Pensions
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Leads $150M Venture Round for Credit Card Startup Bilt
Other funding sources included endowments at Vanderbilt and the University of Illinois.
Tag: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Pensions
Ontario Teachers’ Returns 1.9% in 2023
Losses in infrastructure and real estate offset strong equity returns for the fund.
Newsmakers
Ontario Teachers’ Promotes McLennan, Brown to CIO
The Canadian pension fund fills its CIO vacancy with two internal promotions and adds a new strategy role.
Newsmakers
India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Names New CEO
Sanjiv Aggarwal will join the $5 billion sovereign-linked pension fund from U.K. investment firm Actis.
Asset Allocation
How 4 Canadian Pension Behemoths Achieved Investing Success
A research paper profiles value-enhancing deals by the likes of CDPQ and PSP.
Newsmakers
Ontario Teachers’ Taps Pierre Cherki to Oversee New Real Estate Team
Cherki will oversee a team of 40 and manage the pension fund’s C$29.3 billion real estate portfolio.
Asset Allocation
OMERS Deal Values Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment at $8B
That’s nearly five times its valuation in 2012, when Ontario Teachers’ sold its 79.53% stake for almost $1.3 billion.
Newsmakers
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Taps New Asia-Pacific Head
Bruce Crane has managed the Canadian pension fund’s infrastructure and natural resources investments in the region since 2020.
Asset Allocation
Building Out the Grid: Investing in Generation, Transmission
Investment opportunities in electric power are rising in popularity, but that does not mean they are simple paths to success.
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.
News
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Invests in Scottish Hydroelectric Transmission System
The pension fund will pay $2.4 billion for 25% of SSEN Transmission, continuing the plan’s allocation to infrastructure, which has increased 60% since 2017.
Newsmakers
Ontario Teachers Pension Could Lose $95 Million on FTX Investment
The $183 billion Canadian pension fund said its exposure to failed crypto exchange was minimal.
Asset Allocation
‘More Slowly and With a Narrower Focus’
Institutional investors are still placing long-term bets on emerging markets despite recent volatility.
Newsmakers
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Takes a Bet on UK Fintech Company Lendable
The pension fund led a $277 million fundraising round for the late-stage venture company.
Pensions
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Fund Misses Benchmark with 8.6% Return in 2020
But the C$221.2 billion plan ends 2020 fully funded for the eighth straight year.