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Federal government urges pension funds to invest more assets in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland make their way to the House of Commons to present the Fall Economic Statement on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Albertans should stick with Canada Pension Plan, says its CEO
John Graham, chief executive at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board speaks at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's Annual General Meeting and Convention in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it earned a net return of 1.9 per cent for its third quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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CPPIB posts small 0.1% gain in second quarter as assets climb
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has appointed Manroop Jhooty as senior managing director and head of total fund management. Information regarding the Canadian Pension Plan is displayed on the Service Canada website in Ottawa on Tuesday, January 31, 2012.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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CPP Investments says it earned 0.1% net return in second quarter
John Graham, chief executive at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board speaks at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's annual general meeting and convention in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board earned a net return of 0.1 per cent in its latest quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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CPPIB sells US$2.1-billion portfolio of private equity fund investments to French manager Ardian
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Smith says Alberta’s CPP exit campaign to continue despite questions over key number
Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta will continue its $7.5-million pension-exit advertising and survey campaign despite acknowledging the key dollar figure is disputed and likely headed to court. Smith gives the state of the province address in Edmonton, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Politics Briefing: Ontario warns of ‘serious harm’ to retirees if Alberta leaves the Canada Pension Plan
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gives the state of the province address in Edmonton on Wednesday October 25, 2023.
british columbia
Western Canada: Debate swirls around Alberta’s proposed pension plan
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks during a news conference in Calgary on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Smith says phone beats face to face when it comes to gauging public opinion on quitting the Canada Pension Plan – but the Opposition NDP says something this big needs to be in person. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
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Alberta’s early consultations on provincial pension proposal criticized by CPP Investment Board
lberta Finance Minister Nate Horner speaks to the media at a news conference in Calgary, Thursday, June 29, 2023. A spokesperson for Horner says the proposal to have a future Alberta pension plan mirror the controversial Quebec investment model remains on the table for consideration — four days after Horner announced it was off the table. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Federal government to review proposed Bunge-Viterra merger, transport minister says
U.S. company Bunge Ltd. has signed a deal to merge with Viterra Ltd., which is owned by Glencore, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and B.C. Investment Management Corp. A grain elevator is shown near Regina on Aug.30, 2007. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Troy Fleece
opinion
Danielle Smith’s plan to withdraw from CPP would leave all Canadians – including Albertans – poorer
Andrew Willis
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Canada’s pension fund CEOs saw little change to 2022 compensation as investment returns fell
Gordon Fyfe has been named chief executive officer B.C. Investment Management Corp.
opinion
Canada is burning, so why is our national pension fund still heavily into fossil fuels?
Patrick DeRochie
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CPP’s investment arm reports small loss in first quarter, assets grow to $575-billion
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board earned a net return of 1.3 per cent in its latest fiscal year as inflation and rising interest rates weighed on both stock and fixed-income markets. Information regarding the Canada Pension Plan is displayed on the Service Canada website in Ottawa on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
international business
Some global investors skip Ant Group’s buyback after valuation slumps 70 per cent, Bloomberg News reports
FILE PHOTO: Ant Group sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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Canada’s largest pension funds confront the dilemma of investing in China
(FILES) People are seen visiting the Bund promenade along the Huangpu river at the Huangpu district in Shanghai on June 29, 2023. China's economic growth is expected to have surged in the second quarter, an AFP survey has forecast, but analysts say the figures of July 17, 2023 will be misleadingly inflated given the low base of comparison with pandemic-wracked 2022. (Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP) (Photo by PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images)
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CPPIB, Cinven hire bankers to ready Hotelbeds IPO, Spanish newspaper says
John Graham, chief executive at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board speaks at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's Annual General Meeting and Convention in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it earned a net return of 1.9 per cent for its third quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canadian pension funds back Viterra-Bunge merger proposal
