Posted AT 12:01 PM EDT on 22/05/08
CPP hit by volatile markets
LORI MCLEOD
Globe and Mail Update
After a roller coaster ride on the volatile equity markets, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board posted a negative investment return of 0.29 per cent for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.
The fund increased its assets under management to $122.7-billion, up from $116.6-billion a year earlier, according to year-end results released Thursday. A downturn in its public equity investments shaved $303-million from that total.
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