Newsmakers
Canada’s CDPQ Returns 13.5% in 2021
Canada’s second-largest pension fund’s asset value has grown by C$149.1 billion over the past five years.