A Viterra grain storage facility is shown on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 in Saskatoon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
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CPPIB posts 1.3% return in year marred by plunging stocks and bonds
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board earned a net return of 1.3 per cent in its latest fiscal year as inflation and rising interest rates weighed on both stock and fixed-income markets. Information regarding the Canada Pension Plan is displayed on the Service Canada website in Ottawa on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Here’s how Canada’s big pensions can earn the word ‘public’
David Milstead
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CPPIB joins forces with U.S. private equity firm to bid $12.4-billion for software maker Qualtrics
Lance Winward, an engineer at Qualtrics, a data analytics company, has a phone conference on the company’s patio in Provo, Utah, Sept. 15, 2017. Utah has a thriving technology hub dubbed “Silicon Slopes” in the roughly 80-mile swath dubbed from Provo to Ogden, with Salt Lake City in between. (Kim Raff/The New York Times)
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CPPIB buying stake in California’s second-largest oil and gas producer, cutting emissions
John Graham, chief executive at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board speaks at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's Annual General Meeting and Convention in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it earned a net return of 1.9 per cent for its third quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to invest in California oil venture alongside IKAV
John Graham, chief executive at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board speaks at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's Annual General Meeting and Convention in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it earned a net return of 1.9 per cent for its third quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada Pension Plan trails market in recent quarter
Information regarding the Canada Pension Plan is displayed of the service Canada website in Ottawa, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. The head of Canada's largest pension fund manager says the institution was built for today's challenges of slowing economic growth, elevated inflation and weakened equity markets. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada Pension Plan CEO John Graham predicts ‘alpha’ investors will outperform in the next decade
John Graham, President & CEO, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board speaks at the Canadian Chamber of CommerceÕs Annual General Meeting & Convention in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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CPPIB to invest $205-million in IndoSpace’s new real estate fund
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board saw net assets grow to $529 billion in its second quarter ending Sept. 30, compared with $523 billion at the end of the previous quarter. John Graham, President & CEO of the CPPIB speaks at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Annual General Meeting and Convention in Ottawa on Oct. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada’s largest pension plans ramp up investing in offshore wind projects
FILE PHOTO: Wind turbines are seen at Thanet Offshore Wind Farm off the Kent coast in southern England September 23, 2010. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo
opinion
Mistrust of institutions correlates with gap in financial literacy – now is the time for change
Evan Siddall
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ekes out small gain on investments in second quarter
Information regarding the Canadian Pension Plan is displayed of the service Canada website in Ottawa on Tuesday, January 31, 2012.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
advisor etfs
Should investors follow Canadian pension funds to India?
FILE PHOTO: Vehicles queue at a traffic light on a hazy morning in New Delhi, India, October 16, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
inside the market
How overconfidence can kill portfolio returns
FILE PHOTO: The Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ) building is seen in Montreal, February 26, 2014. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo
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CPPIB says it’s using investments to push companies to decarbonize
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Ex-Canada Pension Plan CEO Mark Machin launches investment firm
Mark Machin, chief executive officer of CPPIB: ‘Extreme market movements resulting in short-term upswings and declines, as we’ve seen recently, illustrate why we emphasize 10-year returns, which is well above the chief actuary’s assumption to help ensure the sustainability of the fund.’
energy and resources
CPPIB, Petronas and Arcelormittal among bidders for stake in green energy unit of India’s NTPC
FILE PHOTO: A signboard of NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation Limited) is seen outside its office in Mumbai, India, July 23, 2018. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
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Canada Pension Plan reports $23-billion quarterly loss as markets churn
Information regarding the Canada Pension Plan is displayed of the service Canada website in Ottawa, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. The head of Canada's largest pension fund manager says the institution was built for today's challenges of slowing economic growth, elevated inflation and weakened equity markets. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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CPPIB-backed markets data startup Canalyst sold for more than $400-million to Tegus
Damir Hot, left, and James Rife, right, co-founders of Canalyst are photographed at their headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, January 9, 2020. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail